The Beginning Of All Sins

Olivia was staring blankly ahead, not moving a muscle.

"He's your husband. Do you know that?"

There was no recognition in her eyes; they were completely empty.

"Do you..." Stephen began, but Tyer cut him off sharply, "Stop asking."

Stephen glanced at him, understanding why Tyler wanted to stop the questions. Repeating them only seemed to confirm that Olivia had completely forgotten him, and that was frustrating.

Stephen explained, "This is normal. We need to repeat the questions to help her remember, to strengthen her connection with you."

Tyler listened but remained silent.

Accepting the pause in questioning, Stephen began to counsel Olivia. Tyler sat quietly, observing her reactions, or rather, the lack of them. Olivia seemed lost, unresponsive to Stephen's words, as if her soul had vanished.

Later, when Tyler left the room, he ran into Ana.

"How is she, Tyler?" she asked, an unusual concern in her voice.

He looked at her, falling silent for a moment before replying, "The therapist is still with her."

He didn't elaborate on Olivia's condition, prompting Ana to ask, "Is she doing better now?"

Tyler just stared at her, his look sharp and piercing.

Ana felt the hostility in his gaze and quickly said, I

the treatment. Let me know if you need anything." She hurried off.

"Okay, I won the

As Tyler watched Ana leave, Camilla approached him. "Sir," she called out.

"Find out what she's been up to," he ordered. He was convinced Olivia wouldn't become like this without Ana's involvement, suspecting the latter's unusual interest wasn't innocent. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

"Do you think what happened to Ms. Olivia has something to do with her?" Camilla inquired, picking up on his suspicions. Tyler's eyes narrowed as he watched Ana disappear. "Why would she be worried if she hadn't done anything wrong?"

Camilla felt a chill. The possibility that she might uncover something alarming grew stronger in her mind. What would happen then? Filled with dread, she hesitated.

She paused, unsure.

Just then, she remembered something important. "Sir, Ms. Naomi called me again today. She was asking about Ms. Olivia."