Chapter 56 Hoisted By Her Own Petard

“...” Her heart fluttered like a nervous bird in a cage in her ribcage as her initial bravery and confidence slowly withered away. While she took the brunt of Zachary’s high-wattage aura, her teeth and lips were chattering. She could not even utter a single syllable. “Please don’t give Carlie a hard time, Mr. Connor. I was there when the accident happened, so I can vouch for Carlie. The person who injured Mimi was not her but her bestie, Coraline. She must have been worried that you’d get back at Coraline, so she took the blame for her,” Tiffany chimed in as she offered Charlotte an assuring grin. Charlotte sneered inwardly. She was not stupid enough to believe that Tiffany would stand up for her. After all, Tiffany must have known that if she were given a choice, she would rather she received Zachary’s wrath herself. It was just that she did not know what Zachary was thinking right now. Practically every single man that walked the earth would fall for a petite, fragile girl like