Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 189 She’s Lying

“How did that happen…” Charlene bit her lower lip, feeling scared out of her wits. She asked in a flurry,” What happened afterward? Is Ms. McKinnon alright? She’s too foolish. Why would she commit suicide because of this?”

“She was saved in the end.”

“Great then.” Charlene felt relieved. She remembered something that made her face turn paler and she looked at Brendan incredulously. “Brendan, you’re here to tell me about Ms. McKinnon’s suicide attempt… What are you implying? You also asked about my whereabouts yesterday. Could you be suspecting me of exposing the secret?”

Brendan did not answer, but Charlene’s eyes reddened with tears instantly. “Did Ms. McKinnon tell you that I told her the secret?”

“No.” Brendan frowned deeply, and his voice sounded agitated. “I was only asking casually.”

word for Ms. McKinnon. Why would you associate the incident with me if she hadn’t mentioned it? Besides, Brendan, you’re breaking my heart. Why would you think that I’m the culprit behind

a tragic death! Even if I really did ask my

bawling profusely and

his eyebrows.

handed the receipts to Brendan when the servant brought them. “These are the receipts from my shopping trip yesterday morning till afternoon, with a timestamp printed on them. You can look into the receipts and ask around for information. The return journey from the shopping location. to your villa took two hours, so these will tell

Charlene could not be bothered to be in the same room

gotten downstairs. Noticing the situation, the servant approached Charlene and complimented her by saying, “You’re impressive, miss! You had already prepared an alibi for yesterday and you also explained

incident. Her fists were so tightly clenched that her nails dug into her flesh, and her

that he had come signified his lack of trust in her and how much he

change as soon as that woman came back into his life. She’d had to utilize ways that had hurt her in the process just

be able to