“You can’t just simply say that these young men are slandering Miss Gray or not. You need proof. What do you think, everyone?” Brenda asked with a thoughtful smile. She then released Michael’s arm and took a step forward.
Seeing that she had a point, everyone nodded, and Tina’s heart dropped to the bottom of her stomach when she saw the smile on Brenda’s face. Immediately, she had a bad premonition, which made her tense up.
Sensing the abnormality in her, Toby lowered his head and asked in concern, “What’s wrong?”
“I-I’m alright,” she uttered stiffly. “It’s just that I’m hurting a little from the fall earlier. Can you please bring me to a doctor, Toby?”
Her instincts told her that she had to leave this place as soon as possible, or something beyond her control would probably happen.
Subconsciously, Toby wanted to tell her that he could take her to the doctor after this issue was resolved, but when he looked into her pleading eyes, he nodded in agreement in the end. Then, he helped Tina up and was about to turn to leave when Sonia saw them.
She narrowed her eyes and stopped them emotionlessly. “Wait a minute, why are you leaving before everything is cleared up?"
“Exactly. Sonia is the person you guys accused of pushing Tina, and she’s still standing here without any plans of leaving. So, why are you guys in such a hurry to go instead? Could it be that you’re guilty of crying wolf?” Charles said.
As Zane and Carl nodded, a hint of sarcasm appeared in Brenda’s eyes.
Tina turned around. Her eyes were red and she whimpered, “We’re not leaving. I just want to go to the doctor’s because I’m hurting. Toby can vouch for that.”
Nodding in acknowledgement, Toby said, “We’ll be back after a visit to the doctor’s.”
“Who knows how long it will take you at the doctor’s.” Carl pointed that out, and he folded his arms across his chest.
“He’s right. You don’t have to visit the doctor yourself. What will you do if it worsens the injury? It’s better to just call a doctor here. Is that all right, Mrs. Laughlin?” Zane turned toward Brenda.
Of course it’s all right,” Brenda said as she waved for a server and instructed him to get a doctor here.
There was no time at all for Tina to stop her, and she could only watch in vain as the server left the room. She was burning with rage. I knew it!
These people here are picking on me and putting me on the spot on purpose!
“Miss Gray, you don’t look too happy. Are you unhappy that we called a doctor for you? That’s not right. It’s fine if you don’t thank us for trying to take care of you, but you’re even getting mad at us now. That’s too much of you.” Charles criticized Tina directly while looking at her as though she was an insensible child.
Even the onlookers chirped in. “Yeah, Miss Gray. You’re in the wrong this time.”
“You...” Tina muttered. She was hopping mad with anger.
Beside her, Toby patted her shoulder and said, “That’s enough, Tina. They’re right, you
shouldn’t be angry over this.” “I...” She trailed off, her body shaking with anger. Am I angry because of this? The reason I’m so mad is because these people stopped me from leaving! Nevertheless, she couldn’t say what was on her mind, so she shut her mouth as she tried to suppress the anger inside.
Soon, the doctor arrived. With so many pairs of eyes on her, Tina couldn’t turn the doctor away, so she had to let him inspect her.
After giving her a checkup, the doctor said, “There’s nothing serious with this young lady. Just a minor scratch on her arm. Nothing a band-aid can’t do.”
“I got it. Please send the doctor out,” Brenda instructed the server who brought the doctor in.
After they left, Sonia flipped her hair and said,
“All right. The drama is over now. Since there’s nothing serious with Miss Gray, let us continue from where we left off earlier and figure out exactly how she fell so we can be done with this sooner.”
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