Chapter 310
The Beginning Of All Sins
Ana asked Olivia as soon as she saw her come downstairs, âWhy did you leave so early?â
Olivia quickly made up an excuse, âHeâs busy with work.â
Ana didnât comment on that. After a brief silence, she suggested, âYou should rest.â
But Olivia replied, âIâll stay with you since Iâm free.â
Ana looked at her and said firmly, âI donât need help here. Your job is to stay healthy for your baby and keep things good with Tyler. Donât worry about anything else. No outsiders can interfere and stir up trouble with our family.â
Olivia didnât respond or react.
Ana sighed, still standing there, then went back to making candles. Despite Anaâs words, Olivia stayed by her side, insisting on helping.
That night, Olivia and Tyler slept far apart in bed. Olivia pretended to sleep while Tyler was busy reading a book. She didnât notice when he turned off the lights and eventually fell asleep from exhaustion.
The next morning, Olivia woke up to find a different maid serving her. Nina was gone.
Confused, she asked the new maid, Alisa Shannon, as she fetched clothes for Olivia to change into, âWhereâs Nina?â
âShe it,â Alisa answered.
âShe quit?â Olivia was surprised.
She wondered if Nina left because she was scared Olivia would ask too many questions. Olivia hadnât planned to, but now she was curious. Nina had been skilled at caring for pregnant women, so it seemed odd to replace her so quickly.
Wanting more details, Olivia asked, âDid she say why she left?â
Alisa replied simply, âNo,â and continued to prepare a thick sweater jacket for Olivia.
Olivia decided she would look into it later.
Meanwhile, Tyler had left early to play golf with business directors who were his close associates.
As they played, Alan Randolph complimented him, âYou did well with the farm project. I heard itâs still under construction, but the holiday villas sold out as soon as bidding opened.â
It was unusual for properties in remote areas to sell well due to inconvenient transportation, but the Harris Groupâs farm project was an exceptionâhouses sold quickly even though construction had just begun.
âThe property market hasnât been doing great. Not many projects are doing as well as this one,â Alan added.
Tyler responded flatly, âReally? I had no idea.â
He hadnât been closely involved with the project, having delegated it first to Jacob and then to Linda.
Real estate wasnât the main focus of the Harris Group; Tyler just saw it as a convenient side venture.