Chapter 209


    I huffed derisively. "I would have warned her if she had given me the chance. Before I could get back to


    her, she was all over him like white on rice. How was I supposed to say?"


    Gevena''s eyes were full of contempt. "She made her bed and now she has to lie in it. The first thing


    she did was to seduce your husband aftering to your house to be a nanny. How did she have the


    audacity to act so high and mighty? In my opinion, those two sisters are both bad news. They got what


    they deserved."


    "If we go by that logic, ra''s story does seem a bit fishy," I muttered. "You said she was testing me.


    What was she trying to find out?"


    "She was testing your trust in her and seeing if you knew about Jan''s dark side," Logan replied,


    leaning back in his chair. "We can''t touch Zora for now. Let ra have her moment."


    "I have this feeling that Marissa''s sob story was orchestrated," I added. "But I can''t figure out who''s


    pulling the strings. Was it the same person who had her killed? Jerome?"


    Janice chimed in, "You have a point. I saw the whole thing. When Marissa came to your house, the


    door was wide open. But instead of walking in, she was banging on the door. It was clear she was


    putting on a show when she kneeled down only after spotting the paparazzi. If she really wanted her


    child, wouldn''t she have barged in?"


    "Jan''s parents were at my house at the time, too. They came for the same reason, to demand the


    child!" I added.


    "What a strange family," Gevena remarked.


    "Why didn''t I think of that? If Marissa was putting on a show, it meant she knew the child was safe.


    Otherwise, what was her act for?" Gevena asked everyone.


    "Exactly!" Janice nodded in agreement.


    I also agreed.


    "Even as the police were taking her away, she was still taunting me," I fumed. "Then just a few hours


    "There definitely is," Logan affirmed.


    "What do you mean?" I asked, startled. Apparently, his words were indicative of an updated clue.


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    "She had hallucinogens in her system."


    "Hallucinogens?"


    Indeed, Logan confirmed this grim fact and then pulled out his phone, showing me something.


    Everyone huddled around to see.


    Taking the phone, Gevena, Janice, and Hannah all leaned in to look at the screen.


    On the screen was a surveince video of Marissa just before she died.


    She was shown wearing loose pajamas, emotionless as she exited her apartment and entered the


    elevator. Nothing seemed amiss from her face.


    The elevator was going up. When the door opened, she hesitated for a moment, as though getting her


    direction, before stepping out. She paused in the elevator doorway for a couple of seconds before


    heading towards a door.


    "The door to the roof!" Janice gasped.


    Marissa didn''t stop in her tracks in the footage. She walked, or rather floated, towards the door, her


    pajama bottoms fluttering in the wind as she pushed the door open to the rooftop.


    The video ended there, and Logan gestured for me to continue.


    I gave him a quick nce before clicking on the next video link. The video stuttered a bit before


    resuming.


    This footage was darker.


    It was an exterior shot, and the rooftop was not well illuminated. But the ambient light from the


    surrounding buildings was enough to make out what was going on.


    The moment Marissa stepped onto the rooftop, she headed straight for the edge without any hesitation.


    It looked more like she was floating rather than walking.


    "Good grief! She looks like she doesn''t know what she’s doing!" Gevena was visibly unsettled.


    "Completely unaware of the danger!"


    "Exactly. There''s no sign of hesitation," I agreed.


    "It''s like she had no fear at all!" Janice said, transfixed by the video.


    "Look!" Hannah pointed out.