The Beginning Of All Sins

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Olivia was about to step into the car when Ana's call came through. She answered promptly. "Hi, Mom." "Did you deliver it to him?"

"Yes," she replied after a brief pause.

Ana's suspicion heightened at the momentary silence. "Don't make me call the Harris Group to verify."

"He's not at his office, Mom. I called him, and he instructed me to leave it at the front desk."

"And now you're leaving," Ana noted.

Olivia glanced down. "Yes."

"You're not leaving. The purpose of afternoon tea is to personally hand it to him!"

Ana's tone hardened. "Do you

snapped out of her daze. "R-Right!

"Good. Goodbye."

The driver glanced at Olivia, asking tentatively, "Should we head

"No. We'll wait here."

driver

Instead, she pursed her

to Naomi's ward, where she

on the coffee table and

suggesting, "Um, Tyler? work needs your attention, you should go. I'm fine on my own. You've been keeping me

book. "It was just

returned to reading, while Naomi fretted about hindering his work. But

that he would

it were important. Nodding,

room lapsed into

admired Naomi's knitting and exclaimed, "Ms. Naomi, your knitting