The Beginning Of All Sins

Hillary looked heartbroken, as if Olivia were her own daughter. Tyler's expression was unreadable. "We'll only know more as the treatment progresses."

"She and Naomi are in such a tough spot. Why did this have to happen to our family? How are we supposed to cope with her being like this?" Hillary kept wiping her tears. One could say her tears were genuine.

Tyler stayed silent, listening to her sobs. Then Naomi spoke up, "Mom, it's already terrible what happened to Olivia. Why are you crying now?"

Naomi didn't want Tyler to be upset by her self-blame. After criticizing Hillary, she turned to Tyler, "I know a good psychotherapist, Tyler. Should we consult them? I believe we should focus on saving Olivia first. The baby can wait. I might not recover even with the baby anyway."

Hillary was shocked to hear Naomi say that again. She interrupted, "Why are you bringing that up again, Naomi?" Her crying intensified. "Wouldn't Olivia suffer in vain if we give up on the baby now?" Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

let her suffer

Naomi. Are you trying to make things

argument heated up

in judging their argument, simply stating, "It's pointless to argue

Naomi, his tone unemotional, "You need to take care of yourself first. We're treating her, and we're keeping the baby. That's it." His face was expressionless, focused solely on

fell. As a sister, she said,

He continued, "I'm

quickly responded, "Don't worry, Tyler. I'll take good care of her. You focus on Olivia, that's the

knew it was impossible to convince him to stop caring for the mentally ill. They had no choice now that Olivia was at the Harris Residence;

given her mental state, she wasn't likely to cause any trouble. Hillary was relieved that at least she wouldn't be able