Chapter 199: Proceed With Caution

Savannah The room felt too small and too thick with tension to breathe properly. I looked between Chloe and Paula, both of them staring at me like I’d interrupted a conversation I wasn’t meant to hear. “Wrong about what?” I asked, my voice embarrassingly thin with confusion. “Paula believed that Kingston had probably tried to assault another innocent girl,” Chloe murmured, almost like she was reciting a written speech. “And she fought back fiercely. That’s why it was a crime of passion.” For a moment, Chloe and I stayed on the floor together. She was still clinging to me, fingers trembling where they clutched my shirt, body heaving from the emotional collapse she’d just had. And then—it was like someone flipped a switch. “Chloe. Come here.” Paula said. No warmth. No hesitation. Just a command. Chloe detached from me instantly, like I’d suddenly become toxic to touch. She got up and went straight to Paula’s side, resuming the exact posture she’d held earlier. Staring at it critically no