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.

dangerously. "Are you saying I'm

quickly backpedaled, "No, that's not what I meant. Mr. Ashcroft, how do you even know her?" Miranda raised an eyebrow, noticing Arabella was still trying to fawning over him, but

earlier were now surrounding him, creating

Blackwell." the manager who had brought Elian

stepped

and the subtle scent of cedarwood he had became more pronounced. Miranda frowned slightly. Elian

difference, Miranda stood

He asked as

ridiculously handsome face was full of mischief, his eyes

slightly. "Is he even worth

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

knew Theo wasn't 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 there! Their height,

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

someone from the director's team came over to announce

Miranda Hawke, congratulations on landing the role of Dr. Ember Sinclair in City

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