Chapter 1208 A Plot within a Plot (5)

In the bathroom, Joe splashed his face with cold water, trying to stop the nosebleed. He stared at his reflection in the mirror, slowly coming back to reality.

He thought about how he'd been acting lately and felt a wave of shame. Normally, he was a pretty chill guy, but today? Man, he'd been a total jerk, even pushing Sadie around. What the heck was wrong with him? Joe mentally kicked himself while scrubbing at his clothes.

He was rocking a white suit tonight, now splattered with blood. If he walked out like this and the maids saw him, they'd definitely snitch to Amanda. Amanda, who doted on her only son, would be crushed seeing him like this. She might even blame Sadie, which would just mess things up more. Thinking about it, Joe got all jittery and tried to clean his clothes faster.

The faucet was running non-stop, drowning out any noise from outside. Joe had no clue someone had slipped in.

Barbara sneaked in quietly and locked the door behind her.

Seeing Sadie knocked out on the sofa, her eyes lit up. She glanced at the bathroom door.

into a glass of water, shook it up, and made Sadie drink it. Then, she dragged Sadie into the

down, and got into bed. "Sadie, I can't get these bloodstains out. If I

just a faint glow from the emergency light under the cabinet. "Sadie?" Joe asked, confused.

the bed, mumbled

okay?" Joe thought Sadie was wasted and cautiously walked over to the bed. "Why are you lying down? You feeling sick?" Barbara kept quiet, scared

what

stayed silent, just shifting a bit to show off her long, sexy legs and half

blanket, momentarily stunned. The sight slowly lit a fire inside him, and he started

away, telling himself, 'no,

didn't know what was up with him today. It felt like something was crawling under his skin, making him super restless. But the last bit of his

leaving. I'll get Annika to

suddenly a hand shot out from under the blanket and

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