Chapter 520

No one would stand against her. Terry Abigail would have to choke down this bitter humiliation alone. “No... that’s not—” Terry Abigail’s eyes flared wide, disbelief shattering her usual poise. Ignoring the pain lancing through her body, she cried out, “I didn’t fall on my own! It was Susan—she tripped me!” But her protest only seemed to echo uselessly against the walls. In the silence that followed, the truth hit her like a hammer. No one had seen anything. No one would save her. Had Susan really not moved? Or was she simply too fast for anyone to catch? Either way, Terry Abigail was on her own. Grinding her teeth in frustration, Terry clenched her fists so tightly her nails dug into her palms. Across the room, Eleanor chuckled, the sound low and cutting. “Terry Abigail, are you trying to frame me now?” she asked lazily, her gaze sweeping over the crowd like a razor’s edge. “Did anyone here see me trip her?” Silence. A few crew members shook their heads. The rest averted their eyes, a