Chapter 149

He pointed straight at Evelyn, voice all sharp and angry. "It was her! Evelyn just hit me!" Bernard kept one hand on his hip, clearly in pain, glaring at her like she'd done something unforgivable. Joshua and Danielle both turned to look at Evelyn, their stares heavy with suspicion. Noticing their gazes, Evelyn instinctively hunched her shoulders, blinking innocently. "I didn't! I swear, you're making stuff up." She dropped the classic triple denial on the spot. No way she was admitting anything—even if the sky fell. Bernard was so angry he could barely breathe. "It was you, don't even try!" "Evelyn, you're younger—you should know bett—" Before he could finish, Evelyn cut in quickly, sounding almost offended. "Me? Please, I can't even deal with a chicken, and you're accusing me of hitting you?" "Mr. Everett, don't you feel even a little guilty making this stuff up?" As she spoke, Evelyn stood up and motioned to her height. Pouting, she grumbled, "I'm not even 5'7". You're what, over 6