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In reality, the effects of the aphrodisiac had taken a toll on him, and he didn’t have much strength left in his legs.
“Miss Smith, I had no idea. I just wanted to give Miss Quinn some medicine, and I had no idea I’d take it myself. I don’t even know when I took it!” Victor struggled to get up as he kept speaking.
Maya also recalled what they had consumed earlier, and everything seemed perfectly normal, without any suspicious elements.
“I discovered that the medicine you gave to Maya was purchased from outside. I’m quite curious. Why would our production team need you to ask someone to purchase medication from outside?” Kevin’s eyes had a trace of coldness.
Victor was seated on the couch, looking aggrieved. “I asked the production team, but they didn’t have the meds I wanted for her. I used the meds for minor wounds before, and it’s really good, so I asked someone to get it for me.”
Luna picked up the meds they brought back, and she Googled it. The price was expensive, and it was only available at the biggest drug stores in this city. “I’ll try it on you, then,” Luna told Maya, tucking her phone away.
Maya looked at Victor and sat down. “You have to tell the truth if you want to stay. Or else they’ll kick you out of the production team.”
Luna crouched before Maya and placed her leg on her lap. She then squeezed some of the meds out and massaged Maya’s ankle.
Victor looked at them innocently, the rims of his eyes red. “I wouldn’t hurt you even if I was mad.”
Maya pursed her lips and stared at Victor. She suddenly realized that Julian had an eye for people. Victor was a smart man. Back when they were in the elevator, he probably knew she shared some mysterious relationship with Julian, and that was why he helped her after that.
Maya wasn’t averse to this kind of trick. He only did it for a better future. Being smart was a good thing in this industry. At least he wasn’t malicious.
Kevin narrowed his eyes and harrumphed. “You can say you’re innocent after we get the investigation’s results. Won’t work before that.” He could see that Maya was convinced, but Kevin was a more practical man. He would only trust the evidence that was presented.
Luna looked at Kevin and put Maya’s leg down. “After the IV infusion is finished, let him go back and get some rest. Can we get any results by tomorrow?”
Maya moved her ankle around. It felt cool and didn’t hurt that much anymore. It felt like she just got injected with anesthetic. All the places that stung earlier were getting numb. Kevin asked his men to take Victor back.
Once he was gone, Kevin smirked at Maya. “I know what you’re thinking. You think he’s fine. You want to keep him, but to be honest, you can’t.”
Maya looked at him calmly. “Julian’s idea? Why?”
“You know how petty he can be. Why the question? Mr. Graham won’t let anyone get in his way. Even if Victor isn’t the one who did it, the other person would still be kicked out as well,” said Kevin matter-of-factly.
“And if I want him to stay? Does being petty mean that he won’t forgive anyone who tries to use just a little bit of trickery to get ahead in life?” Maya asked coldly.
Kevin quickly said, “Oh, calm down, Maya. This case still hasn’t been settled yet. We’ll talk once we have the results.”
“When you have the results, you’re telling Julian first and having Victor kicked out, aren’t you?” Maya demanded.
Kevin quickly said, “No, of course not. I’ll tell you first when the results are out, alright?”
Maya looked into Kevin’s eyes. Earnestly, she said, “I don’t think Victor’s wrong for helping me. It’s for a better future, after all. If he’s innocent, I want him to stay. I’m saying this as Julian’s wife.”
Kevin nodded. “Of course. I get it.”
Luna was already getting bored, and she asked, “Done?”
“Yes. Get some rest. I’m going back.” Kevin was nice to Luna, too.
Once they sent Kevin off, Luna looked at Maya solemnly. “You slept with Julian?”
Maya’s mask of solemnity fell off, and she looked sheepish. “I was going to call you, but I got the wrong number. The drug was too strong.”
Luna huddled closer and said quietly, “I can’t believe he’d actually come to help you. And he went at it for three hours, too. That’s powerful.”
“Let’s not talk about that.” Maya blushed, and her lips were dry.
“Then, let’s talk about Victor. You know he’s not as innocent as he looks, so why are you keeping him?” Luna asked. She knew Maya wasn’t that kind of a person.
Maya said calmly, “When you couldn’t come out, Selena and some other designers tripped me up, but he helped me out. When my leg got hurt, he was the only one who cared about me and got me some meds. Even if he isn’t that innocent, so what?”
Luna went ahead and patted her shoulder. “Sorry you had to go through that.”
“He did help me, and that’s a fact. And he still hasn’t gotten anything he wants from me. Of course, I’m going to help him out,” said Maya.
Luna nodded. “He should be bailed. He’s better than Julian anyway. Aside from sleeping with you, that guy’s useless.”
Maya’s cheeks burned. “Stop talking about that. I’m not sleepy anyway, so let’s deal with the clothes.”
Luna said, “Whatever you want.”
Kevin didn’t go back. Instead, he went into Julian’s room.
Julian was seated before his desk. Coolly, he said, “All settled?”
Kevin approached him and put his hands on the table. The usually flippant guy changed his attitude for a while. “I talked to Maya just now. She thinks Victor didn’t mean any harm.”
Julian was going through his files, but he stopped for a moment. “Just spit it out.”
Kevin looked at him and stammered, “I-I won’t hold back, then.”
“You talk too much.” Julian was getting impatient.
Kevin quickly said, “Maya said that if Victor wasn’t the one who did it, we should just let it slide.”
Julian said nothing. He was going to go against Maya and kick Victor out of the production team.
Kevin scratched his head. “I think you should reflect on yourself. Don’t try to kick everyone out. You can’t guarantee she won’t have suitors forever.”
Julian tossed his file away and looked at Kevin coolly. “What should I reflect on?”
Kevin said, concerned, “You asked that so matter-of-factly. You have no idea at all, huh? Victor helped Maya do everything when her leg was hurt. Of course, she’s touched.”
Julian fell silent. He helped Maya with the draft too, but she wasn’t touched at all. “I call the shots in the production team, not her,” said Julian, and he picked his file up to continue reading it.
Kevin was miffed. “I think Victor’s innocent too.”
“None of your business now. Leave. I want evidence, not conjecture,” said Julian coldly.
The next day, Kevin came to Luna’s room and saw Maya there. Victor came in at the same time. A staff member came and tossed Victor onto the ground. Victor explained, “You don’t trust me either, Ms. Quinn? Yes, I approached you to gain something, but I swear I didn’t mean to harm you.”
Luna was seated before the sewing machine, pretending to work. She fiddled with the shirt and asked Kevin, “Found anything?”
“Yes. The chat history is still on his phone.” Kevin handed Victor’s phone to Maya.
Maya took a look and saw the chat history between Victor and Damian. Aside from telling him to buy the meds Maya needed for her leg, there was also the request to purchase a kind of medicine she’d never seen before.
“I have no idea about that med, I swear. There’s no way the production team would keep that kind of stuff around. Don’t you think this smells fishy, Mr. Stewart?” Victor explained with reddened eyes.
The med he wanted was available on any online shopping platform. It was a kind of aphrodisiac.
“I’ll see if the production team has any of this lying around. The fact is that this chat history is real. Don’t tell me someone stole your phone and used it to create this chat.” Kevin sneered. He wouldn’t listen to Victor’s explanation.
He was having a headache over Maya and Julian having differences over this matter, but the trash took itself out.
