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.”

the blanket clenched. “You’re right. When you called me last evening, she happened to be nearby. She must have heard me say that I was hitting

rage, he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, snarling, “What a poisonous snake that woman is! We have

We have no way of proving that she planted the body wash. Even if tests revealed that the body wash on the floor is the kind she uses, she could lie and say she spilled it by accident. She wouldn’t be

if this isn’t an option, what should we

we can get a recording of her admitting to deliberately harming me, all of

can have

brightened but right as she was about

is it?” Charles grumbled as he went toward

discovered

Tina greeted with a slight

he asked without ceremony, “What do

explained, “We’re looking for Sonia. Is

as the previous evening, that proved he spent the night

a room together, Toby’s gaze darkened and he felt

is it, Charles?” Sonia asked a

lie to her, Charles stared at the couple in front of him and called

a few moments before

then stepped aside,

you,” Tina said with a smile and a nod

the

was seated against the head of the bed and her head was bandaged. Her face was pale and she looked extremely

Toby felt his heart ache faintly at the sight of her. Subconsciously, he gentled his voice

smirked in amusement and asked, “Are you

tightened her grip around his

toward Sonia and pursed his lips before continuing in a

that he was asking out of politeness and not

loosened her grip on his arm

in a broad stride and blocked Tina’s view of her, miming a digging motion with his

her lip.

And then, he acted

to the hem of his suit jacket

Toby held up the other in a ‘stop’ motion in front of Charles and glared coldly. “Don’t go

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