Sonia pursed her pale lips and said, “I did fall down by myself, but I feel like things weren’t as simple as they looked.”

“Do you suspect something, baby?” Charles asked as he looked at her.

She nodded. “I fell because I stepped on something slippery as I came out from the stall. When I was on the floor, I smelled something fragrant, like body wash.”

“Why would there be body wash in front of your stall?” His eyes widened in astonishment.

 

“I have no clue either.”

Stroking his chin, he mused, “Could it be that someone dropped their body wash as they passed by and it spilled right on your doorstep, and you were unlucky enough to step in it?”

Narrowing her eyes, she answered, “Maybe, but the chances don’t sound too high.”

“Why do you say so?”

Tilting her head slightly at him, Sonia answered, “Because I didn’t hear the sound of anything falling while I was taking a bath.”

Which was to say someone stealthily and deliberately placed the body wash in front of her door.

 

Instantly, Charles stood up. “Then it has to be Tina. She and Toby are our only two enemies at this resort and since he couldn’t possibly enter the ladies’ room, that leaves only her.”

right. When you called me last evening, she happened to be nearby. She must have heard me say that I was hitting the showers and followed

dramatically with rage, he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, snarling, “What a poisonous snake that woman is! We have to make a police report.

wash. Even if tests revealed that the body wash on the floor is the kind she uses, she could lie and say she spilled

grumbled, “So, if this isn’t an

we can get a recording of her admitting to deliberately harming me, all of our efforts will amount to

a sinister smile, he continued, “But I can

brightened but right as she was about to reply, the

Charles grumbled as he

discovered Toby and Tina standing

Lane,” Tina greeted with a slight

asked without ceremony,

explained, “We’re looking for Sonia. Is she

the same as the previous evening, that proved he spent the

of Charles and Sonia alone in a room together,

is it, Charles?” Sonia asked a little weakly

in front of him and called back in a raised voice, “It’s Miss Gray and President Fuller.

for a few moments before Sonia finally said,

stepped aside, albeit a

with a smile and a nod before leading Toby

shut the door

the bed and her

sight of her. Subconsciously, he

smirked in amusement

tightened her grip around his

was acting a little strangely toward Sonia and pursed his lips before continuing in a cold and detached voice, “There’s nothing odd about

asking out

her grip on his arm and gave

could react, Charles stepped forward in a broad stride and blocked Tina’s view of her, miming a

lip. “You wouldn’t

he answered, “Try me!” And then, he acted like

of his suit jacket and begging in a quavering voice, “Save me,

Toby held up the other in a ‘stop’ motion in front of

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