Chapter 281

Olivia's POV

Without even looking, I knew who had just entered the treatment room. The room I had been in for I don't know how many days. My heart immediately started beating faster at his presence, and I was afraid that at any moment it would overturn or even jump out of my chest. I could feel his piercing gaze on me, which seemed to burn my skin. Since he came in, he kept looking at me and seemed to expect a reaction from me, which I didn't want to give him or rather couldn't.

I wasn't even able to react to it. On the contrary. I sank deeper into the mattress, crawled into bed, and didn't dare look up. Instead, I looked out the window or at my fingers playing with the hem of the comforter. His gaze was still on me, even though he was speaking to Atlas.

"How long has she been awake?" If I hadn't still been absorbed by his presence, I would probably have made a comment or two at him. After all, he was talking about me in the third person. As if I w