Goodbye, My Love

She hurried to pull Rowan’s hospital gown back down and retrieved the wheelchair from the doctor. She wheeled him back for proper bandaging.

As she passed by Ashton, she cast him a chilly glance.

“As a government official, you slander against your superior. We won’t let you go unpunished.”

Ashton flushed and said anxiously, “I am not propagating a baseless rumor. If you want to blame anyone, blame that photo. It is your own lack of decency that should be faulted. You can’t blame us.”

Loraine gnawed on her lower lip, vexed at her inability to trace the source of the incriminating photo. She was thinking how to counter the damaging accusation when a frigid voice cut through the air from behind her.

“Ashton Riley, I suggest you exercise greater caution in your words and actions!” Marco interjected, his tone cold and cutting as he strode over and stood by Loraine’s side.

blameless? I happened upon something

in dashing to the scene. He even asked Qbot to investigate

Angela’s Library

guilt as he realized Marco’s formidable

his colleagues, Ashton said, “I have pressing matters to attend to at home. I must take my Leave

made up an excuse and

of them stood there, feeling awkward

seemed as if they had no choice but

presence, Klein approached him with

you in the

a moment, glancing at Loraine and Rowan for a sign of whether he should reveal the

and spoke up on