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

her?" Miranda raised

left behind earlier were now surrounding

Mr. Blackwell." the manager who had brought Elian was now caught

stepped closer to

he had became more pronounced. Miranda frowned slightly. Elian bent down, his eyes meeting hers, hands bracing on the table

Miranda stood her ground,

him?" He asked as

was full of mischief, his eyes brimming

"Is he even

not deaf, no need

everyone not only knew Theo wasn't worth it, but they also realized this lady knew Elian. The onlookers were buzzing with excitement. Some

eyes were practically shooting sparks of jealousy. 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

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