The Beginning Of All Sins

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Olivia was about to step into the car when Ana's call came through. She answered promptly. "Hi, Mom." "Did you deliver it to him?"

"Yes," she replied after a brief pause.

Ana's suspicion heightened at the momentary silence. "Don't make me call the Harris Group to verify."

"He's not at his office, Mom. I called him, and he instructed me to leave it at the front desk."

"And now you're leaving," Ana noted.

Olivia glanced down. "Yes."

"You're not leaving. The purpose of afternoon tea is to personally hand it to him!"

After a moment of silence, Ana's tone hardened. "Do you understand me?!"

Olivia snapped out of her daze. "R-Right! I understand, Mom."

"Good. Goodbye."

The call ended. The driver glanced at Olivia, asking tentatively, "Should we head back?"

"No. We'll wait here."

Confused, the driver looked at her.

Olivia didn't explain. Instead, she pursed her lips, her face slightly pale.

Tyler returned to Naomi's ward, where she immediately asked, "Was that work?"NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.

"Yes," Tyler replied absentmindedly. He placed his phone on the coffee table and resumed reading his book.

Naomi watched him for a moment before sheepishly suggesting, "Um, Tyler? work needs your attention, you should go. I'm fine on my own. You've been keeping me company for so many days already."

Tyler looked up from his book. "It was just a call. Nothing major."

He returned to reading, while Naomi fretted about hindering his work. But she

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her if it were important. Nodding, she said, "Okay, then." S

The room lapsed into silence.

The nurse admired Naomi's knitting and exclaimed, "Ms. Naomi, your knitting is exquisite!"

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The nurse offered some assistance, and soon it seemed her work was nearly complete.

Tyler's phone rang again. Naomi glanced at the screen as Tyler also looked at it.

It was Ana.

He stared at the screen for a long moment.