Freda soon found the footage of the surveillance camera and played it on the laptop. What they saw was a shocking, intense moment.
When Rogan leaned over, she freaked out. "Holy cr_p! W-Who is this?"
"I think this is Sir Lucas' room. The man's Sir Lucas, and the woman's…" Freda leaned in before her jaw dropped. "That's Marianne!"
Rogan's eyes went wide. "It can't be true, can it? W-What's going on?"
"Oh d_mn! This is… This is borderline porn!"
Freda quickly lowered the volume and turned around to cover her eyes.
On the other hand, Carla stared at the screen in silence. After a while, she said, "Make a copy of this video and save it."
"What's going on, Ms. Lierger?" Rogan queried.
"Could it be that, last night…" Freda speculated. "No, it can't be. You were in the room too. Did they still do it while you were…"
"Replay the video, " Carla told her instead. "Play it normally when Marianne is pouring a glass of water. See if she made any extra moves."
"Understood." Freda worked on it right away, and soon, she noticed something amiss. "Marianne added something into the water."
"What is it?" Rogan leaned over.
Freda resumed the video. In the video, Marianne was bringing the glass to Carla.
"Oh my god. She's the one who poisoned Ms. Lierger!" Rogan nearly leaped to her feet in anger. "I'm taking her down right away."
"Don't be rash, " Carla calmly said. "I doubt it's poison. It's probably just some drug to keep me in deep sleep."
"What is she trying to do?" Rogan wondered out loud.
"Could it be that she knocked you out before doing it with Sir Lucas?" Freda guessed. "That's disgusting."
"That means that nothing happened between Lucas and me back at Arkfield manor, " Carla pointed out. "Still, I don't understand what's with the marks on me."
"Is it possible that Marianne hit you?" Freda hurriedly said.
"That b_tch, " Rogan gritted out.
"That is possible, " Carla muttered. "I remembered that when I woke up, some of the marks hurt."
Then, she abruptly pinched Rogan's arm a few times.
"Ow!" Rogan cried out before rubbing the sore spots.
Carla then pulled her arm over. As expected, there were red marks on it. Finally, she realized what was going on. "Oh Marianne, Marianne. It seems like I've underestimated her."
"Why would she do this?" Freda contemplated out loud. "She slept with Sir Lucas, and she framed you for it. It's not like she's getting anything out of this."
"But, it's a different matter if she bears Lucas' child in her." Carla sneered. "This is probably the only way she can leap past the rungs of the ladder. In fact, this leap of hers will bring her straight to the top of the ladder."
Freda gasped. "No wonder Marianne keeps giving me an odd feeling. I thought I was being unfair to her because I didn't see her do anything, but it turns out that she's been doing all sorts of evil deeds in the shadows."
Knock, knock, came the sounds from the door. Then, Edrilp's solemn voice traveled into their ears. "Ms. Lierger, Sir Carl, and Lady Lisa have invited you to the study room."
"Tell her I'll be there in half an hour."
As Carla spoke, she shot a look at Freda, who quickly saved the video and kept away the laptop.
It was then Rogan opened the door to convey Carla's message to Edrilp.
"Okay, " Edrilp replied before leaving.
While Carla went to the bathroom to wash up, Freda and Rogan made preparations. The two of them were waiting eagerly for Carla to confront the Srinsots.
As Carla showered, she mulled over the entire incident. After a while of rumination, she called Daemon, but he did not pick up.
She had a bad feeling about the whole situation, and her eyes darkened.
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