The Beginning Of All Sins

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Olivia quickly got up and continued walking, her f

pale.

Finally, she had parted ways with the boy she had liked for years…

That night, she didn’t dare to return home. She stayed in the dormitory, where she developed a fever. She felt as if she were in a daze, as if she had lost her soul.

The next day, she was roused from her sleep by a barrage of phone calls. She was drenched in sweat. Glancing at her phone, she saw numerous missed calls from Sophie, mutual friends of hers and Jacob’s, and many classmates.

One text message from Sophie caught her attention: “Olivia, something happened to Jacob.”

Olivia’s hands trembled as she read the text. She immediately called Sophie, and the latter answered

right away.

“Olivia! You finally called back! Jacob is at the police station!”

Olivia inquired, “Why is he there?”

He seems to have really beaten the

out of his mind? He’ll have a stain on his record.

stay calm. She

mind racing. In the next moment, her phone

answered.

family. Even my dad can’t help him with

said was, “I understand,” then

reality, her mind was in chaos. She knew that Jacob was jeopardizing his future because of what she had said to him the previous day. What should she do now? How could she save him? How could she ensure that he didn’t end up with

a name

out no matter the circumstances. It felt as though a fragile string in

trembling hands, Olivia dialed the number. It rang three times before

silence on the

her voice as she said, “I need to see you, Tyler. I need

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midst. of entertaining at a noisy restaurant, but he rose from the table. “Calm down and tell me what happened.”

bar, and he’s at the police station. They told me he seriously injured the other person, and he might

stunned to hear

he blocked the person with his hand holding a wine glass. He then handed the wine to his secretary and left

this happen?”