The Beginning Of All Sins

Chapter 173

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There was a knock on the door, and Olivia looked up.

“Ms. Olivia? Mr. Tyler would like to speak with you.”

It was Tyler’s assistant. Olivia knew it had to be something serious. Maybe it was what she feared. She could sense that they had been preparing for this since that day.

“Okay, I’m coming,” she replied, procrastinating for a bit before finally deciding to get out of bed.

Just then, her phone vibrated–it was a message from Claude.

She stared at it for a moment, then froze.

for about 10 minutes, but Olivia still hadn’t shown up. Breakfast had gone cold, but he understood why she was taking her time, so he

hour later, he heard footsteps coming down the stairs. The assistant noticed

looked up as Olivia approached, her face pale.

an invitation to Claude?”

feigned calmness. “Yes, I did. Why?”

did you

us? It’s only natural for him to receive an invitation. Unless you think he shouldn’t know,” Tyler replied.

took a deep breath, pushing down her emotions. “No. I just didn’t want Sophie to

I’ll explain to her if she asks. How’s that sound?”

word he spoke made him sound innocent, but Olivia was sure his intentions were anything but. Tyler glanced at the cold breakfast. “Take

Reluctantly, Olivia complied.

your injury?” he asked.

replied, forcing the words out. “Thank you for

the point. “IVF after the banquet. Are you ready?”