A Costly Betrayal

Cleo brought nothing but a ballpoint pen to the B2 French exam, and she calmly put it away in her pocket after the exam was over.

Sloane was in the same venue as her for the exam, but the results did not matter to her.

Instead, she stood in the corridor and stuck out and arm to block Cleo when she walked past.

“I heard that your mother was discharged from the hospital,” Sloane said accusingly. “Sh