“She was already acting when she started provoking me that day.”
Shea was deeply shocked, and her face turned pale.
She had thought that, by using today’s incident, she would be able to deal with Emily for good, but instead, she had fallen for Emily’s trick.
“I’m sorry, Ms. McKinnon. It's my carelessness that made me fall into her trap. If I had been more careful, I might have noticed that something was wrong with Emily earlier."
"It's not your fault." Deirdre stood up from her seat. "I fell