The Beginning Of All Sins

Chapter 18

In the hotel room, Tyler gently held Olivia’s face, and their eyes locked onto each other.

He leaned in and kissed her lips, a kiss filled with an undeniable intimacy. Their lips pressed together for a while, their breaths mingling closely as they finally parted

That night, Olivia didn’t return home. Mrs. Jones woke up twice during the night, at 1 A.M. and AM, but Olivia was nowhere to be found.

Tyler’s car only left the hotel the next day. He dropped her off at school directly, and when she opened the car door to get out at the school entrance, he reached out and took her hand. She froze instantly and looked at him, uncertain.

“Text me?” he asked.

She wasn’t entirely sure what he meant by that, but after a moment, he clarified, “I’ll buy you some clothes.”

She pursed her lips and glanced at her current outfit, realizing that wearing what she had on the night before was rather inappropriate now. With her bag in hand, she nodded after some hesitation.

Only then did he release her hand, allowing her to step out of the car. She hurriedly made her way inside the school.

Tyler, too, seemed a bit disheveled. He was dressed in the same shirt and slacks as the previous day, and they were visibly wrinkled. It was a rare sight to see him looking so unkempt.

school, she received a bank transfer notification on her phone. Pausing to check it, she saw that

much money right now. All she hoped was that Tyler wouldn’t reveal to

the unfamiliar account number, she decided to accept the money

a text message from Tyler asking, “Are you done with

after

sent another text, “I’ll wait for you

at that moment, saying, “You’re not working part–time tonight, Olivia. Will you have dinner with me?”

with anxiety when she heard Sophie’s voice, fearing that Sophie would notice she was wearing the same clothes as yesterday. Thankfully, Sophie seemed oblivious to

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to say more, but

the school entrance, she saw Tyler’s

meetings all day, and exhaustion was evident as he rubbed his temples while sitting in the car. Upon spotting Olivia, he put his hand

entered the car and settled

and looked fresh

hesitated and then said, “Actually… You don’t have to buy me clothes. I’ll change at