Chapter 22 An Apology is in Order

Roseline’s POV:

With the accusation against me cleared up, it was time to see what Wendy would do next.

I pressed the waitress, “If you stole the ring, how did it end up in my bag?”

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I had planned to take the ring when I finished my shift,” she explained, nervously wiping her tears. “But I didn’t expect Ms. Crawford to notice the ring was missing so quickl

and then she had the security guards looking for it everywhere. I was afraid of getting caught, so while no one was paying attention, I hid the ring in your bag. Ms. Sinclair.”

Her voice trembled as she continued, “Please forgive me. My mother’s really sick and needs surgery. desperate.”

“Did someone tell you to do this?” I pressed, my voice cold.

“N–no, it was my decision alone,‘ she insisted, eyes flickering anxiously in Wendy’s direction.

Wendy quickly cut in, biting her lip. “Forget it. Now that the ring’s back, and since you did it for your mother’s sake, I won’t hold this against you.”

I was

“Oh, thank you, Ms. Crawford! Thank you so much.” The waitress bowed down, apologizing to Wendy over and over.

not what you said earlier when you accused me

could drop this so easily, she would have had another thing coming.

further, let’s consider the matter closed. Seeing that Wendy was left speechless by Roseline’s retort, Raymond tapped her shoulder with his

the police chief to escort the waitress away, grabbed

I said, stepping

of here? I wasn’t about to

Wendy snapped, her

“Ms. Crawford, were you really planning on

to haul me off to the police station. Now that the truth’s out, shouldn’t you

Wendy choked on her words, her

country bumpkin Omega like me probably bruised her precious ego. but if she could smear

low, authoritative voice broke the silence. He’d been observing quietly,

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An Apology is in

muttered, “I’m sorry, Roseline. I

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to hear. “What

raised her voice

words, she couldn’t hold it in any longer and spun around,

to big scenes. He cleared his throat and said to me, “I sincerely apologize, Ms. Sinclair. What happened just now was a misunderstanding. It’s

Alpha, I hope you’ll investigate more and avoid

hard stare, his Alpha presence pressing down on

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