eli
s shooting at me would have been
felt was a ho
zabeth keeps pleading on your behalf," Adrian said coldly
pond, but Thomas beat me
ind of clown sh
ed toward him-
to get involved. If there were two people I didn't w
didn't want my past en
early had oth
ed with ice. His gaze shifted to Elizabeth, cold and cutting
landed
ye, I saw Adrian's expr
re you?" h
I replied before Thomas could speak, stepping slightly in fr
ng toward me like a lunatic, I would probab
d. "If anyone deserves an apolog
tch at the corner of Adrian's eyes b
mouth to speak, Zora's v
ying!" she
snappe
tinued, pointing an accusing finger at me. "Sh
ned. "
pletely and tugged
y think Aunt Beth would drive recklessly with me on the bike? D
izabeth ca
n her own, her movements careful-almost shy-like
that," she said softly. "Everyone
lickering toward me be
ith her companion
her lips, Thomas stepped for
ou
ately, giving a subt
Adrian asked, disappointment flickering across hi
early sli
who could lie straight to my face without hesitation-a
ir
and so willing to side with his mistress. and a
hen a
should b
ad already fil
o let go of this ungrat
ho knew what Elizabeth migh
about to stay
about we review the CCTV footage
yes narrow
ly. Instead, I turned to Thom
trieve the fo
ation and turned to leave b
away, Eliza
to go that far? I mean. cau
is," I
back to her, my t
ed that I pushed you, while my lovely daught
sed b
, I'm responsib
hardened
here is ev
a small laugh and
dd
off before she could continue.
back to me, sha
ootage proves you're not innocent, you will
?" I asked, my voice steady,
Adrian seeme
't expected m
uth to respond,
ill get on her kn
rowed into a
eli
errupted smoothly. "An
caught the flicker of unease
ps to speak, but
t to play it t
mas returned, a t
said, handi
the screen before passin
look,"
t, his expression unreadabl
d the footage, his ey
he color drain slightly
" she
continue, he abruptly
een a misunderstand
I was stunne
nderst
echoed i
sunders
g-Elizabeth driving recklessly, and
he b
ed through
standing?"
d, completel
ooting," he said calmly. "And you. you ne
the tablet
p this mat
ze without a
as stare at him, mom
such a big deal out of this-
, he dismissed it as nothing
tes ago, you demanded that I kneel and apologize to Elizabeth. Now that I've
. Daddy already said to drop it. Don't b
y husband and my daughter-and
ly clear that when it came to
I said quietly. "Fine. Then I'll leave the th
is gaze. "Ten a.m. tomorrow.
s jaw tightened, then
ark my words, Adeline Carter-you'll come crawling back to me.
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