When Ste Grace got up in the morning, her head was still groggy and pieces of memory shed through her mind. She did not know whether it was a dream or a real incident.
Oh, yes. She had surveince footage.
She picked up her cell phone to check the recordings.
Jasper Milton had walked out of the libraryspeedily, went into the study, and made his way upstairs. Then, he went into her room, turned on the shlight, and stood in front of her bed for quite a while.
Ste’s face flushed.
He really dide.
There was an unusual sweetness in her heart.
Jasper bent down and kissed her.
From her forehead to her cheeks, then to her lips.
Her face became even redder. She closed her eyes, took a breath, and looked at the screen again. He then exited her room.
She reyed the video.
He left after kissing her on the lips.
Since he was already here, why didn’t he talk to her before leaving?
Ste reyed the video and watched it again. After looking at itrepeatedlyforfive times, her cell phone rang.
It was a call from Anthony Levis, so she answered it.
“Madam, Vera Wood is dead,” Anthony reported briefly.
“Vera Wood? Who is that?” Ste did not seem to remember anyone by that name.
“She’s Auntie Wood, the housekeeper who was chased out by you yesterday. The police mighte to you for further investigation. Someone said that Auntie Wood had told him that you would be the culprit if she died,” Anthony said seriously.
Steughed, “I would only get my hands dirty if I were to kill her. I’ve never taken her seriously.”
“Even if that’s the case, the police will definitely interrogate you. I’ll call youter if there are any updates.”
“Didn’t you mention that Auntie Wood told someone that I would be the murderer if she died? Any idea who that person is?” Ste inquired.
“He’s a male prostitute from the Englese Clubhouse. Vera was a regr customer in that club.She lost a total of 30 million dors in a bet. She has lost all her savings.”
“What a coincidence for her death! I’ll drop by the Englese Clubhouseter. Send me all the information about that male prostitute. I’ll contact you again soon.”
“Sure.”
As soon as Ste hung up the phone, the entrance guard called, “Madam, the police are here. I’ve checked the credentials and they’re genuine. Should I bring them in?”
“Bring them in,” Ste ordered. She hung up the phone, got out of her bed, brushed her teeth, and washed up. Then, she got dressed and went downstairs.
“Madam, I’ll warm up your breakfast,” Lte offered.
“Thank you for your hard work. You slept quitete yesterday, yet I still had to trouble you to prepare breakfast.”
“It’s not tiring at all. I’m used to it,” Lte smiled earnestly and walked into the kitchen.
After a while, two soldiers came with two police officers.
Ste knew that they were here to protect her. She did not reject the offer from Anthony and proceeded to wee the police,“Come in and have a seat.”
“Do you know who this person is?” One of the officers showed Ste a photo.
“Yes, she used to be a housekeeper here. I’ve just fired her yesterday,” Ste said bluntly and returned the photo.
“Why did you fire her?” The male police officer continued to ask while the female police officer took notes.
“She would often sow discord in my family when she doesn’t have the right to do it. She’ll swindle others in the name of the Milton Family. She’scking morals in her character too. Plus, she lost arge sum of money recently. I have also asked her to help me with a document and told her not to open it. She opened it anyway. When she came back, she lied that it was being cut open by someone else who was on the bus. I don’t think that she should stay at my house any longer,that’s why I fired her,” Ste exined.
“Could you please tell me where you were from 7 p. m. to 2 a. mst night?” the police officer asked.
“I was home. My maid could prove it.”
“Apart from the maid, who else could prove it?” the police officer asked.
Ste’s lips twitched and she replied, “My mother is around too. Does that count? Or my guards, they could prove that I have never left the house.”
The police officers nced at each other, and the male policeman proceeded to instruct, “I hope that you’re not leaving the house these few days. We need your help in the investigation.”
“I will be very busy, and I do not have much time to entertain you. You don’t have to spend too much time investigating me. The exit’s there,” Ste looked at the door and said.
The soldiers walked in.
“Did your mother leave the house between 7 p. m. to 2 a. m then?” The police continued asking.
Lte came in with breakfast in her hands and answered, “No, I’m sure. I’ve been waiting at the door the whole time.”
“We apologize for the interruptions then,” The police left.
”Lte, get ready. I’m going out after breakfast,” Ste remarked as she ate breakfast at the table.
There was a karaoke lounge, a bowling center, a bar, a gym, a chess room, a hotel, and a western restaurant in the Englese Clubhouse.
The karaoke lounge would not open until 12:30 p. m., and the bar was closed till 7 p. m.
Ste and Lte went to the karaoke lounge. Ste showed a photo to the manager and said, “Excuse me, could you call this guy toe over please?”
“Ah,you must be talking about Kevin. He’s taking a break. He took a week off,” the manager stated.
“Is there anyone here who is close to him?” Ste questioned.
“Sirus has a good rtionship with him. He happens to be on the afternoon shift today. I’ll ask him toe over now,” the manager replied.
Soon, a man came in. He wore a mesh top and a pair of tight trousers. He looked robust, yet quite sissy at the same time. It was very awkward to see him dressing up in such a manner.
“Heydies, what do you want to y?” Sirus asked and sat down beside Ste. His voice was suppressed and it made her very ufortable.
Lte sat down across them in disgust.
Ste was older, hence shewas more mature and steady, “We’re here to y Truth or Dare.”
“I’m very good at Truth or Dare! Whoeverfails to tell the truthdrinks.You’re good at drinking, aren’t you?” Sirus then went ahead to pour some wine into her ss.
Ste noticed that his nails were very long, except for his middle finger,which had no fingernail at all. There was also a fingernail scratchmark on his arm.She could see some whip marks on his body through histed shirt too.
“Are you happy with your current job?” Ste asked.
“Yes, I do.”
“Do you enjoy BDSM?” Ste immediately probed.
Sirus pursed his lips and nced up to the ceiling, “It is still eptable.”
Ste chuckled, “Who caused the whip marks on your body then?”
“Those are just acts of pleasure. It’s my turn to ask you then. How many men have you slept with before?”
Lte’s face turned crimson. This ce really didn’t suit her.
“First of all, you and Kevin are a couple, right?” Ste asked forwardly.
Sirus tugged at his ears,”I’ll drink this round.”This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.
“Apart from you, does Kevin have any other partners?” Ste asked again.
Sirusdrank the second round, ”Oh gosh, stop asking questions like this. It’s my turn to ask now.”
Lte shuddered. This was her first time seeing a guy acting so coquettishly. She had goosebumps all over her body as it was too nauseating for her.
Ste took a stack of money from her bag, “Answer me cooperatively, and this will be yours.”
Sirus’s eyes lit up the moment he saw the money.
“How many partners does Kevin have?”
“I should be the only one. The others are just for show.They wouldn’t be considered as his partner.”
Ste threw a stack of Vera’s photos in front of Sirus, ”Does she look familiar to you?”
Sirus nced around, making sure that there was no one nearby, ”She owes the casino a lot of money. It was the people from the casino who murdered her.”
“Kevin seems to have a different take on that.”
“That’s because the casino made Kelvin say so. Otherwise, they’ll kill him as well.”