Chapter 132

Charles’ expression grew abruptly cold, and his icy gaze swept over the other five people in the room before it finally landed on Tina. “The mare Sonia picked out was the tamest of the bunch, and I know this because I deliberately asked the stable attendant about it. Logically speaking, it’s impossible that the horse would go crazy all of a sudden, so I figured something fishy must be going on here.”

“Are you saying that someone did something to President Reed’s horse, President Lane?” Rebecca was quick to catch on as she asked with wide eyes.

“It wasn’t me,” Tyler interjected defensively with a shake of his head, waving his hands as though to bat away any accusation or suspicion that might be thrown his way.

Zane was calm as he sipped his tea and quipped, “It wasn’t me, either.”

“Well, it definitely couldn’t have been me,” Rebecca said, raising her hands.

As such, Charles’ gaze fixed on the remaining duo, who had yet to voice their denial. “That just leaves President Fuller and Miss Gray, but seeing as President Fuller went to Sonia’s rescue, I’m sure that he was not the one who pulled the dirty trick. After all, it’s not as if he would purposely start trouble only to solve it himself-no one has the time for that, which means…”

“Which means you’re suspecting me,” Tina continued his sentence for him. She dug her nails into her palms and looked so flustered that she might be on the brink of crying

Charles clapped in a flamboyant display of mockery as he sneered, “It looks like you are perceptive after all. You’re right-I am suspicious of you because out of everyone here, you’re the only one who would most likely go out of her way to hurt Sonia, and you have a track record to prove it.”

“I didn’t do anything!” Tina’s tears streamed down her cheeks. She grabbed Toby’s hand and pleaded, “You have to believe me, Toby! I didn’t do it!”

“I believe you,” Toby reassured her and squeezed her hand gently, signaling her to calm down.

Upon hearing that he still believed in her, she nodded and regained her composure.

 

Charles, on the other hand, rolled his eyes in exasperation as he accused, “Well, of course, you’d believe her. She could commit murder, and you’d let her get away with it as soon as she breaks out the waterworks. It’s not as if everyone here is oblivious to how overly-indulgent you are toward her!”

Rebecca and Zane nodded in silent affirmation to this fact.

Not even Tyler could deny this, and he nodded along as well. Toby does spoil her every now and then

“I believe in Tina not because I indulge in her every whim, but because she has a solid alibi,” Toby argued, though he did not seem angry even while everyone else refused to stand on his side. He eyed Charles darkly as he elaborated, “She did not come into contact with Sonia’s horse at any point of time, so why don’t you tell me how she managed to pull off a sabotage?”

In the beginning, Toby wondered if Tina’s other personality had been the one to orchestrate this incident, but upon careful analysis, he concluded that the opposite was true; the other personality never did come out at any point in time.

Toby’s argument, but as soon as he gave it some thought,

indeed been nowhere near the stable when Sonia picked out the horse, and it wasn’t as if she could pull off the sabotage beforehand, given that there was no telling which horse Sonia would pick out of the bunch in the

horses ought to have gone crazy as well. However, they rode around the tracks unscathed. Could this really be just

come over and ask him about this? We’ll know what happened as soon as

“That’s

and when Charles pressed them on what had

 

horse was in heat.”

Everyone gaped at the attendant

only one who lowered her head

horse was in heat?” Charles was bewildered. “But it isn’t mating season for

staring at

he pointed out, “The season might be over, but it doesn’t mean the animals would not go into heat. Sometimes,

did Sonia’s horse go

pondered on this momentarily, then replied, “We can’t say for sure, but perhaps the horse picked up on any particular scent or took in a stimulant or something. There’s no certainty for now, but these are the

second possibility is not viable, seeing as the horse didn’t eat anything when it was led out of the

Sonia picked out the horse, so she could

rubbed his jaw as he suggested, “So the horse probably picked up

“Please tell me the scent wasn’t

noises of doubt as their lips twitched, but none could deny the

up as if resigned. “Does this mean

Charles was to admit this, he was compelled to. Without

 

of his hand, Toby called out to stop Charles in his tracks,

stopped and asked stoically, “What

simultaneously

that the situation has been cleared up, shouldn’t you apologize for wrongfully accusing Tina

this and laughed incredulously. “Apologize? You want me to apologize to

him steadily and demanded, “Do you

I’m not apologizing, and why should I? I admit that I wrongfully accused her this time, but I didn’t for all the things she did to Sonia in the past. Has she apologized to Sonia for

a shield after all that she did to hurt Sonia, and she never once bothered to make reparations. But you don’t see me demanding an apology for

me?”

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