Nina's eyelids flew open. She was in a cold, strange room. The clock on the wall said it was one past eight. It was light out.
She had been in here all night.
She willed the memories of last night to flood her mind. A sickeningly sweet smell still lingered on the tip of her nose. She instantly recognized what it was. It was diethyl ether.
Albert had rendered her unconscious with diethyl ether.
Before she passed out, she remembered kicking open a cabinet in front of her, which was full of Pink Panther dolls.
It was because of those dolls that she realized that George was Albert.
Nina had always known that Albert had a secret girlfriend who liked Pink Panther dolls. She had seen him smiling at Pink Panther dolls several times, and it was not just a simple, innocent smile from someone who appreciated toys. It was a smile that came from fondness and longing.
Nina knew that the dolls reminded Albert of someone special. The loving glint in his eyes practically screamed.
But even though she was able to finally guess it, she was still a little too late.
She had fallen into Albert's trap.
Nina climbed t
harply at Isabella. It was said that a person who had been away for three days must be looked at with fresh eyes.
Isabella seemed to have changed a lot since she slapped and humiliated her. She was calm and firm with her threats.
She had finally learned how to play the game with complete self-confidence.
This time, Nina was not going to win against her the way she had done before. She had to use another strategy. Vengeance had always been her way of doing things, and the most effective method was manipulation.
Nina glanced at Isabella's tassel earrings and asked curiously, "Why are you wearing different tassel earrings today? Didn't you always wear the pair that Albert said he liked?"
Isabella's heart jolted. She touched the tassel earring, guilt clouding her beautiful face. "I accidentally lost them," she murmured.
She was in a hurry to leave a place
when she dropped it.
"What does it have to do with you?"
Isabella did not dare look into Nina's eyes, fearing that she would notice something.
She had lost the tassel earrings in a dangerous place, and if people found out, she would be doomed.
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