Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 165

Chapter 165

“Ms. March, aren’t you gonna give me the lowdown?”

The sharp words were ringing in my ears. I steadied myself and coolly said, “President Stapleton, it wasn’t me.”

“It wasn’t you?” Shirley’s eyebrows knitted together in a frown. “Then who could it be?”

She clearly wasn’t buying what I was selling.

I patiently laid it out for her, “If I had a message for you, I could’ve come to you directly. Why would I beat around the bush?”

Shirley’s eyes were darting around, suspicion written all over her face. “Then why on earth are people singling you out, Xaviera?”

I was choked up, unable to respond.

Yeah, I’d also like to know why, when passing along a message, they had to drag my name, Xaviera, into it.

Wasn’t that just throwing me under the bus?

Setting me up to take the fall?

And here I was, with no solid proof to clear my name.

helpless, to be honest.

was gonna be chummy with someone who spilled the beans about others, especially

comment had them

looks of

got, and my

Hogan was

the day before, I couldn’t help but suspect that

who passed the message to you, but do you have any proof?” A

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said, “You can’t just throw accusations around without evidence.”

Shirley’s eyes widened, her irritation flaring up. “Are you

didn’t say that, but Xaviera is my guest, so naturally,

back.”

voice wasn’t loud, but it carried

of contention shifted to Timothy and

atmosphere took a

supposed to have passed the message, why don’t we just call them over and ask? Maybe there’s

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