Chapter 871
“What do you mean by ‘that’s not what I meant p>
“Mr. White, aren’t you just trying to cover for your daughter p>
Calliope was clearly annoyed. She shot Jett an unimpressed look, her tone sharp.
Jett felt like he’d just been thrown under the bus. Calliope definitely came off as strong, maybe even a little pissed. The thing was, he hadn’t done anything or even said much-so why was she coming at him like this? Still, her feisty attitude kind of reminded him of Lillian. He couldn’t bring himself to dislike her. In fact, she seemed sort of… entertaining.
“Can you tell me what actually happened, Miss?” Jett asked, turning toward Portia. Then, he glanced at Lisette. “Lisette, can you just tell the truth? We’ve got cameras all over this place, so let’s clear things up p>
Lisette’s face tightened. She couldn’t figure out whose side Jett was on, and it made her uneasy.
“Dad, here’s what happened,” Blythe jumped in. “Lisette accidentally bumped into that girl, and then the other girl really wouldn’t let it go. Next thing I know, they’re yanking each other’s hair p>
Jett gave Blythe a look. “Blythe, I wasn’t asking you. I want to hear from them. You’re friends with her, so you’re not exactly neutral. Let’s let them speak for themselves, or we can just check the security footage. That’ll show what really happened p>
Calliope looked a little surprised that Jett wasn’t blindly taking Blythe’s side. But it made sense-this was between Portia and Lisette, not Blythe.
Portia and Lisette both kept quiet, so Jett just had someone pull up the security footage.
“Honestly, looks to me like you’re both in the wrong,” Jett said eventually. “So, I’d say that makes it even p>
Calliope shot him a pointed look. “Mr. White, are you just trying to sweep this under the rug? Lisette started it p>
“She did, but Portia pulled her hair right back. Let’s call it even, okay p>
“Fine,” Portia said, grabbing her bag. “Let’s just go p>
Calliope looked like she wanted to argue, but when Portia spoke up, she dropped it. She turned to Lisette, her eyes cold “Listen Lisette if you got a problem, bring it to me. Don’t mess with my friends. Hurt them, and you’ll deal with me p>
Then she glanced at Blythe. “Ms. White, I don’t know how you and Lisette ended up friends, and I’m not you who to hang out with
gonna
But if you ever go after my girls for her sake, try me. I always protect my own p>
With that, she grabbed Portia’s hand and walked away.
Jett watched Calliope leave, a thoughtful look in his eyes. There was a hint of admiration there.
Blythe noticed and frowned. “Dad, why didn’t you take my side p>
“Blythe, I get that you want to stick
up for your friends, but you’ve gonet
know what really happened before you pick sides, okay?
Blythe looked like she wanted to argue, but she just nodded. “Yeah, I get it p>
“Alright, nothing left to see here. Go have fun,” Jett said.
Lisette and Blythe ran off, but this time they stuck close to Calliope and her friends.
Calliope didn’t join in right away. She let Portia take the first turn, planning to jump in when she was ready.