The Beginning Of All Sins

Ana's eyes had not left Olivia. She was still reeling from the fact that things had turned out this way. Her heart was racing. She heard the butler, and yet she did not move. Maisy was a lot more compliant. She left with the butler immediately. Ana watched her go and followed suit.

Seeing the Harrises gone, Hillary and Naomi thought it was better if they left, too. Only Darren remained, still weeping. "Oh God, not my daughter..."

Tyler stood there expressionlessly.

Camilla approached him. "Please, Mr. Jones. The doctor and the nurses need the space to give Olivia the best she needs right now."

Darren had no choice. He left, too.

Outside, Ana seemed lost in her thoughts while Maisy was tearing up.

"Don't worry about this. We should hear what the doctor thinks," the butler said comfortingly.

Maisy was so crestfallen she could hardly reply. Ana simply stood aside in silence as the butler tried to comfort Maisy.

the

what was coming between the two

followed the butler's suggestion and started toward

faint grimace, but she already knew that the Harrises were never going to be nice to

let out a sob. "She's like

may not feel as conflicted

but she felt bad, too Olivia had been part of their family since she was in her teens. There were bound to be certain elements of

isn't your fault. We don't know what has befallen Olivia, so

for me... she would have never ended up like this!

pang

days! Besides, Olivia has been one of the Harrises for a while now. This cannot be all of our fault. You should never

was certain she was the one who

two! This wasn't a good plan by any stretch!" Darren suddenly spoke