“She was being harassed in the hotel,” Tanner spoke calmly, his voice steady and convincing. “I happened to pass by her, and I saved her. Michael, I clearly remember seeing you and another man in the hotel. Not only did you not save her after seeing her being targeted, you even took these photos to frame her. What were you up to?”
He did not say anything harsh, nor did he argue. He just spoke the truth in a calm and objective tone. He did not say much, but it made Michael feel so guilty that he broke out a cold sweat.
Michael wanted to refute, but when his gaze met Tanner's determined eyes that seemed to have seen through everything, the words that he had prepared turned into ash. They were stuck in his throat and he could not say a single word in his defense. He could only hold it in un
