Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chatper 1099

Chapter 1099

Zoe found herself unnerved and unsettled by Jameson’s unwavering confidence. Did he witness the altercation? Why else would he defend Alyssa?

Jameson inched closer to Zoe, his dark eyes unrelentingly fixed on her. She shuddered as he questioned, “Did Lyse slap you?”

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“I-” Zoe choked.

“You’re an adult. You should be responsible for what you said. It’ll be too late to regret your actions when the facts are out.”

-A hushed silence fell on the crowd as they anticipated Zoe’s answer.

The fleeting seconds felt like an eternity.

Eventually, Zoe succumbed to overwhelming fear, as if she had been held hostage. Never before had she felt such dread, not even in the presence of Jasper or Landon. She confessed, “W-When I was arguing with Ms. Alyssa, I lost my balance, hit my face on the door, and fell to the floor…”

part about slapping

and cast doubt on her own credibility.

herself in the

Mr. Jameson’s pressure. Pfft, and to think she played the victim just

She’s just a young lady who couldn’t stand the pressure of interrogation. I would have denied it. Let him present

Zoe? What she

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for Alyssa, but she showed

other hand, Winston looked much relieved and gave Jameson

and addressed Cornelius calmly, “Mr. Cornelius, does

at the police station with our attorneys after the event. We’ll decide whether to settle this case in

silently applauding his eldest son. He would like to express the same sentiment, but it would be unwise for a man of his position to go against Cornelius. As a concerned brother, Jonah had

manner.

bewildered, Penelope hugged Zoe tightly as

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