I’m Someone Else

Chapter 377

Olivia stretched lazily and sat beside Thomas while leaning on his shoulder.

“Are you tired?” Thomas asked, smiling.

“Yeah.”

“There’s no need to exhaust yourself like this. Let your subordinates handle it.”

“No!” She decisively shook her head. “I don’t trust them to handle it. This time, the situation is really serious. Someone is deliberately targeting Keyshire Property. Hmph! I must find out the mastermind behind it and deal with him!”

She waved her little fists a couple of times as she spoke.

After resting for a while, she checked the time and realized that Molly would be back soon. Then, she straightened her body and looked affectionately at the man beside her.

No matter how tired or frustrated she was, her mood would improve significantly as long as she saw him by her side. It was as if all the hard work she put in was worth it.

“Hey! Why do you suddenly have so many white hairs?”

From Olivia’s angle, she could see a patch of snow-white hair on the back of Thomas’ head. She raised her hand and touched the white hair on the back of his head.

“What’s wrong?” Thomas asked in confusion.

Olivia didn’t answer. She looked at her own hand and noticed some dark stuff on it. She smelled her fingers and recognized the unique scent of the hair salon. Could it be that he went to get a haircut? It didn’t seem so. His hair had been long recently and there were no signs of them being trimmed!

He must have gone to a hair salon. If he did not go for a haircut, he must have gone to dye his hair since there was so much white hair!

She was extremely familiar with this fragrance as she was beauty-conscious. Coupled with her intelligence, she only took a moment to come up with a highly accurate guess.

Olivia stood up and found a clean towel on her desk. She walked up to Thomas without saying a word and wiped the back of his head.

“Thomas! What… What happened to you?”

The pristine towel instantly turned black and was covered in hair dye, while the back of his head was completely white!

This was not just a case of a few white hairs! Judging from his hair color, he could easily be mistaken for a sixty or seventy-year-old man.

“Huh?”

Thomas also realized something was wrong. He reached up, touched his hair, and felt a sticky sensation on his hand.

He walked to the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror.

He saw that his hair had turned grayish-white, and when he ran his fingers through it, a large amount of hair dye fell off.

Sigh! He had figured out what had happened. The technique he practiced generated heat during the cultivation. He had been training intensively these past few days and it produced a considerable amount of heat. It was this heat that caused the hair dye on his head to dry and fall off.

Since he couldn’t hide it anymore, he might as well wash it off. Otherwise, the sticky feeling on his head was truly uncomfortable.

With that in mind, Thomas turned on the tap and started rinsing his hair. He rinsed for a full ten minutes before it was considered clean.

He looked at himself in the mirror. His head full of white hair was reminiscent of the day he used the forbidden technique to overdraw his life force. The wrinkles on his face could be restored with herbal medicine, but the color of his hair couldn’t.

“Never mind. It’s just a physical appearance. Why should I bother about it?” He comforted himself and walked out of the bathroom.

Olivia had been waiting by the bathroom door. “Thomas, what’s happening to you?” Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

“Don’t worry. I’m fine.”

“But your hair has turned white!” Her tone was a bit anxious, as she felt that he was hiding something from her.

He smiled. “Isn’t white hair cool? It gives a cool vibe.”

“But—”

Before Olivia could finish speaking, Thomas waved his hand to interrupt her. “I’m going out for a smoke.”

He walked to the corridor, lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag. He felt a bit dejected, just like his head which was full of white hair. Many things wouldn’t just cease to exist just because he didn’t think about them, such as having only ten years of life left.

Just then, hasty footsteps approached. It was Molly who came back.

“Thomas, my birthday is in a few days, and I was thinking…”

On her way back just now, she had been struggling with the thought of inviting Thomas to her birthday party. She knew she couldn’t compare to Olivia, but as long as he could accompany her on her birthday, she would be satisfied.

However, before she could finish her sentence, she fell silent because she saw his white hair.

“Thomas… What happened to your hair?”

Molly’s voice trembled. Thomas was perfectly fine just a while ago. How did his hair suddenly turn white in such a short time? What was going on?

Thomas forced a bitter smile. “It’s nothing. Just go and do your work.”

“Right!” She seemed like a walking corpse as she walked into the office. She even forgot to invite Thomas to her birthday.

There was no way around it. The impact of this scene on her was tremendous! It was like being struck by lightning!

The entire afternoon, Olivia was restless. She couldn’t focus on her work at all. Only one question weighed on her mind—what happened to Thomas?

Finally, when it was 6.00PM, she rushed to Thomas’ side and grabbed his arm. “Let’s go. It’s time to leave work. Let’s go home.”

Even Molly was stunned. After all, Olivia was usually very dedicated to her work, but today, she left earlier than anyone else!

Olivia hurriedly pulled Thomas into the car as she was unable to contain her curiosity any longer. “Thomas, tell me the truth. What exactly happened to you? Why did your hair suddenly turn white?”

“Olivia, please stop asking. Okay?” He knew that she was worried about him.

“No! I want to know!”

“I’ve told you, I’m fine! Stop asking!”

He had to put on a stern face and pretend to be angry. There was no other way. If he didn’t do this, she wouldn’t give up easily. So, how should he explain it? Should he tell her that he used forbidden techniques and overdrew his life force to defeat those six old monsters, and now he only had ten years left to live?

She didn’t even know that she almost became a sacrifice, let alone the matter of the six old monsters.

It was better to keep it from her. The lesser she knew, the better. At least she wouldn’t suffer too much.

Thomas’ tactic worked. Olivia’s expression froze, and then she obediently closed her mouth. He had already shown impatience. If she continued to question, it would only earn her his annoyance.

All she could do was hope that what he said was true and that nothing was wrong.