Chapter 1266 I Have Evidence
"Yo, Ms. James," Annika shot a look over her shoulder.
Sadie spun around and saw the bed in chaos, with Joe and Barbara looking like a hot mess.
She froze, her face a mix of shock and hurt.
"Wha-what's happening?" Sadie stuttered, "Joe, how could you..."
"Sadie, let me explain," Joe, all flustered, wrapped himself in a bathrobe and shuffled over to her. "I thought she was you; I got mixed up."
"So, you two..." Sadie muttered, eyeing Barbara, who was half-naked, as realization hit her, "Wait, the other two times too..."
"No, no, it's not like that," Joe shook his head frantically. "Those times, it was just you and me."
"No," Sadie clutched her head, thinking hard, "Every time we were together, I'd pass out, totally clueless about what happened, and when I woke up, you were..."
She stopped, staring at Barbara in shock, "Every time I drank something she gave me, could it be..."
"We'll find out," Annika cut in. She grabbed the tea cup and whipped out a test strip, "Good thing I always carry these."
"Check Joe's cup too," Sadie pointed at it.
"On it," Arya replied quickly.
"No need," Amanda snapped, turning to Barbara, "Get over here!"
Barbara crawled over, sobbing, "Duchess Louis, I..."
Amanda slapped her hard, seething with anger. "You want me to dig into this, or are you gonna spill?"
"I..." Barbara trembled, tears streaming, but she knew she couldn't hide it anymore. She collapsed, crying, "It's my fault; I've always liked Joe; I wanted to be with him, so I..." "No way," Joe shook his head, shouting, "It was Sadie, it was Sadie."
"You little tramp, how dare you pull this crap," Amanda slapped Barbara again. "You think one night with Joe means we accept you? You're still just a tramp. Joe will never marry you." Barbara stayed silent, just crying on the floor.
But Sadie saw through it. Amanda wanted Barbara to deny the other times and only admit to this one.
"Sadie, I'll handle this tramp Barbara," Amanda turned to Sadie, "Men screw up, and Joe was tricked by Barbara; he didn't do it on purpose; you should forgive him."
"I'm not mad at Joe, but..." Sadie squinted at Barbara. "The other two times, it wasn't me either, it had to be her."
"No way," Amanda denied quickly, "That night at Grapetown Heights, I saw you and Joe with my own eyes..."
"I have proof," Sadie cut her off, smirking. "Wanna see it, Duchess Louis?"
"No, no way," Joe shook his head, repeating in disbelief. "This can't be, Sadie. It was definitely you and me..."
Sadie gave a nod, and Annika pulled out a laptop and played a video.
Sadie said, "Duchess Louis, you know I was poisoned once and almost died. It freaked me out, so I set up a camera in my room. Didn't expect to catch this. My eyesight's bad, so I can't see clearly. Why don't you take a look?" As Sadie spoke, the video started playing. It showed Barbara drugging Sadie in Joe's room and then pretending to be Sadie to sleep with Joe.