151 Intimacy

Daphne rushed out of her home and asked, “What are you doing here, Mr. Middleton? Why aren’t you coming in?”

Daphne was in her pajamas, and she Chapter had a sweater on. It looked thin, showing how she couldn’t wait to see William.

William gestured for her to get inside the car.

Daphne quickly got into the passenger seat. “What is it, Mr. Middleton?”

William started driving, and they circled around the neighborhood.

Daphne couldn’t figure out why he would visit her at this hour, so she called his name again.

William said in a conflicted tone, “Something happened to Emelie’s friend. Did you do it? Also, did you post the accusations about Emelie online?”

Of course, Daphne’s first reaction was to deny it. “What happened? What posts? Mr. Middleton, what are you talking about?”

“Do you not know about it?”

“I…”

were no traces of clues, I

remembered Emelie saying something similar to her. “Since we were able to find you, that means we have proof.” Daphne clenched her sweater tightly and had a weird look on her

if they were separated, they

the car returned

William said.

herself. The way she denied it was

rolled down Daphne’s face. She grabbed his arm and said, “Mr. Middleton, look at my face.”

had no makeup on, and there were two faint scars

doctor you found said this was the best he could do. Mona disfigured me and never apologized

that day. When my mom saw me, she knew Mona bullied

say anything. It was hard

my mom would do that. If I did, I definitely would’ve stopped her. I listened to you. You told me you’d handle it, so I stayed put. If I wanted to do

not. Instead, he asked,

thought you were my boyfriend and that other women shouldn’t get that close to you. She was only stating her opinions

added, “I’ve already asked her to delete the post. She even deleted her account. If you think that’s not enough, I’ll apologize to Emelie.

trees by the road swayed in the wind.

your mom not to do anything stupid again. When the comments go wild, it brings bad news to Cloudex

why you came looking

deny or confirm it. Instead, he grabbed a tissue for her.

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