Lena held the bag tightly in her hand. Beside her, Chris felt that something was wrong and turned to give her a concerned and serious look.

"I didn't..."

"I know." He held her hand firmly. "It's okay. I'll accompany you to explain it."

"There's no need for an explanation at all," Lena whispered. "Renee framed me! I haven't done anything wrong. Even if the police come, I won't admit to it!"

"Lenny..." Chris looked pained. "But it's best not to blow this out of proportion for now. It's Aunt Cordelia's birthday today, and Renee is Toph's fiancee. If we make a scene, you won't gain anything and will have to endure everyone's criticism—"

"I'm not afraid!"

"Lenny!" Chris held her shoulder. "I know you're not afraid of gossip, but aren't you afraid of being misunderstood by Lina?"

Lena froze, her gaze slowly dimming.

influence Lena. As her boyfriend, Chris accepted his role humbly, willing to be second to Lina

Chris whispered in her ear. "But now isn't the time for a head-on confrontation. We

Lena looked at him.

trust and determination that

whole world condemned her, he would always

first time in her life, she

lost ring alarmed Cordelia, Zephyr, and the other elders. They

with Toph, crying while continuously

was anxious. "I think we should call the

and you want to call the police during the birthday party? You

"But that ring..."

He then turned to Toph and

Renee gently nudged

the action

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255