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Chapter 35

Author: Sophie Herway
Kaylee's heart fluttered, and she instinctively covered her face while shaking her head. "No, I... I just fell while walking yesterday."

She was terrible at lying.

Even to her own ears, the excuse sounded unconvincing.

"So, it was Alex who hit you, wasn't it?"

William asked again.

His expression was grave, his dark eyes filled with obvious anger.

"Really, it wasn't him. He... he would never hit me."

Kaylee didn't want to tell William about Andrew showing up - she didn't want to burden him with her problems.

She could only deny it, not knowing what else to say.

"He hits you and you're still protecting him?"

William's voice rose.

The anger he'd been suppressing all day finally started to break through.

"It's not..."

"Then who was it?"

"I really did just fall..."

"Fine, say no more. I know how to handle this."

William was convinced Kaylee would keep protecting Alex, so he stopped questioning her.

However...

He wouldn't let this slide.

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