<b>Chapter </b><b>133 </b>


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    Lisa freaked out. She never thought Reba would call the police over something so small<b>. </b>She <b>did </b>not expect that Reba was unafraid of people finding it out.


    “No,” Lisa said. Her palms were sweaty. Her heart pounded. “I heard it from someone else.”


    “Who told you that?” the officer asked.


    Lisa nced at Reba without thinking. Reba stayed calm, as usual. She shot Lisa <b>a </b>casual <b>line</b>. “<b>The </b>officer asked you a question. Why were you looking at me?”


    “Andrea from ourpany,” Lisa said. Fear hit her then. Her voice dropped. She knew she was done.


    Andrea only mentioned something very valuable. If the officer asked and Andrea did not back her up, Lisa would look like she had invented a rumor. She would be finished.


    In the end, Reba, Lisa, and Jeffrey were called to the police station to give statements. Andrea from the hospital was called too.


    Half an hourter, the four of them sat in a row at the station. Lisa sat on the far right. She scooted closer to Andrea.


    She lowered her voice and asked, “Andrea, was that very valuable thing you mentioned about Reba the one I sent you in my message?”


    Not only Andrea, but Jeffrey also heard that. He looked over with a cold stare and gave off an intimidating presence.


    Andrea thought she had said nothing wrong, but she looked shaken. She blinked and asked, “What message?”


    “The one I sent you,” Lisa said.


    Andrea checked her phone. She saw an unread message. She sounded a little apologetic. “Sorry. After I replied to yourst message, I was so tired I fell asleep.”


    Lisa did not know if that was true. For now, she had to believe it. “Was that the one I mentioned?”


    “No way,” Andrea whispered. “How could you even think that?”


    That sentence froze Lisa. She knew it was over for her. She had not only misunderstood Reba but also offended Jeffrey, too.


    “You didn’t say those things in front of Reba, did you? Is that why she called the police?” Andrea asked suspiciously.


    Lisa forced a smile. Her hands and feet felt cold. “Yes,” she said.


    “You really are something,” Andrea said, and then paused. She nced at Reba on the left and <b>lowered </b><b>her </b>voice. “Reba is usually polite. But if someone crossed her line, she would not let it go.”


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    Lisa bit her lip. She felt angry at Andrea. If Andrea had warned her earlier, Lisa would never have been so stupid as to say those things in front of Reba.


    If she had not said things that caused the misunderstanding on purpose, she would not have provoked Reba. She would have kept up appearances like before, even if she disliked her.


    “Apologize to herter,” Andrea said again. “Be sincere. She wouldn’t hold it against you.”


    Just then, the officer started asking questions. After the first question, Lisa suddenly spoke, looking uneasy. “I’m sorry, officer. I misunderstood what Andrea meant. I apologize to Reba here. I’m sorry.


    The officer was silent. Reba said, “I do not ept it.”


    Lisa clenched her fists but forced herself to calm down. “I know this has caused you a lot of harm. I am willing to make amends.”


    “If a simple ‘misunderstanding‘ and an apology could make this go away, then the cost of spreading rumors would be too low,” Reba said. She was soft by nature, but she didn’t give in easily. “What words made you misunderstand it like this?”


    “Andrea said you used something very valuable to get Mr. Hanson to give you the money to treat your mother,” Lisa admitted. “I jumped to conclusions for a moment.”


    “Is that true?” the officer asked Andrea.


    Andrea nced at Jeffrey and Reba. She answered, “Yes.”


    Lisa froze. Lisa always thought Andrea said those things just to make her believe Reba and Jeffrey were involved. But now, Andrea’s words meant Reba and Jeffrey really were together.


    ‘But other than her body, what else could she possibly trade with Jeffrey for money?‘ Lisa thought.


    “What was it?” the officer asked.


    “This…” Andrea opened her mouth but hesitated. Her eyes shifted to Jeffrey sitting next to her, full of mixed emotions. “Jeffrey told me not to say it in public. I have to get his approval first.”


    The officer turned to Jeffrey. “Mr. Hanson.”


    Before the officer could say more, Jeffrey grabbed Reba’s right hand with his left and held it firmly. His voice was calm but clear. “Reba is my wife, I upset her. She wanted to sell the ring I gave her. The buyer


    was me.”


    The officer stared at them in silence again. This was another round of PDA. Lisa felt as if her chest had been smashed under an endless barrage of heavy blows.


    Reba was actually the legendary wife Jeffrey spoiled beyond measure. Her emotions spiraled. At first, she was shocked. Then the shock turned into fear and dread. In the end, she feltpletely frozen.


    ‘No wonder Jeffrey showed up at the team–building event just for her. No wonder he went on stage at the anniversary party to hold Reba’s hand. No wonder he called her so sweetly. So that is why,‘ she thought.


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    “Andrea.” Lisa couldn’t bring herself to hate Reba anymore. All her anger shifted to Andrea. “You know from the start?”


    “I know. But Mr. Hanson told me not to tell anyone,” Andrea replied with a straight face, though inside she was burning with jealousy.


    She had never expected Jeffrey to admit it so openly. She thought, ‘Isn’t he supposed to punish Reba<i>? </i>Isn’t he supposed to make her suffer so she’de back to him? Why admit it <i>so </i>easily? And why did he sound so protective?‘


    “Then why did you say things that made me misunderstand?” Lisa demanded. “If you haven’t said things that made me jump to the wrong conclusion, I wouldn’t have thought badly of Reba.”


    Andrea tilted her head. “Are you ming me?”


    Lisa swallowed her words. Reba was Jeffrey’s wife. Lisa couldn’t afford to offend her. Andrea was Jeffrey’s secretary. She couldn’t afford to offend her either.


    Then Lisa suddenly remembered the past. Andrea purposely kept a close rtionship with Jeffrey. She even called him in suggestive ways. If not for this mess, Lisa might have ended up believing Jeffrey actually liked Andrea.


    “This was mainly Lisa’s responsibility,” the officer concluded after piecing everything together. “Andrea’s words were misleading, so she bore some secondary responsibility.


    “Luckily, this didn’t cause serious consequences. We’ll give you a warning this time. If there’s a next time, there will be administrative punishment.”


    Lisa felt as if all life had drained out of her. “Yes,” she answered.


    Andrea hadn’t expected to get dragged into this either. “Okay,” she said.


    “You both need to apologize to the person involved and makepensation,” the officer added.


    “I’m sorry, Reba.” Lisa’s voice was sincere. She was panicked and terrified. “I twisted someone else’s words and misunderstood you. I regret everything I did. I’m willing to pay 600 dors aspensation for emotional distress.”


    “Forget it. Hold on to that money and spend it on getting your head straight,” Reba said. As she said it, her eyes flicked briefly toward Andrea.


    “Thank you.” Lisa didn’t dare to protest.


    Andrea hated this oue. Her hands clenched tightly at her sides until her nails dug into her palms, but she


    didn’t even notice.


    Lisa didn’t want Reba’s focus to stay on her. She looked straight at Andrea and asked, “Andrea, aren’t you going to apologize to Reba?”