Chapter 155

That cold, sharp counter question almost destroyed Tally's defenses, but she held on and said as calmly as possible, "Of course there wasn't?"

"How so?" How so, indeed. Was she still being stubborn, or was she just plain clueless?

"May I remind you that the report is Kathryn's?" Markus continued, his tone growing sharper.

"Oh, that's true. But I was the one who got it wrong."

Markus held that sharp gaze toward her, waiting for whatever she would say next. Tally felt a little guilty because of that, but she held on.

"My father was forcing me to marry. I wanted that report for myself, but I accidentally said Kathryn's name during the phone call. That's how the doctor got confused," she lied seriously.

Markus said nothing and took a sip of water. His uncaring attitude made it clear that he didn't believe a word of her bullshit.

That scared Tally a lot. Even though she kept telling herself she didn't need to be scared because he wasn't her actual boss, Markus was too good at inves