Wesley studied her intently, clearly unconvinced by her explanation. The moment he pressed the call button, Loretta scrambled off the bed, landing on her knees in front of him, begging desperately, “Please don’t call the police! I swear I’m telling the truth–I didn’t know it was venomous! I thought it was just a harmless snake!”

Sean closed his eyes, taking a long breath. After a moment, he asked, “Why would you do something like this?”

Loretta’s voice trembled, thick with tears. “I–I didn’t want you to send me away. I thought if I scared Lottie with the snake, then came out and saved her, you’d let me stay.”

“I had no idea it was poisonous–I didn’t even open the box to check, because honestly, I’m terrified of snakes myself.”

Wesley remained unmoved. “And you think I’d believe that?”

“–”

Judd spoke up quietly, “She’s not lying.”

Wesley frowned, turning to him. “Mr. Carstairs, you believe her?”

!

Judd nodded. “She probably did bring the snake, but if she’d known it was deadly, would she really be stupid enough to get herself bitten? When everyone realized it was a silver–banded viper, the whole room went into chaos. But Miss Donovan here,” Judd glanced down at Loretta, “looked just as shocked as the rest, like she had no idea it was hers–and then she got bitten by her own snake. That’s not something a calculating person would do.”

Loretta, desperate to save herself, nodded frantically. “It’s true! I swear, I didn’t know the snake in my box was dangerous. I promise!”

Charlotte locked eyes with her. “Who gave you the snake?”

Loretta bit her lip, hesitating. “It was… Miss Winthrop.”

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“Tricia?”

“Yes, that’s her!”

let out a dry laugh. “So, you’re saying she put you up to

This

accident too? Loretta, what’s

shouldn’t have listened to Tricia,” Loretta was sobbing now, completely

that to the police.” He didn’t spare her another glance,

slumped to the

was over. Completely

mess, while Charlotte and Judd left the hospital

the hotel, they stepped out of the car and crossed the lobby, Charlotte walking ahead, Judd

as the numbers ticked upward, Judd broke the silence. “That dress looks

in surprise. “Did you

out compliments,” Judd replied, glancing at her. “I’ve only

for a

imagination, or did she see something… different in

suddenly

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