Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 209

I huffed derisively. "I would have warned her if she had given me the chance. Before I could get back to her, she was all over him like white on rice. How was I supposed to say?"

Gevena's eyes were full of contempt. "She made her bed and now she has to lie in it. The first thing she did was to seduce your husband after coming to your house to be a nanny. How did she have the audacity to act so high and mighty? In my opinion, those two sisters are both bad news. They got what they deserved."

"If we go by that logic, Clara's story does seem a bit fishy," I muttered. "You said she was testing me. What was she trying to find out?"

"She was testing your trust in her and seeing if you knew about Jaylan's dark side," Logan replied, leaning back in his chair. "We can't touch Zora for now. Let Clara have her moment."

"I have this feeling that Marissa's sob story was orchestrated," I added. "But I can't figure out who's pulling the strings. Was it the same person who had her killed? Jerome?"

Janice chimed in, "You have a point. I saw the whole thing. When Marissa came to your house, the door was wide open. But instead of walking in, she was banging on the door. It was clear she was putting on a show when she kneeled down only after spotting the paparazzi. If she really wanted her child, wouldn't she have barged in?"

"Jaylan's parents were at my house at the time, too. They came for the same reason, to demand the child!" I added.

"What a strange family," Gevena remarked.

"Why didn't I think of that? If Marissa was putting on a show, it meant she knew the child was safe. Otherwise, what was her act for?" Gevena asked everyone.

"Exactly!" Janice nodded in agreement.

I also agreed.

"Even as the police were taking her away, she was still taunting me," I fumed. "Then just a few hours later, she was dead. There's no way there isn't more to this!"

"There definitely is," Logan affirmed.

"What do you mean?" I asked, startled. Apparently, his words were indicative of an updated clue.

"She had hallucinogens in her system."

"Hallucinogens?"

This footage was darker.

It was an exterior shot, and the rooftop was not well illuminated. But the ambient light from the surrounding buildings was enough to make out what was going on.

The moment Marissa stepped onto the rooftop, she headed straight for the edge without any hesitation. It looked more like she was floating rather than walking.

"Good grief! She looks like she doesn't know what she’s doing!" Gevena was visibly unsettled. "Completely unaware of the danger!"

"Exactly. There's no sign of hesitation," I agreed.

"It's like she had no fear at all!" Janice said, transfixed by the video.

"Look!" Hannah pointed out.