An Illusion of Love
She stammered, "M-Maverick, these photos, these agreements… they're fake—all fake! How could I ever do something like this? Ophelia is trying to frame me!"
Right on cue, tears streamed down her face, making her look utterly pitiful.
I calmly reached into my bag and pulled out a USB drive. "Emma, you recorded videos to pay off your gambling debts. Do you need me to help you relive those memories?"
Her expression twisted from pitiful to vicious in an instant. She grabbed a cup of hot tea from the table and hurled it straight at me. "Ophelia, you bitch!"
She moved so fast that I instinctively shut my eyes and raised my arm to block it. But the pain of hot tea scalding me never came.