Chapter 27 A Show of Betrayal

Immediately, everyone's attention fell on Curtis. Curtis pressed his dry lips together. Naturally, he hoped for nothing more than to downplay the situation and let it blow over on its own. But when his gaze met Chloe's again, he tried to reason with her. "Chloe, maybe we can just…" "Maybe we can just let it go and treat it as a misunderstanding?" Chloe raised an eyebrow. "Curtis, do you expect me to go along with that?" Her mocking gaze made him feel like his throat was constricted, and the words he wanted to say simply wouldn't come out. Lena shouted angrily, "Curtis, you saw how your mother and sister treated Chloe. And yet, you still want to call it a misunderstanding? Don't you realize what could have happened to her if she wasn't skilled enough?" Curtis' face burned with embarrassment from the scolding. Soon, the police arrived at the scene. Joanne shook with fear, her whole body trembling. "I don't want to go to jail! I don't want to! Curtis, please, save me! I don't… I