Chapter 17: Why Didn’t You Say Something?

“I...” He was so overcome that he could not speak. Joshua looked at her in astonishment, a brighter smile playing on his lips. When this little girl was provoked, she would suddenly become eloquent, or so as long as her bottom line wasn’t touched, she did not care too much. When she was serious, she looked really charming. “But... Hazel, you weren’t like this before.” Derek looked at her in complete shock. “It’s clear you were a gentle, kind, generous girl. Why did you completely change? Why do you have to make things difficult for Kyla?” Hazel was furious. She didn’t really want to sue Kyla, but at least she needed to teach her a lesson. However, Kyla hadn’t even been at the police station for long when Derek couldn’t wait to denounce her as the actual victim. By doing this, how would Kyla learn anything? His point was probably just to make her feel like her actions were justified. “You’re wrong,” Hazel said, rolling her eyes. “I am a grumpy, vicious, small-minded person. Now, can you