"Yeah, we got into a fight with a dog. Neither of us had our wallets," Randy echoed.

Debra tilted her head, her expression suddenly clear. "So, you went out for a midnight snack, got drunk, fought a dog on the way, and then booked a hotel room?" "Exactly."

"That's right."

Neither Randy nor Erica seemed to realize how ridiculous their story sounded.

Debra nodded slowly. "And you two shared a room."

Randy and Erica both froze.

But Debra wasn't going to let them off. "Randy, you hid your thoughts until the perfect moment, huh?"

Erica blushed with embarrassment and glared at him.

"This is all your fault," she huffed, storming upstairs.

a pitiful look at Debra. "Please, don't tell

her head

Just as she stood up, the sharp sound of

tall, elegant figure then came into

giving Debra a glance

There was a quiet confidence in it, mixed with a touch of indifference.

said, smiling as she extended her hand toward Debra. "You

eyes drifted to Theda's outstretched

a pampered heiress. The palm had a roughness to it, calloused from years

Buchan?" Debra asked

had mentioned it just yesterday. With all the turmoil surrounding the Nichols family lately, it wasn't. far-fetched to

how quickly Theda

an eyebrow. "The moment I saw you, Ms. Frazier, I felt dike we'd met before. Almost like in

her words wiped the polite smile off

withdrew her hand. "Just a

to the second floor just as Barton

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