Chapter 5: Victoria Walton

It was precisely how Charlotte remembered it. Victoria arrived with a box of delicious donuts passed seven in the evening. Victoria said, “Something to cheer you up, my girl!”

Victoria wore a skimpy skirt, a leather jacket over her frame, and those over-the-knee leather boots. 

Charlotte’s best friend was a model and an actress. She was charismatic, beautiful, tall, and sexy. Victoria had long black hair, irresistible brown eyes, and a long, roman-shaped nose. 

Charlotte was quite the opposite of Victoria. She had short golden hair, hazel eyes, and a long pointed nose. Charlotte was shorter than Victoria, even when wearing heels to match her best friend. She may not be as alluring as Victoria, but she considered herself to be cute.

Outright, Victoria hugged Charlotte. She said, “Let’s talk about it over donuts and tea.”

“Hey, Victoria. Thank you for coming over,” behind them, Timothy greeted after coming out of his study. 

“Oh, Hello, Tim. Of course, I’d be here for Charlotte. She is like a sister to me,” Victoria replied with a smile. 

“I appreciate it. My Love is really down today,” Timothy said while putting an arm around Charlotte. He pecked Charlotte’s forehead, telling her, “Love, I’m glad you have a true friend in Victoria.”

‘Yeah, right! So you could fuck!’ Oh, how Charlotte wanted to scratch their faces right then and there. She felt her body burning angrily and swore the heat had reached her cheeks. 

“Oh, my god! Charlotte is blushing!” Victoria laughed. “Aww, the thing about being so in love with your husband, right?”

Charlotte wound up touching her face. She gulped, turned to Timothy’s smiling face, and said, “He still has that effect on me.”

What else could she do but ride along with their game? 

After that meet and greet, Victoria dragged Charlotte to the kitchen. Victoria opened the donut box for Charlotte and said, “This is all for you!”

“Wow.” Charlotte tried her best to look excited at the mix of flavorful donuts. They were her favorite. 

Charlotte stared at the treats momentarily before urging Victoria, “Why don’t you have a bite first?”

“Oh, no. I’m on a diet,” Victoria replied, making Charlotte frown. 

Before Charlotte was imprisoned, Victoria had pointed out her weight, and so did Timothy, but now she realized that aside from the medications she took, Victoria was constantly feeding her with sweets!

She pondered about her past life. Victoria often invited her for coffee or lunch. Each time, she always ordered cakes and pastries to match Charlotte’s drink or meals. It just occurred to her that Victoria was purposely feeding her junk!

“What? You are on a diet too?” Victoria scoffed and said, “You look wonderful! Tim adores you, and what you have right there is true love. Besides, it is not the sweets making you fat, but the hormones you take to get pregnant.”

‘Yeah, right? So you and Tim could call me a pig,’ Charlotte said silently. 

Charlotte sighed and looked pitiful. She answered, “No, it’s not that. I guess I feel so down today. I don’t have the appetite to eat.”

“Oh, okay, but you must eat them later. I bought them all for you,” Victoria insisted. “Don’t share any with Tim.”

“Sure.” Faking a smile, Charlotte replied. 

The night continued with Victoria telling Charlotte about her new project. Charlotte tried to pay attention, but her mind constantly went back to her earlier plan of recording any of their intimate acts. Surely they would do it. Victoria would be sleeping over after all. 

It was at midnight when Charlotte finally checked on the time. Charlotte said, “It’s getting late. We both better get some rest. Didn’t you say you were leaving for a photoshoot tomorrow?”

Smiling, she added, “I better ensure the guest room is ready. Excuse me, Victoria.”

Charlotte left the kitchen. She fetched one of her phones from the bedroom. There she found Timothy sleeping. At least, that’s probably what he wanted her to think. 

Finding the second guest room, she turned on the light and locked the door behind her. Right in front of the bed was a painting mounted on the wall. Charlotte walked towards it and took it down. She had already done the needful of putting a small hole in that expensive painting and setting up her camera.

Yes, it was a valuable painting, but she had to try and catch them in the act. This was the only part of the room where she could conceal her phone. 

Charlotte was not prepared. She had to admit it. She was going to maximize her mobile’s recording capacity and set the recorder before going to bed. At most, her iPhone could record up to four hours. She may get lucky and catch them, or her phone would die before then. 

Still, she taped her phone against the back of the painting, positioning the camera right at the center of the hole. After ensuring everything was in place, she pushed the record button and mounted the canvas back to its place. 

Satisfied with her plan, Charlotte returned to the kitchen and found Victoria yawning endlessly. 

“I prepared your tea,” Victoria said, pushing a teacup before Charlotte. 

“Thank you. What would I do without you?” Charlotte said, accepting the tea. ‘Wonder what you put in here too.’

“You can go to the second guestroom now. It’s ready,” Charlotte encouraged. 

“Drink your ginseng so you can have a good sleep!” Victoria said while waving goodbye. “Goodnight!”

Charlotte acted like she was drinking, but she never drank even the smallest of the tea. 

When Victoria was gone, Charlotte put down the teacup and poured the contents into an empty bottle. She stashed the bottle somewhere, intending to have it studied in the middle of the week. 

Charlotte then went to their bedroom and lay next to her husband. Next, she pretended to sleep like a log. 

Two hours passed, and nothing happened. After another five minutes, however, she noticed her husband got up from the bed. The door to the bedroom creaked open, and whispers echoed in the room. 

“Look at her. She is sleeping like a baby. She has no idea we are about to make love,” Victoria softly said before giggling. 

“Be quiet,” Timothy ordered. 

“Oh, Tim, I plan on getting naughty tonight,” Victoria seductively responded. 

‘This is it,’ Charlotte silently thought while remaining in bed, her hand clenching against the pillow. ‘I’m going to catch you. We’ll see who gets the last laugh.’