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Chapter 84 - Innocence on Trial

Author: Anney GW
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-14 10:33:02
Vienna’s POV

In the pastry kitchen, the usual comforting hum of ovens and the clatter of metal had fallen into an oppressive silence.

Ashley and I stood side by side at the workbench, waiting for Fred. The marble surface between us was as cold and unforgiving as the tension crackling in the air.

My arms were folded tightly over my chest, but it did little to steady the storm brewing inside me. My peripheral vision never left Ashley.

She adjusted her apron with infuriating nonchalance, her polished nails grazing the fabric. Finally, she broke the silence.

“I don’t know why you’re looking at me like that,” she said, her tone deceptively calm. “I passed the allergy information along. It’s not my fault if someone else dropped the ball.”

I turned to her slowly, jaw clenched. “You were the only one who spoke to the waiter. You told me yourself that he asked you to relay the VIP request.”

Ashley tilted her head with feigned innocence. “Exactly. I passed on both the dessert request and the al
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