Chapter 1258 The Truth

Annika yanked up the surveillance footage from last night. The screen flickered on, showing a video drenched in shadows and steamy vibes. The scene was raw, leaving almost nothing to the imagination. Arya leaned in, eyes wide. "Who... Who is this?" she stammered, disbelief all over her face.

"Looks like Joe's room," Annika said, squinting at the footage. "That's Joe, and the woman..." She gasped, covering her mouth. "It's Barbara!"

"No freakin' way, what's going on here?" Arya's shock turned her voice into a hushed whisper.

Annika quickly turned down the volume and looked away, covering her eyes. Sadie, though, stayed focused, her face unreadable. "Copy and save the video," she ordered, her voice cool and steady.

"Ms. James, what's happening?" Arya asked, curiosity piqued.

"Could it be last night," Annika speculated, "No, you were in the room last night too? Did they do this right in front of you..."

"Rewind the video," Sadie instructed, "Go back to the part where Barbara is pouring water and see if there's anything fishy."

"Got it." Annika quickly found something off, "Barbara put something in the water."

Arya leaned in

the video, Barbara hands Sadie a

jumped up, "I'll go get her

said calmly, "It's probably not poison,

to pull?" Arya asked,

she wanted to knock you out and then be with Joe..." Annika guessed and cursed, "That's

and me at the Grapetown Heights vineyard last time," Sadie finally got it, "But what about the marks on my body?" "Could Barbara have

witch Barbara," Arya

up, the places with marks hurt." She

Arya yelped and rubbed

Arya's arm for a closer look, and sure enough, there were red

head around it. "She slept with Joe and framed you, but she didn't gain anything from

Sadie sneered, "This might be her only shot

and sighed, "No wonder I always thought Barbara was shady, but I never saw her do anything, so I thought I was wrong. Turns

there was a knock on the door, followed by Callie's serious voice. "Ms. James, Duke Louis, and Duchess Louis request your presence in the

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