Chapter 146

Freya "She attacked me!" Mia wailed,tears streaming down her face as she cradled her wrist. "I was just trying to be nice,to offer her tea,and she deliberately made me spill it on myself!" Jasper's eyes darkened as they fixed on me. "Is this true?" "Absolutely not," I replied calmly,still holding the rescued documents. "Mia was about to spill tea on these merger documents—accidentally or otherwise. I moved them out of the way." "She's lying!" Mia sobbed,leaning into Jasper as he wrapped a protective arm around her. "She's been undermining me all day,refusing to respect my position,and now this physical aggression!" I looked around the room at the witnesses—Timothy,the kitchen staff,and the two assistants. Their faces told the whole story; they had all seen what really happened,but fear kept them silent. No one wanted to contradict the Alpha's mate. "Well?" Jasper demanded,looking at Timothy. "You were here. What happened?" Timothy hesitated,caught between loyalty to his Alpha and the t