The Beginning Of All Sins

Chapter 137

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Claude pushed open the battered front door. “This won’t do. This is your home! We should clean it up.

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Olivia had been avoiding looking at the dilapidated house, but something about Claude’s determination and her own presence there gave her courage. “I… I agree.”

Claude led her inside, still holding her wrist firmly. They walked through the hallway and stopped at a broken wooden window sill. “We can fix these. All of them!”

He let go of her and started working on the window, showing gentleness and focus in his actions.

Watching him work helped Olivia come to terms with the reality of her old home. She smiled. “Wait for me! I’ll go buy some cleaning tools!”

That night, Tyler returned to Sandalwood Palace at 10 pm and noted the silence. “Where’s Olivia?” he

asked one of the maids.

did this morning. She hasn’t come back

“Till now?”

The maid nodded.

“Did she say

return, but she said she had

immediately made some calls. No one picked

Saturday, he decided to contact Sophie. She sounded surprised

at this hour, but is

haven’t heard from

“Are you sure?”

pretty sure, Mr. Tyler.”

it, but it seemed increasingly likely. He

got a response. “He left the city

the repairs. By nightfall, the house had transformed into something much nicer. They sat across from each other at a table with ramen bowls.

Chapter 137

All that hard work only got you