Chapter 64:

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As Joshua spoke, he staggered backwards, spitting out a mouthful of blood into the wastebasket. A small shard of glass was visible in the blood. His expression darkened as he tilted the bowl in his hand, revealing more shards sitting at the bottom.

“What the hell is this?” Joshua's voice was firm and full of anger.

The room was plunged into chaos.

Shelia ran to his side, her voice worried. “You're bleeding! How is that possible? “Let me see where you’re hurt.”

Joshua's face twisted in fury as his gaze shifted to Georgia, who looked more than a little guilty. “Would you mind explaining to me why there are shards of glass in the soup?”

Georgia, as cunning as ever, feigned innocence. “Glass shards? How is that possible?”

Alicia, seizing the opportunity, played along. She stepped back, trembling, pretending her legs were weak from shock. “If Joshua had swallowed that… his throat would have been torn out!” she gasped, grabbing his arm with a look of genuine concern. “Did you swallow something? Are you okay?”

Joshua’s tense expression softened slightly. "No." Shelia exhaled in relief, but her eyes remained fixed on Georgia.

“Useless,” thought Shelia. “Georgia can’t do anything right.”

Stepping in to smooth things over, Shelia added: “Georgia probably wasn't paying attention. Maybe she broke something and it fell into the soup without realizing it.”

Georgia quickly seized on that excuse. “I'm sorry, Mr. Yates. I didn't mean to. Ms. Bennett pushed me earlier, and I felt dizzy…”

years!” I snapped

to manipulate the situation, knelt down, her eyes filled with tears. “Mr. Yates, I

was not easily swayed by such gestures. With Shelia present, he turned

concern as he checked her mouth. “Are you okay? Did you

her head. “I only had a small

of a kind

expression darkened, but she couldn't

kneeling, Georgia suddenly broke the silence. “Mrs. Bennett, did you do

again, the tension palpable. Alicia, genuinely surprised, asked, “Georgia, why do you say

pond today, and you still weren't satisfied. “So you secretly added glass shards to the

If she could, she would have applauded Georgia's

but if you have a problem with me, why don't you just take it up with me? Why does Mr. Yates give the soup? What if something had

it, Alicia!

replied calmly, “But it was Georgia who brought the

away when no one was looking!" Georgia quickly added,

too?” She tried to make the tears flow, hoping to make her argument more convincing. But no

behind. The sharp pain worked, making her burst into real tears, even letting out a

he pulled her into his arms.

leaned into him, continuing her act, sobbing silently against his chest. “No one here likes me. I should go. “We can go our separate ways, but please don’t let me be the

frozen, unable to

couldn't react. They had never seen

hand on the table.

further, stood quickly up and walked away without saying a

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