"Then I went into the toilet cubicle. After I've done my business, I found I was locked inside..."
Amy continued.
"Miss Qi, we checked the toilet door after we sent you to the hospital. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with the door, " said Nelson acting concerned. Little did Amy know that he was sneering inside.
"That's impossible. I had been pushing hard, but the door just wouldn't open, " shouted Amy in so much frustration causing her wounds to tear open.
Her face turned pale in a flash, breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Are you alright, Miss Qi? Please lie still. Any sudden movement might worsen your injuries, " Nelson pretended to be polite.
He should convince Amy that the Nalan clan had initiated an investigation regarding her fall, and the clan was taking care of her.
"Okay, "
Said Amy, who clenched her teeth due to the pain and dared not move.
"If you couldn't open the door, then why didn't you call for help? And how did you fall from the fifth floor at 1 AM? The banquet had finished at around 11 PM."
"I wanted to call for help, but the network signal there was weak. Then, I thought someone would come to my rescue the next day, so I waited it out. But suddenly the whole restroom was suddenly infested with bugs and rats. I didn't even know where they came from!"
The thought of the horrible scene made Amy's flesh crawl.
She was afraid of insects, ever since she was a child, let alone a swarm of them. What's worse, the bugs and mice even got on her. That nasty feeling was difficult to even describe.
Amy was brought up in a wealthy and scholarly family. It was impossible for her, a refined lady, to touch those bugs.
That's why she was scared to death that night.
Thinking about it, her whole body felt itchy.
"Full of bugs? Could it be that you were hallucinating? Our servants clean the the building twice a day. There's no way our restrooms would have had bugs in them, " said Nelson, pretending to act surprised.
He made it seem that the Nalan clan was determined to find out the truth.
Even though he knew Linda had done all these to Amy, he wouldn't admit it.
It wasn't the right time yet.
"How could I have hallucinations? It's true! I did see a bunch of insects and rats in the restroom. Some were even on me! There were so many of them. They seemed to have come from the ceiling, " Amy cringed. The more Nelson asked, the more she was reminded of the disgusting memory. She could clearly remember her body itching, the rats squeaking, and centipedes slithering.
"It doesn't make sense. We've inspected the restroom. It's clean."
Amy suddenly recalled that the electricity and water supply were cut off the night she was locked in.
"Oh, when I was stuck inside, the lights went out, and there wasn't any water either..."
"We must apologize for that. That building is only for banquets, so servants usually cut off the electricity and water supply when they leave. We are sorry. We didn't know you were trapped in there, " Nelson pretended to apologize sincerely.
Amy tried to make her last case, "I know who did it all! It's Bonny Lu! We have had some bad history. She must have wanted to take her revenge on me!"
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