Female Novel
Chapter 278: Eddie
Chapter 278: Eddie
Cheyenne suddenly looked up and smiled, her delicate beauty almost blinding everyone. Shesnapped her fingers, turning the computer screen in a different direction.
The video had been carefully edited by Jerry, starting from the moment they all entered the hotel. Astime passed and they started drinking, it became apparent that Kate was getting a bit tipsy, witheven the casual observer noticing her unsteady steps.
Then came the pivotal moment. Cheyenne right-clicked on her mouse, fixing her gaze on Peyton,her sweet voice sounding like an enchanting spell.
"Right here, Peyton, you left the main hall and went to the storage area. A man followed you, andthe door was closed for a total of five minutes. A lot can be discussed in those five minutes, can'tthey?"
Her gaze was piercing, and the video showed the person clearly: it was Peyton.
Graeme had also seen it, but he couldn't believe it. He still tried to defend her, saying, "Who saysthey were discussing harming Kate? Maybe they were just having a chat."
Cheyenne lowered her eyelids and flashed a sly, mocking smile. "Oh... Did I say they werediscussing how to harm Kate? My dear, aren't you incriminating yourself? You really are a pooraccomplice, huh?"
"You!"
The young man was left speechless by her remark, realizing that she had set a trap for him.
Timothy, who had remained silent, suddenly stood up and walked over to the computer. He pointedto Peyton in the video. In her hand, she held a small square box that wasn't clear.
"Yes, Peyton found me, and we talked in the kitchen. She... She asked if I liked her. I said yes, andthen Peyton asked me to do something for her. She promised to be my girlfriend if I succeeded."
"What did she ask you to do?" Eddie asked with a smile.
Timothy turned his gaze towards Eddie, who was smiling yet gave off a slightly creepy vibe.
Afraid to meet Eddie's gaze, Timothy turned his guilty eyes towards Kate and, with a flushed face,stuttered out a complete sentence.
"It's... it's her. She wanted me to sleep with you, saying she wanted to test something."
What did she want to test?
Everyone knew it without needing to ask.
Kate was taken aback by this shameless request. Did they have no boundaries? Was Peyton usingTimothy as a pawn to harm her?
Ridiculous.
As the words left Timothy's mouth, Peyton's face turned fiery red, shockingly pale, and shestammered, "No, I didn't! Principal Shepard, Cousin, don't believe his nonsense."
Timothy frowned. "I'm not making things up; I was scared. I can't do this. You promised me thatyou'd take care of Kate, slip something into her drink. She wouldn't know anything, and she wouldn'trecognize me. If I didn't go through with it, I wouldn't be a man."novelbin
Ask yourself, when your secret crush challenges you like this, could you refuse? Otherwise, you'dtruly become a pathetic loser in her eyes.
"In that metal box, you put the drugs. I saw you sprinkle it into the water, soak it in the wineglass,and then you carried a bottle of red wine to Kate."
"I didn't do it!"
Peyton persisted in her final defense.
However, everyone's thoughts were now focused on how she might have drugged the drinks. Shewas frighteningly clever. If the drug had been in the shared bottles, it could have caused a majorscandal. But individual wine glasses were assumed to belong to specific guests, making it less likelythat someone else would drink from them. The drugged glasses would all be collected for cleaningafter the banquet, and by the next day, any evidence would be long gone, leaving no trace.
Cheyenne continued to watch the video on the computer, just as Timothy had described. Fiveminutes later, Peyton carried two tall glasses, held a bottle of red wine in her left hand, andapproached Kate.
The two of them exchanged words, and Kate accepted the red wine from Peyton. She used acorkscrew to open the bottle and poured it herself.
Looking back, Kate felt like she had been played for a fool by this woman. It was ironic that she hadopened her own poisoned drink.
"She told me she wanted to apologize for what happened at the last birthday party, so she wantedto make amends with a drink. And when she handed me the red wine, she pretended to behelpless, saying she couldn't open it. I didn't think much of it and accepted it," Kate self-mockingly
said, her eyes burning with anger. "I must have been a complete idiot to believe her nonsense. Thatlittle bitch must have been laughing on the inside as I drank."
People eavesdropping outside the door quickly recorded this conversation, recording the videowhile feeling a sense of caution. These days, you really couldn't trust anyone. Kate had beenthrough a lot.
"I swear I didn't do it, cousin. You know I wouldn't. Yes, I don't like Kate, because she's alwaysflaunting her wealth, but I wouldn't do something like this."
Peyton was desperately holding onto Graeme as her lifeline, but he couldn't shake off the thought ofher disappearance for those twenty minutes. He felt agitated.
"It looks like you're not giving up, but that's okay. The most exciting part is yet to come," Cheyenneclapped her hands and continued with the video.
The scene reached its climax. Jerry had enhanced the footage for a clearer view of the threepeople. In the corridor, Kate left first, and Timothy followed closely. When he was discovered, heforcibly embraced her. Even though she was drunk, she still struggled and even kicked him in a verysensitive area. Even through the screen, it was apparent how much it hurt.