Suddenly, a sharp, piercing voice echoed from the doorway, cutting through the chaos. “What the hell are you doing?”
The sudden noise jolted Lise, making her drop the pillow to the floor. Katelyn, gasping for air, coughed violently, her chest heaving as she struggled to breathe.
Neil stood frozen in the doorway, his brows furrowed tightly, as if he couldn’t believe what he had just witnessed. Had Lise actually tried to smother Katelyn?
Panicking, Lise tried to explain, her voice trembling. “Neil! Why are you here all of a sudden?” Follow current nov?ls on find·novel·net
Damn it. A perfect opportunity, ruined.
Neil’s gaze shifted coldly to the pillow lying on the floor, then back to Lise. “What were you doing just now?”
Even now, he struggled to trust his own eyes. It had to be a mistake. Someone as gentle and sweet as Lise couldn’t possibly have tried to harm Katelyn. Could she?
Lise forced her voice into a steady tone, scrambling for an excuse. “I noticed Katelyn’s pillow looked uncomfortable, so I thought I’d get another to support her better.”
Katelyn’s coughing finally subsided, and she fixed Lise with a cold, disdainful stare. “Do you really think he’s that gullible?”
Her face was pale, blotched with the unnatural flush of near-suffocation. Turning her gaze to Neil, Katelyn’s voice cut like ice. “See how she tried to kill me? This is the sweet girl you trust so much! She’s nothing but a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
Neil clenched his fists, his expression torn with disbelief. How… how could this be happening?
Lise walked over to Neil, her smile forced and trembling as she tried to salvage the situation.
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“Neil, please! Do you really think I’d ever harm Katelyn? She’s just trying to come between us,” Lise pleaded, her voice trembling with feigned sincerity.
Katelyn’s glare only grew sharper, her throat burning as she forced herself to speak. “Can you not believe your own eyes? Or would you still side with Lise, no matter what you saw?”
Inwardly, Lise seethed. Wretched woman! Quickly, she composed her face into a mask of hurt and innocence, addressing Katelyn in a tone laced with false sincerity. “Katelyn, I was only trying to help you. Why would you accuse me like this? I could never harm you.”
Katelyn took a slow, steady breath and replied, her voice calm but cutting, “I suggest you think carefully before you lie again. I forgot to mention that top-tier VIP rooms like this one have cameras. Everything you did has been recorded.”
Lise’s face drained of color. Her eyes darted to the faint red dot of the surveillance camera blinking above. The realization hit her like a tidal wave. She had just attempted murder. If Katelyn pressed charges, the evidence would seal her fate and send her straight to prison.
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