[Lilia]

“No, promise I didn’t!” I instantly raised both of my hands into the air, turned around in a flash, and stared him squarely in the face as I defended myself against an accusation—a truth, which I certainly just did.

But, hey, I'm not going to spill the beans to him about that. He had not yet gathered sufficient evidence, and in my view, a person should always be presumed innocent until they are shown to be guilty.

I vouch for that, and I do hope that he did not see me.

“Where ...