It''s Not Her : Carina seemed a bit agitated, scanning | the room. "What exactly are you trying to do? I haven''t done anything! I''ve been locked in my room the whole time." ""Can anyone vouch for you?" Dn inquired.
Her face twisted angrily. ""No one.
They''ve got me cornered, and who would vouch for me? A bunch of backstabbers! They were the ones who told me to do it, and now that things have gone south, they''re all hiding.
They don''t even stay in my room anymore. No one will testify." She was genuinely stubborn, disying a fearless, almost reckless demeanor, She reminded me of
Harmony in that regard —headstrong and fierce.
I kept my gaze fixed on Carina. Her expression, her attitude, everything felt off. Her personality wouldn''t allow her to remain soposed if she were indeed behind this.
Before long, the attendant returned, shaking his head at Dn.
Dn handed her the surveince footage. "Is this you?" Carina''s eyes were fixed on the screen, staring for a long time. She seemed unable to find her voice, caught in aplex mix of emotions.
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She looked up at Dn and crumbled, her eyes filled with fear. "But I... I didn''t leave! Believe me..." Her cries carried an inexplicable sense
| of terror. "I-1 didn''t..." "You brought Ms. Chloe to the fourth floor, pushed her into the sea, and now you''re trying to deny it. Get ready to face the consequences!" Dn summed up the situation sinctly.
Carina, now hysterical, shouted, "I didn''t do it! It wasn''t me! T-This isn''t me!" Yet the face in that footage was unmistakably hers. In the dim lighting, she turned her head, looking somewhat fearful but with remarkable rity.
"Take her away, watch her closely, and hand her over to the police when we disembark!" Dn instructed the attendants.
"I''said it wasn''t me!" Carina rushed toward me. "Look carefully. Do you see me pushing her? It wasn''t me..." Two attendants immediately reached out to pull her back.
"Wait!" I shouted. Throwing off the quilt, I walked toward Carina.
Seeing this, she began screaming, ""Chloe, you can''t frame me! I will never admit to things I didn''t do.
You''re despicable!" The two attendants forcefully restrained her, and she couldn''t break free from their grip.
"Don''t move!'' Imanded.
She immediately froze in ce.
I leaned in close, closed my eyes, and sniffed her, Everyone in the room
turned to look at me, bewildered, In an instant, I told the attendants, "Take her away!" "Chloe, you''re sick! What are you trying to do? What do you want with me?!" Carina struggled desperately to try and pounce on me.
Once she was taken away, I looked at As. With a point of his finger, the steward was also taken away. Now, there were only a few of us left in the room.
As looked at me meaningfully. I shook my head. "It''s not her!" Mia looked at me in surprise. "How can you be so sure?" Ivanna also turned to me. "Yeah, how are you so certain it''s not her?"
"She''s taller than the person in question, and when that person approached me, I caught a faint scent of perfume. It wasn''t the kind she wore. Hers is cheap. The one I smelled was light and fresh. It wasn''t a cheap brand." @ As gave me a smile of approval. After contemting, he said to Dn, "Leak the information. Let it be known that the person has been found, and it''s Carina." Ivanna looked at As in surprise.
"Why do this?" "Protection," As said simply.
I understood in an instant. For Carina, this would serve as a lesson and a form of protection. Otherwise, she might be another Harmony, or Worse, Kennedy. i"
Mia squinted. "I never expected there to be another person involved!" &? | They stayed with me, but the night grew darker. Fireworks were prepared for tonight, but I didn''t feel like going out. After they left, Iy back down on the bed.
I asked As, "Why did you do that?" "Now, they can rx. I have a better ce to take her, but it''s not the right time yet." As''s tone left me questioning.
I looked into his eyes thoughtfully, scrutinizing them for a long time. He seemed to sense my unease and tightened his grip on my arm.
"What''s wrong?"