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!"

moment of silence, Ana's tone

of her daze. "R-Right! I understand,

"Good. Goodbye."

at Olivia, asking tentatively, "Should we head

"No. We'll wait here."

driver looked at

pursed her lips, her

ward, where she immediately asked, "Was

absentmindedly. He placed his phone on the

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

up from his book. "It was just

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

that

important. Nodding, she said, "Okay, then."

lapsed into

exclaimed, "Ms. Naomi, your knitting