The Beginning Of All Sins

Chapter 210

“You can’t just go around helping everyone.”

No longer looking at Sophie, Claude walked away.

Since Sophie got back home, she kept sending messages to Olivia.

[I’m sorry, Olivia. I didn’t mean to keep it from you. Can we please meet and talk?]

[Olivia, please answer.]

[Let’s sort this out, Olivia.]

Olivia felt a bit better after seeing all of Sophie’s messages. She realized that even if she still had feelings for Jacob, being with him wasn’t possible.

It didn’t matter who he was with now. Since she couldn’t have his love, why not be happy for Sophie?

She texted back, [I’m happy for you, Soof.]

Sophie stared at the text message for a long time, her finger dangling on the screen. She didn’t know

what to say.

back, shaking a little, [Does this mean

[Yes.]

photos with Jacob, including photos of them shopping, traveling, studying at the library, and at the beach.

her a future together after graduation: a house, two kids–a boy named Cody and a girl named Abby–a happy family. They’d live in his family home, where his mom would cook for them, just like

now, as she watched the pictures burn,

whispered, “Goodbye, Jacob. I

by Olivia’s room at midnight. She was lying in bed quietly, and

burn everything?”

didn’t answer; she just let the small fire in

“People say first loves never last.

to tell me,”

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making sure she was comfortable,

saw that the corner of the last picture

from Olivia’s bed,

Hillary went to the hospital.