Chapter 66. Tell Me What I Need to Know

Matt's POV

“What was that all about, and who the hell was that?” Vanessa asked as soon as I drove away.

Knowing she wasn’t going to let it go, I decided to tell her everything. “That’s Celine Harris, my childhood friend. She used to work at the shop with Hannah. Then she falsely accused Hannah of stealing. I kicked her out, called her names, and told her to never come back. When my parents returned from their trip, I found out Celine was the thief and only used me to fire Hannah to cover her ass. When we fired her, she went to Hannah’s shelter and tried to assault her. Then she kept calling me, I had to block her number.”

“Interesting. She seemed to have a lot to say about Hannah.”

“Celine is a liar and a manipulator. She was just trying to get our attention.”

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Vanessa’s POV

I walked into the crappy restaurant, my eyes scanning around for the girl. Then my eye landed on her in a booth at the far back. Wit