Retribution Rewind: Back To Ten Years Ago Novel by Novia Osborn

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Selena tugged at the person’s skin who just spoke up leading the person to quiddy dange her statement. “Sorry. I was just chatting with someone and didn’t catch that dearly. Could have been

mistaken.

Jackson pressed on. “If you weren’t clear on the details, how can you wear it was Annie who had a hand in Jessica’s tumble

The other person was left in silence instantly.

Yolanda felt a twinge of jealousy Jackson never cared about any girls in Bearics before I once mustered the courage to wy hi, but he didn’t even book my way! Why is in that Annie, of all people, managed to get him to speak up for her?

Without a second thought, she exclaimed deliberately. “That’s because Jessica accidentally stepped on her skin. So when Annie pulled it, Jessica fell into the pool

Annie couldn’t help but smile faintly, knowing she had scored a victory.

Jackson nodded knowingly.‘ ver, M. Yolanda Sanders. So you’re saying that if a car is following traffic rules and someone suddenly runs into the road and gets hit, it’s the driver’s fault entirely After all, the car hits the person, right?

Yolanda didn’t catch on. “What do you mean?”

Jessica’s expression turned icy. “Yolanda, stop

Anybody with a bit of sense could grasp the metaphor–this was a setup. Clearly, the blame lay with

Jessica for stepping on Annie’s skirt, but they stage it to make it look like Annie pushed her inter the water, almost like a planned incident.

The once outspoken group now stood silent, unable to utter a single word.

“Yawn. Let’s go,” Jackson remarked casually, hands ill in his pockets, showing little interest.

The socialites gazed at him walking away, unable to come back to reality

Annie, however, furrowed her brow tightly, pondering his final words, spoken just for them to hear

-Tl see you in the garden.”

“Is Mr. Hudson really here for your birthday bash, Jessica?” Selena questioned, wearing a perplexed expression. While Jeremy’s attendance made sense due to family ties, having Jackson in the mix was a whole different ball game. What kind of strings were pulled to bring that big shot inf

“Jackson’s just showing some respect,” Jessica replied, forcing a smile. She wasn’t sure why Jackson was there, but she had to roll with it.

Selena was puzzled. “But why is he speaking up for Annie?”

“Maybe he’s just feeling bad for Annie” Jessica’s smile wavered, her nails biting into her skin to maintain her composure.

The crowd looked at the miserable looks on Jessica, unsure who deserved more pity.

Yolanda quickly changed the topic. “Speaking of which, where’s Mr. Chandler?”

“I just saw Jeremy going to find Annie.” Someone gestured towards the direction Annie had left.

Jessica’s facade finally cracked, “An–nic!”