The Beginning Of All Sins

Chapter 93

Tyler stopped bothering Olivia. After looking at her for a long time, he got up and left. The door clicked shut behind him.

As soon as he left, Olivia slumped, her thoughts weighed down by Julia’s words and the memory of

the slap.

The following day, she visited the hospital and stood outside Naomi’s room. Tyler and Julia were present as well.

Olivia didn’t make eye contact with anyone as she walked in. She immediately offered her apologies, ” I’m sorry, Naomi.”

Everyone, including Tyler, who sat by the bedside, turned their attention toward her.

Naomi responded gently, “What are you apologizing for, Olivia? This is my fault. How can I blame you for this?”

Naturally, Naomi had learned about the situation. She turned to Julia and questioned, “Mom, why did you hit Olivia? It might not have been caused by animal hair.” She felt guilty about the incident.

had gotten the best of her, and she couldn’t control herself. She awkwardly admitted, “I acted impulsively,

“Why didn’t you stop her, Tyler? Olivia suffered

he explained, “I was in the emergency room.”

emergency room. She sighed and said, “Right, I forgot about that. I thought you would’ve protected her,” she continued, “My mom

little reaction to her comments. He comforted her, “She didn’t do it

noticed that not only did he not seem to care, but he even seemned

apologizing, “Apologize to Olivia, Mom.”

reluctant to upset Naomi and affect her health further, approached Olivia. “Olivia, I was too impulsive the other day. Don’t be mad

to animal hair. Given her current frail state, they couldn’t rule out animal hair as the cause, but there were many other potential factors they couldn’t confirm

Aunt,” Olivia responded to

else to say. She was not one to easily apologize to anyone and had only done

for Naomi’s sake.

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then, Naomi asked, “Did you keep a cat, Olivia?”

quickly explaining, “It was a rescue, not something