Chapter 98

Elijah scoffed. "You've always been jealous of her, spreading lies and making threats. You've done plenty of terrible things in the past. Today, you're just pulling the same old tricks." I had grown numb to his accusations. I turned to the staff. "Pull up the security footage. The cameras will show what really happened." As soon as I said that, Elijah's expression faltered, and Jocelyn looked visibly uneasy. She quickly clung to Elijah, her voice soft as she said, "Elijah, let it go. It's not a big deal. I'm not seriously hurt. Maybe Ms. York didn't mean it, maybe she just slipped and accidentally cut me." She looked over at me, her eyes pleading. "Isn't that right, Ms. York?" However, I remained expressionless. "Whether that's true or not isn't for me to decide. After all, Mr. Linden didn't even see the truth before assuming I was at fault." Jocelyn hurriedly tried to smooth things over, turning back to Elijah. "Elijah, there are so many important people here tonight. This is