Riley the truth for the time being.
“I’m afraid Adam’s busy right now. He’s in a meeting with a client.” I averted my gaze. “I don’t know how long the meeting will Last.”
“No problem.” Riley didn’t bat an eyelash. She just took out a document from her bag. “I don’t want to make things difficult for anyone here.
But I have to give this to Adam personally.”
My eyes wandered over to the document in her hand. It was the divorce agreement.
“Are you planning to give it to him right now?” I asked a little nervously.
To my relief, Riley shook her head.
“Don’t worry. I’ll just wait here for him to finish his meeting. When they finish, I’ll hand it over to him myself.”
I forced a smile, feeling caught between a rock and a hard place.
Adam and his mistress were flirting in the meeting room right now,
while Riley was waiting outside. How ridiculous!
I couldn’t stand it, so I decided to tell Riley the truth. But before I could open my mouth, the door to the meeting room swung open and Janiya strode out.
As though she didn’t recognize Riley, she simply walked past her.
She didn’t ignore me, however. She even called out to me. I noticed that she was holding an earring.
My intuition told me that she was looking for trouble. Pretending not to hear her, I started to walk away. But Janiya walked faster and stopped in front of me.
She glared at me and snorted.
“Why are you running? Out of guilt? My other earring is missing. Did you take it?”
I resisted the urge to roll my eyes, realizing that she was making trouble out of nothing again. Ever since she had fallen out with Caleb, she became more openly disgusted with me. It seemed that picking on me had become part of her daily routine.
But I was no pushover. I looked at her coldly and replied, “If you suspect that I stole it, then call the police. Have them come to the mayor’s office.”
Janiya had been humiliated in front of the police several times already. She looked at me angrily and said through gritted teeth, “Is it really necessary to call the police over such a trifle? I can, however, report you to Adam. But since I’m so generous, I’m willing to give you a chance to turn yourself in. If you don’t, then I’l1-“
“Wait a second.” Riley cut Janiya off abruptly.
She suddenly stepped in between us and stared at the earring in
Janiya’s hand.
“When did you lose your earring?”
Janiya frowned at Riley with a puzzled look
