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

you even know her?" Miranda raised an eyebrow, noticing Arabella was

left behind earlier were now surrounding him,

manager who had brought Elian was now caught in an awkward

stepped closer

space between them shrank, and the subtle scent of cedarwood he had became more pronounced. Miranda frowned slightly. Elian bent down, his eyes meeting hers, hands bracing on the table behind

height difference, Miranda stood her ground,

you chased after him?" He asked as if puzzled by something

full of mischief, his eyes brimming with a rebellious

eyebrow arched slightly. "Is he

"Not really. But I'm not deaf, no need

worth it, but they also realized this lady knew Elian. The onlookers were buzzing with excitement. Some couldn't help but start shipping them right

How 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

from the director's team came over to

congratulations on landing the role of Dr.

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