Chapter 74

Riley vigorously shook her head, glaring at Haley with a mix of anger and resentment. "Principal, she's trying to frame us without any evidence. She's deliberately setting us up!"

"Oh, really?" Haley shot them a meaningful look, then gestured towards Shane standing behind her. "Mr. Ford, the phone."

Shane casually retrieved his phone from his suit pocket and handed it to Haley.

Xena and Riley watched in disbelief, their eyes wide with astonishment.

During their journey here, Riley had learned of Shane's identity from Xena so she knew just how out of reach Shane was. In fact, since his arrival, Riley had been too intimidated to even steal a glance at him.

But now, she was witnessing such an intimate exchange between Haley and Shane.

She wasn't the only one frozen in shock. Xena was too.

Confusion clouded her mind. When did Haley and Shane become so close? How had she been completely unaware of this before?

Before she could dwell on it further, Haley had already started playing t