Chapter 68

Victoria flinched at the noise outside and instinctively followed Theodore out of the interrogation room. "Theo—" Isabella was on the ground, looking totally flustered as she peeked up with a pitiful expression like a kicked puppy. Falling like that out of nowhere? Seriously? The truth was, Isabella had freaked out. The second she locked eyes with Julian and caught his half-smirk, she immediately lost it. He might look all gentle and polite on the surface, but underneath... She got so rattled she basically stumbled backward in a panic and ended up on the floor. Victoria didn't rush over. She just stood by the door, watching. "What happened?" Theodore frowned slightly, about to step forward, when Julian, being the closest, moved first. He held out a hand to help her up. Isabella's face went pale in that split second. She sat there frozen, like she couldn't figure out if she should take his hand or pretend nothing happened. No way could she let Theodore catch on to anything between her a