After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas) novel Chapter 1143

Jolie was completely baffled, a string of question marks running through her mind. But when the girl suddenly dropped to her knees, it genuinely startled her.

She quickly reached out to help her up. "Get up first. We can talk properly."

Before Jolie could react, the girl grabbed her hand and slapped herself hard across the face with it.

Smack!

The crisp sound echoed in the quiet hallway, leaving Jolie frozen in shock.

"Why did you hit me?"

The girl, who had just been crying like an innocent damsel in distress, now clutched her face and loudly accused her. "Ian and I are the real couple! You’re the one coming between us. How could you hit me?"

Jolie blinked, completely dumbfounded, as the girl’s voice rang out.

A few passersby paused, glancing over to witness the commotion.

Meanwhile, Ian, who had been waiting and wondering why his girlfriend hadn’t returned, came looking for her. The scene he walked into—his girlfriend on the ground, crying and accusing Jolie—made him stride forward, his expression dark.

He quickly helped his girlfriend up, wrapping a protective arm around her. "What’s going on?"

The girl buried herself in his arms, sobbing as though her heart had been shattered. "I don’t know," she whimpered. "I came to the restroom and thought she looked familiar, so I greeted her. But when she realized who I was, she hit me! Ian, why would she do that? What did I ever do to her?"

Ian turned to Jolie, his brow furrowed in displeasure. "Miss Quin, don’t you think you owe me an explanation for this?"

What?!

Jolie almost laughed at the absurdity of it all.

Her gaze turned icy as she calmly said, "First of all, I don’t know this young lady at all, nor do I have any idea what your relationship is. Second, I didn’t hit her. She called out my name, knelt in front of me, and then grabbed my hand to slap herself."

Her tone was steady and measured as she explained the situation, not a hint of panic in her demeanor.