Chapter 16

Tabitha was filled with fear, her eyes wide with confusion. Instinctively, she tried to pry Baxter's hand away. But his strength overpowered her. Her face flushed red as she gasped, "B-Baxter, did I say something wrong? L-Let go of me first." "You didn't say anything wrong. But you did something wrong." Baxter's eyes were bloodshot. "You think you could deceive everyone? You know exactly what you did to Ness. Do you really need me to spell it out for you one by one? "How did I not see it before? You've been putting on an act from the start. You've been playing me for a fool and framing Ness repeatedly until you drove her to utter despair and death. Tabitha, you deserve to die!" So, Baxter knew everything! Caught off guard, Tabitha panicked. But admitting anything now would be a death sentence, and all her efforts would be for nothing. No! She couldn't give up when she was halfway. "I-I didn't." Even though she was struggling to breathe, she still refused to admit anything. "