Chapter 188

His face looked haggard. His dark circles were heavy, and his stubble looked scruffy. When he saw Jocelyn's face covered in blood, he rushed to her. "Jo, what happened to you?" Jocelyn looked at me. Then, she lay in his arms, wailing. She cried so pitifully. Everyone around us looked at me and Teri oddly. Teri wanted to say something out of fury, but I held her back. Elijah comforted Jocelyn and continued to ask, "What happened?" Jocelyn timidly said, "It's nothing. I wanted to buy something for our baby and bumped into Ms. York and Ms. Stuart. They cornered me in the bathroom and interrogated me. Then, they lost control and pushed me." Teri couldn't take it anymore. "Elijah Linden, don't believe her lies!" Elijah's face turned pale. "No matter what, she's injured. You…" He looked at me, who had been silent all this while. Disappointment showed in his eyes. "Ariana, what do you have to say for yourself? If you explain, I'll believe you." Believe? I could feel the irony of it a