Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 19

Miranda furrowed her brows. So, it was him.

She glanced at Theo, whose lip was practically badly battered.

That was a pretty brutal hit.

With Elian's unexpected testimony, everything Miranda had just said stood unchallenged. No one dared to contradict Elian.

Even if Theo wanted to explain, he knew Mr. Ashcroft had done it on purpose. He could only swallow his pride and mumble reluctantly, "Mr. Ashcroft, maybe there's some misunderstanding here."

Arabella chimed in, her voice exaggeratedly sweet, trying to sound like she was on equal footing with someone like Elian.

"Mr. Ashcroft, surely you must be mistaken. Theo would never harass her. Everyone at school knows she was the one chasing after Theo, and he wasn't interested. That's why she's doing this. You can't just go by what you've seen, right?"

Her last words were laced with a hint of a coquettish plea.

Elian's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Are you saying I'm blind?"

Arabella quickly backpedaled, "No, that's not what I meant. Mr. Ashcroft, how do you even know her?"

Miranda raised an eyebrow, noticing Arabella was still trying to fawning over him, but her confidence seemed shaken.

The bodyguards Elian had left behind earlier were now surrounding him, creating an intimidating presence.

"Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Blackwell." the manager who had brought Elian was now caught in an awkward situation.

Ignoring Arabella, Elian stepped closer to Miranda.

The space between them shrank, and the subtle scent of cedarwood he had became more pronounced.

Miranda frowned slightly. Elian bent down, his eyes meeting hers, hands bracing on the table behind her, effectively trapping her there.

Despite the height difference, Miranda stood her ground, unflinching.

Just then, someone from the director's team came over to announce the results.

"Ms Miranda Hawke, congratulations on landing the role of Dr. Ember Sinclair in City Secrets."

The staff member was nearly speechless at the scene in front of them.

Both Miranda and Elian turned their attention to the staff member. Elian straightened up, adjusting his cufflinks, and the brief glimpse of his toned arm muscles disappeared back under his shirt sleeve.

Miranda's gaze lingered on the calluses on his fingertips for a moment.

"Thank you, I appreciate it," Miranda replied with a polite smile.

Arabella's voice suddenly shot up a couple of octaves. "What did you say?"

She stormed over to the staff member, demanding, "Why her?"