OLIVIA

“What did you just say? Rene did what?” I lost my cool and jumped from my seat.

It took the joint efforts of Adrian and the detective to calm me down.

“Don't tell me to calm down! Didn't you hear what she said?” I blasted Adrian.

I expected him to take my side—or at the very least, caution Lily about the false accusations thrown at me.

“Ranting won't solve anything. We need to take this case lightly,” Adrian said to me.

His words somehow calmed my nerves. But deep down, I was burning with curiosity. Why would Rene point fingers at me when I hadn’t even been in New...