Olive shook her head as she spoke, "They didn't bully me. I’m not here because of them. I just heard that the workers wanted to take me back, and that they were going to negotiate the terms with you. I honestly don't know why I've turned into a bargaining chip for them to use. I didn’t know who to talk to, so I came out here to clear my head."
Charlotte rubbed her temples and cast Avery a glare.
Avery smiled awkwardly and coughed. "Well, I’ll make sure to take my surroundings into account whenever I make phone calls in the future…”
He walked up to Olive and squatted next to her. "Olive, why didn’t you just come to me with your worries? You can’t possibly keep everything bottled up inside. I know you’re sensible, but I don't want you to think that you can’t talk to me about things, alright?”
"I'm sorry." Olive lowered her head.