Alicia was stunned, and then she said, "I hope that you are innocent, but we can't fool anyone, can we?"
"You are right!" I smiled. I just stood there and watched Alicia making phone calls one after another, but there were only busy tones. No one answered.
I kept smiling, walking to the center of the crowd and saying, "Alicia, you've made 56 phone calls. It took you nearly an hour." I walked towards Alicia, showing her the timer on my phone.
Alicia became anxious, "He must have not seen it. One more call and he'll answer!"
Just as Alicia was about to dial again, I took her phone. Alicia's face darkened and she was about to get it back. I hid the phone behind me and said in a high voice, "It's been an hour, Alicia. How much time do you want to waste? It's working hours. Besides, Kieran's time is precious. Can you afford any more waste of time?"
I smiled, looking Alicia in the eye. She was blue in the face, dying to curse me. However, everyone present began complaining because they had been waiting for too long. After all, the nude pictures were just something they could gossip about. It was one thing to watch a drama, but it was quite another if they didn't have enough time for their work because of it.
"Seriously? She made more than 50 calls, and still, no one answered!"
"It's been more than an hour. I have a lot of things to do. If I can't finish them, I'll have to work overtime again. How annoying!"
"I also have a lot of things to do, but I've been wasting my time here watching her making phone calls. And there were only busy tones!"
"Alicia, you said that I was your dearest sister. You wanted Kieran to forgive me, and you'd remove the misunderstandings. However, you spent one hour making 56 calls. Why do I feel like that you tried so hard to prove that I was lying?" I moved closer to Alicia and continued, "Alicia, do you hate me so much that you're acting like this?"
"You misunderstand me, Rachael. I'm doing this for you, and I don't want anyone to...."
"Be fooled!" I interrupted Alicia and nodded, showing that I understood her, "I know that you don't want anyone to be fooled, so you must dig out all of my scandals. I understand, but...." I turned my eyes upon Alicia's eyes, "Alicia, how did you get this man's number?"
Hearing this, everyone present thought, 'Right. How did Alicia get the phone number of Rachael's friend with benefits?'
I squinted and smiled faintly, "Is this man also your boyfriend?"
"What are you talking about? How could I know him? It's even more impossible for him to be my boyfriend. I have only one boyfriend, who is Marlon!" Alicia explained with an angry face.
I smiled. What I wanted was for her to deny their relationship in such a panic. Alicia was greedy and vain, and she was a gold digger. Therefore, as Marlon's fiancée, she wouldn't allow Marlon to be dissatisfied with her for this, nor would she allow any rumors to reach Marlon's ears.
The more panicked Alicia felt, the more fun it would be. I could even imagine her not being able to utter a single word later.
"Rachael, you've done something wrong. Stop slandering me. If Marlon misunderstands me, I'll be in trouble!" Alicia said with a stern face.
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