Chapter 1309

"T-Tiana, please don't misunderstand. Douglas and I didn't do anything. He came to explain what happened last night. I..." I started, feeling flustered, but then I stopped mid-sentence. The more flustered I got, the worse I was at explaining myself. Why did I say that he came to explain last night? That only made things sound more ambiguous. Douglas hadn't done anything wrong last night, so why would he need to explain? Even if he did, why would he shut the door to talk about it? At that moment, facing Tiana's suspicious and angry expression, my mind went blank, and I couldn't figure out what to say. Douglas, too, seemed taken aback when he saw her. But he was calmer than I was, and after a moment, he spoke with a tone full of guilt and regret. "Tiana, Nancy was sick last night and had to go to the hospital for an IV drip. We knew nothing about it until I saw the tape on her hand." When I heard his words, my anxiety only grew. He was usually very sharp, but why was he being so c