Miguel felt strangely frustrated as he watched Enrica drink the entire glass submissively. It was as if something important was slowly slipping away from him.
He scoffed at himself for overthinking. Enrica wasn’t important at all. Besides, the drink wasn’t laced with anything serious. Rohana had just slipped in a bit of
He just wanted to know where those two videos came from. He’d worried Enrica wouldn’t tell the truth, so he had let Rohana spike the drink He hadn’t planned on doing aithing else to her.
Enrica finished the drink in a few gulps.
She tumed the empty glass upside down, gave it a small shake, then looked at Miguel. Her voice was hoarse. “Are you satisfied now? is my father safe now?
Miguel pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and took a slow drag before speaking. The two videos you played in court–where did you get them?”
Entica answered honestly. “I don’t know.”
Miguel gave a cold laugh. He took another long drag and exhaled smoke directly into her face, watching as she coughed, choking on it. His eyes were cold, devoid of even a hint of the man who once loved her
“Enrica,” he said sharply, “this is not the time to play games. Tell me where the videos came from, and I’ll let you both go. If not, I won’t just deal with your father I’ll deal with you too.”
Enrica shook her head. “I really don’t know where they came from.”
She only knew that Lawrence had provided them. But Lawrence had helped her, and she couldn’t betray him–not even for her father. So, she insisted that she knew nothing
on her like daggers. “I’m giving you one last chance, Encica.”
Miguel’s expression darkened, his eyes food onl
Enric felt chills go down her back Miguel never joked. When he said it was the last chance, be meant it.
If she still gave the same answer, les father would pay the price.
Her hands clenched tightly. Her heart was at war. On one side was Lawrence the man who had once saved her. On the other, her aging, disabled father.
Just as she hesitated, Sheila suddenly spoke up. “Enrica, you know what those videos could’ve done to Miguel. You two shared something once. At least have the decency not to nuke things harder. Just tell him the truth.”
Sheila’s voice was serious, and her eyes filled with judgment, as if Enrica were some kind of monster
Enrica opened her mouth and then looked directly at Miguel. Her voice was low, pleading. “Miguel, I really don’t know. I’m just an ordinary person. How would I even get a video like that? Please, let my fathergo. I’ll do anything else you ask anything I can just not that.”
She paused, then added, “I can tell you what I do low. Someone contacted any lawyer and gave him the videos. We don’t know who they were. They clearly wanted
to stay anonymous. ”
Miguel hesitated, suspicion flicke
flickering across his fare: “Anonymous? Who the bell would want to set me up like that?”
Off to the side, Rohana sapped her wine, looking smug and superior. “Come on. You actually believe that crap? Enrica is not an inocent woman. I bet she’s still holding onto more evidence, waiting for the right time to destroy you for good. You can’t go soll. You need to cut her off now, before it’s too late.”
a jumped in quirkly. “Miquel, I’m not! I don’t have any other evidence!”
She swallowed the bitterness rising in her throat and pleaded, “And you promised me that you’d leave my y father alone if I drank that glass, You never said there
were any other conditions!TM
It had already been a few minutes since she drank the beer. Now, she could feel her body heating ud, She knew that the drug was starting to kick in.
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