Chapter 19

Miranda furrowed her brows. So, it was him.

She glanced at Theo, whose lip was practically badly battered.

That was a pretty brutal hit.

With Elian's unexpected testimony, everything Miranda had just said stood unchallenged. No one dared to contradict Elian.

Even if Theo wanted to explain, he knew Mr. Ashcroft had done it on purpose. He could only swallow his pride and mumble reluctantly, "Mr. Ashcroft, maybe there's some misunderstanding here.

Arabella chimed in, her voice exaggeratedly sweet, trying to sound like she was on equal footing with someone like Elian.

"Mr. Ashcroft, surely you must be mistaken. Theo would never harass her. Everyone at school knows she was the one chasing after Theo, and he wasn't interested. That's why she's doing this. You can't just go by what you've seen, right?"

Her last words were laced with a hint of a coquettish plea.

"Are you saying I'm

that's not what I meant. Mr. Ashcroft, how do you even know her?" Miranda

Elian had left behind earlier were now surrounding him, creating

Ashcroft, Mr. Blackwell." the manager who had brought Elian was now caught in an awkward

stepped closer

became more pronounced. Miranda frowned slightly. Elian bent down, his eyes meeting

difference, Miranda stood

him?" He asked as if puzzled by

of mischief, his eyes brimming with a rebellious

"Is

"Not really. But I'm not

knew Elian. The onlookers were buzzing with excitement. Some couldn't help but start

did Miranda know someone like Elian? And Theo, with his face now swollen, looked mortified. If it weren't for the bodyguards holding him up, he might've just wanted the ground

the director's team came over to

Miranda Hawke, congratulations on landing the role of

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