Turning the Tables

"Mr. Maxwell?" Beatrice froze for a moment. "There was something... I couldn't take the call earlier..."

She bit her lip, thinking about how to explain everything to Nathaniel.

Should she tell him the truth? That she had been falsely accused of stealing by the store staff? What would he think after hearing that? Would he stand up for her? Or would he think she embarrassed him?

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