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.”
“You’re right. When you called me last evening, she happened to be nearby. She must have heard me say that I was hitting the showers
of his pocket, snarling, “What a poisonous snake that woman is! We have to
way of proving that she planted the body wash. Even if tests revealed that the body wash on
he grumbled, “So, if this isn’t an option,
proposed, “Unless we can get a recording of her admitting to deliberately harming me, all of our
he continued, “But I can have someone threaten her while wearing
but right as she was
as he went toward the
he discovered Toby and
Tina greeted with a slight
Charles’ face fell and he asked without
explained, “We’re looking for Sonia. Is
was the same as the
a room together, Toby’s gaze darkened and he felt
Sonia asked a little
front of him and called back in a raised voice, “It’s Miss Gray
for a few moments before Sonia finally said, “Let them
stepped aside, albeit a
and a nod before leading Toby in
eyes, Charles shut the door
against the head of the bed and her head was bandaged. Her face was pale and she looked extremely
his heart ache faintly at the sight of her. Subconsciously, he gentled his voice and asked, “How are
look, Sonia smirked in
instantly tightened her
toward Sonia and pursed his lips before continuing in a cold and detached voice, “There’s nothing odd about asking how the
that he was asking out of politeness and
grip on his arm and gave Sonia a
forward in a broad stride and blocked Tina’s view of her, miming a digging motion with his fingers and saying, “I’ll gouge your eyes out if you
lip.
me!” And then, he acted like he
behind Toby, clinging to the hem of his suit jacket and begging
up the other in a ‘stop’ motion in front of Charles and glared coldly.
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