Charles’ expression grew abruptly cold, and his icy gaze swept over the other five people in the room before it finally landed on Tina. “The mare Sonia picked out was the tamest of the bunch, and I know this because I deliberately asked the stable attendant about it. Logically speaking, it’s impossible that the horse would go crazy all of a sudden, so I figured something fishy must be going on here.”

“Are you saying that someone did something to President Reed’s horse, President Lane?” Rebecca was quick to catch on as she asked with wide eyes.

 

“It wasn’t me,” Tyler interjected defensively with a shake of his head, waving his hands as though to bat away any accusation or suspicion that might be thrown his way.

Zane was calm as he sipped his tea and quipped, “It wasn’t me, either.”

“Well, it definitely couldn’t have been me,” Rebecca said, raising her hands.

As such, Charles’ gaze fixed on the remaining duo, who had yet to voice their denial. “That just leaves President Fuller and Miss Gray, but seeing as President Fuller went to Sonia’s rescue, I’m sure that he was not the one who pulled the dirty trick. After all, it’s not as if he would purposely start trouble only to solve it himself—no one has the time for that, which means…”

 

“Which means you’re suspecting me,” Tina continued his sentence for him. She dug her nails into her palms and looked so flustered that she might be on the brink of crying.

Charles clapped in a flamboyant display of mockery as he sneered, “It looks like you are perceptive after all. You’re right—I am suspicious of you because out of everyone here, you’re the only one who would most likely go out of her way to hurt Sonia, and you have a track record to prove it.”

 

“I didn’t do anything!” Tina’s tears streamed down her cheeks. She grabbed Toby’s hand and pleaded, “You have to believe me, Toby! I didn’t do it!”

“I believe you,” Toby reassured her and squeezed her hand gently, signaling her to calm down.

still believed in her, she nodded and

he accused, “Well, of course, you’d believe her. She could commit murder, and you’d let her get away with it as soon as she breaks out the waterworks. It’s

nodded in silent affirmation to

and he nodded along as well. Toby does spoil her every

in Tina not because I indulge in her every whim, but because she has a solid alibi,” Toby argued, though he did not seem angry even while everyone else refused to stand on his side. He eyed Charles darkly as he

been the one to orchestrate this incident, but upon careful analysis, he concluded that

soon as he gave it some thought, he realized

beforehand, given that there was no telling which

possibility of Tina taking it upon herself to sabotage every single horse in the stable, but if that were the case, their horses ought to have gone crazy as well. However, they rode

we get one of the stable attendants to come over and

indifferently. “That’s

asked, and when Charles pressed them on what had happened to Sonia’s horse,

gaped at the attendant

lowered her head to conceal the

say the horse was in heat?” Charles was

Tyler were staring at the attendant, waiting eagerly for

mean the animals would not go into heat. Sometimes, there are other factors that might stimulate the

why did Sonia’s horse go

horse picked up on any particular scent or took in a

second possibility is not viable, seeing as the horse didn’t eat anything when it was led

there when Sonia picked out the horse, so she could attest to this

jaw as he suggested, “So the horse probably picked up on a

suddenly. “Please tell me

doubt as their lips twitched,

mean that whatever happened to

compelled to. Without another word, he turned to go

his hand, Toby called out to stop Charles in

and asked stoically,

simultaneously

“Now that the situation has been cleared up, shouldn’t you apologize

“Apologize? You want me to apologize

eyed him steadily and demanded,

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