“Why can’t I?” Tina frowned.

“Miss Gray, you say we’re the culprits, but did anyone see that?” Sonia smiled.

 

The question caught Tina by surprise, and she gritted her teeth. “No.”

There were only seven of them in the villa. Toby was sleeping then, while the chef and the turf club’s staff didn’t live with them, so nobody saw Sonia and the gang beating Tina up.

“Good. Then how did we beat you up, and where did that happen?” Sonia asked again.

Tina clenched her fists. “You guys drugged me and took me to the turf club in a sack. I was beaten up in the turf club.”

 

“I see. So where’s the drug now? And where’s the sack?” Sonia smiled at her.

It was a nuisance, but Tina answered, “It must be in one of the rooms here. If it’s not, then you guys must have disposed of it.”

 

“In other words, you don’t know whether we have any substance or sacks.” Sonia looked at her. “Since you aren’t sure if we have any of those things, and nobody saw us beating you up, that means you’re trying to blame us for something we didn’t do. That’s slander.”

“I’m not slandering you guys! All these injuries on my body, you guys did this to me!” She pointed at the bruise on her face.

on your injuries? If not, how are you so sure we’re the

right,” Charles agreed, and

possibly leave any fingerprints on the skin!” Tina’s voice trembled with

You can’t prove that we’re the culprits, so if you keep accusing us, we’ll sue you for slander.”

“Why you…”

retort, but Toby stopped her. “Enough,

Toby! They beat me up! How can

do, then? You don’t have any evidence, do you?” Toby looked at her. He knew Sonia and the gang did this to Tina, but it was a perfect crime. Since Tina didn’t have any evidence, she

Toby turned back to look at Sonia for a while. In response, Sonia squinted at him and pursed

came up to her. “Why’d

“No idea.” We beat Tina up after all. He should have been looking at me in disgust, but he didn’t. He didn’t look at me that way. In fact,

a madman,” Charles

covered her mouth and yawned. “Alright. It’s still early, so

and the others nodded, then

with Toby outside her room. “I can’t let this slide, Toby.” She flung

do? They obviously planned this

“So we’re just

left no evidence when she set that snake on Sonia this morning. Obviously, they were getting back at you

silence. Forget about it? I can’t just forget about it. Only I get to trip people up, not the other way around. Oh, so you’re getting back at me, are you? Fine then, two can

he patted her head. “Alright, we should get

nodded with

he was out of her sight, the smile on Tina’s face was replaced by

packed their things and got ready to leave. It

while Sonia was on the sofa, having some juice as she waited for Charles to come back

suddenly

her calmly.

smiled at Sonia. “I bet you’re

an eyebrow. “I don’t understand. Why

you guys beat me up last night, but I can’t show anything for it. I bet you’re really happy because I got what I deserved.”

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