Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 299

Angela was shocked. Her mind went blank for several seconds, and all she could hear was a discordant hum of static.

It was terrifying-ever since she had fallen into the water, her hearing hadn't been working properly.

"What?" Dexter asked in a cold, measured tone. "What baby?"

He immediately reached out to hold Angela, afraid that the shock might cause her further harm.

Amber sobbed incoherently, her tears tugging at one's heart. "We... We had done it before... And we didn't..."

"Shut your mouth!" Zack shouted, his face ashen and his voice trembling uncontrollably. "I was so drunk that night that I could barely stand. How could anything have happened?"

That incident had occurred two months ago at a birthday party in their mutual circle. Both of them had attended, and the alcohol that night had been unusually strong.

Zack had only had three drinks before he'd started feeling dizzy, and his buddies had mocked him for his poor tolerance.

Thereafter, a waiter had helped him into a hotel room, but when he'd woken up, he'd found a naked Amber beside him.

that if Angela found out, his life would be

reasoned that, given how drunk

gotten dressed, and waited for Amber to

told her that nothing untoward had happened that night, and Amber

his shock, now, two months later, Amber was saying such terrifying

We just slept in the same bed-yet you can't be 100% sure you didn't do anything, can you? Just how unlucky am I

crouched down and

mournful that it broke

Graham, how do you explain this? Amber is

called out coldly, summoning the

a word and immediately dragged

don't handle this properly, your reputation is going to

if Angela were even slightly biased or failed to uncover the full truth, it would be a huge blow-not only to the two young people involved but also to the Graham and

please get up," Angela said, doing her best to suppress her anxiety as she stepped forward

her IV stand and

should I do?" Amber lifted her head, exposing a face full of tears, making it impossible not to

you have to believe me. I

up and get lost for now." Angela impatiently glared at Zack.

a cautious, sorrowful, and

Amber thoroughly, she got a doctor to run checks on the latter. And sure enough,