Chapter 9

Clara sidestepped with the agility of a cat, but even her quick reflexes couldn’t save her from the splash of scalding coffee that hit her foot. She sucked in a sharp breath from the pain.

She was about to give Heidi a piece of her mind when she looked up just in time to see Heidi’s body hurtling. towards the glass display cabinet behind her.

Instinctively, Clara reached out to grab her, but Heidi shook her off violently.

Crash!

Heidi’s arm shattered the glass. Blood streamed down her arm to the floor.

At that moment, lan’s icy voice came from behind. “Clara, what the hell are you doing?!”

his eyes growing darker by

quivering. “lan, it’s all my fault. I accidentally spilled coffee on Clara, and she thought I had done it on purpose, so she pushed me. Please don’t be mad

believe Heidi would go to such lengths to frame her, resorting to self–inflicted injury.

the burn on her foot for a moment, then

be back to deal with you!” he said coldly. With that, he whisked Heidi

their retreating figures, Clara’s face was etched

seven years. Between her and Heidi, he

and lan had broken

it happened once, it could

asking her to get her tech–savvy boyfriend to copy the security footage of the incident. She needed to prove her innocence.

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