Chapter 127

As Sandra drove back home, she couldn't stop cussing herself for making such a lousy move the previous night.

It was unlike her to act so rashly. Now she had to face Michael, who was still very suspicious of her, and at the same time deal with Evelyn.

She wished she knew what Evelyn was planning or thinking. Something about the way Evelyn had responded made her anxious. Although Michael had said he would clear things up at his end and make sure Derek and his parents wouldn't take Evelyn seriously, she still couldn't help being worried about Evelyn.

As Sandra stepped into the house, she paused for a moment when the soft murmur of voices drifted from the dining table ahead.

She had been avoiding her parents since the incident with Evelyn the previous day, and neither of them had made any effort to talk to her either.

Her brows pulled together when she heard Evelyn's voice.

Not wanting to believe that Evelyn was there again, she hurried to the dining, taking in the sight of her parents and Evelyn seated together.

Her heart tightened as she noticed how effortlessly Evelyn seemed to fit in, smiling at her mother and engaging in light conversation with their father as if the last six years had not happened.

Her stomach churned with hatred at the sight of Evelyn, who looked so relaxed. She was the picture of ease and belonging.

"You're home," Eric said when they noticed her presence.

Sandra looked at him, hurt and angry that he had accepted Evelyn back so easily despite all her efforts to be a good daughter to him while she was away.

Sandra, feeling a sudden pang of jealousy mixed with frustration, forced a smile and approached the table.

"Yeah. Seems like my presence wasn't missed."

"Don't say that, Sandy," Evelyn chided with a cheerful smile.

After her phone call with Sandra earlier, she had decided to go see her parents instead of going to her place. She thought it was wiser for them to hear from her first and let them know what happened between her and Sandra the night before. Claire looked up from her plate with a curious expression. "You didn't say you were sleeping out last night. Where are you coming from? Where did you spend the night?"

Sandra felt a lump form in her throat. She couldn't shake the feeling that Evelyn had already told them everything, and now her mother was just waiting for her to admit it.

Her eyes darted nervously to Evelyn, who was sipping her tea with a contented smile as if she had no care in the world.

"What has Evelyn told you?" She asked, trying to gauge the situation.

Claire raised an eyebrow and set her fork down. "Are you okay? Why are you asking me about Evelyn when I asked you a question? Where did you spend the night?" Claire asked harshly.

Panic surged in Sandra, and before she could stop herself, tears began welling up in her eyes. "No, I'm not okay. I'm not okay," Sandra cried as she broke into a sob, startling everyone. Evelyn rolled her eyes, wondering what kind of drama Sandra was about to act this time. "What's wrong, darling?" Evelyn asked calmly.

you witch!" Sandra yelled, and

to your

meet Evelyn last night to resolve things, but... but she drugged me, Mom! She drugged me and tried

she had something to tell them, but she had yet to get into the details before Sandra arrived, so they had no idea what Sandra was talking about. Evelyn, however, continued sipping her tea, her smile widening ever so slightly. She

you're trying to twist this entire situation on me. You need to stop this before you dig yourself into an even deeper hole," Evelyn advised. "What are you talking about, Sandra?" Claire asked, her voice now tinged with concern as

talking about?" Claire asked

have no

as she pointed at Evelyn. "Don't lie! Just admit it! We met last night, right? You drugged me and booked that suite at the hotel! You dragged me there after I passed out!" Evelyn blinked. "Why would I deny that we met? Yes, we met last night. Rayna asked that we hang out last night. I got there expecting to spend time with Ray, but Sandra showed up, and then I realized she was the one who wanted to meet me. But everything

laced with amusement. "So you said earlier. Well, 1 have evidence, too, and it proves that you're lying,

of them, their confusion deepening. Eric finally spoke,

right, enough of this. If both of you have evidence, let's see it. Show us what you're

this morning. We found out that Evelyn paid for it!

up and took

darkened, and he frowned

Michael doing in the

"It was a setup! Evelyn called Michael and asked him to come over, pretending she wanted to talk things through with him because she knew he was still in love with her." Evelyn couldn't hold back her laughter any longer. "Oh, Sandra, that's quite the story. Michael, in love with

please. Who called for our

flushed with anger. "I did,

mean-

I would set something up like that and be foolish enough to pay for the

frustration mounted. "You're trying to deny it, but it

how did you know she took pictures

Sandra s

T

an answer since she couldn't say Michael had set up a camera in the room.

she did it! We

she put

tale you're spinning make sense to you? I feel insulted that you assume everyone is as mentally slow and retarded as you," Evelyn said, and Sandra glared at her, but inwardly Sandra admitted to herself that her

took out

a beat. What was Evelyn about to

casual. "So, last night, Sandra claimed she wanted us to make up. And then she asked Rayna to excuse us for a while, and we talked things through. After I agreed to forgive her, she embraced me. Never would I have imagined

said, I have a video to back up my story. Thankfully, someone at the club signaled me from the balcony and told me they saw something

ran cold. "You're lying. You're making

sent me a video of you trying to put something in my drink. That was why I switched the drinks when you weren't looking. That's why I excused you and Rayna, claiming I wanted to use the restroom. I went to meet the person," Evelyn said since she didn't want Sandra to

have made such a video? How could that have happened "No! That's not true! You're accusing me falsely!

tone icy. "I have the video right here. Do you want to see it, or should I show it to

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