Hannah stared at me, her eyes glazed with confusion. It was clear she hadn't grasped what I was getting at.
I elaborated, "What I mean is, how was this clip recorded? You said Quincy did it, but how come Jesper didn't notice him when he walked in?"
"Don't worry, it was captured by a hidden camera, perfectly placed right by the room's entrance," Hannah quickly clarified, pointing to demonstrate. "It's as discreet as if it were shot with a smartphone, so no one would spot it!"
"But how did it get there?" I asked, taken aback.
From the angle of the footage, it did indeed seem like it was covertly recorded by a phone.
Hannah flashed a mischievous grin. "There are ways. They're pros at this."
I was impressed. A camera right by the blazing doorway and it went unnoticed.
Just then, I heard Jesper snap at Farley with impatience, "If you want to sleep, go home. We don't need sleepers here!"
We quickly turned our attention back to the screen, where Farley was obviously irritated but didn't dare talk back after muttering something under his breath.
Jessica seemed to be holding back some anger, and hearing Jesper asking Farley to leave, she exploded, "Get lost already! Stop your whining here!"
Farley shot Jessica an angry glare, but instead of backing down, she doubled down, yelling, "What are you looking at? Listen up, Jesper told you to go home and sleep. If you dare mess around again, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"
"That's enough!" Jesper cut in, visibly annoyed, and then turned to Farley. "Just go, will you?"
Farley threw Jessica one last glare before standing up and heading for the door, dropping a parting shot, "You're just like your damn mother. Worthless!"
Jessica was about to retort, but a stern look from Jesper made her hold back her words.
Once Farley was completely out of sight, Jesper said to Jessica with a hard tone, "Jessica, can you stop talking to him like that? Can't you read the room?"
"Why can't I stand up to him when everyone else does? Why can you light a fire and I can't light a lamp? And remember, I'm your sister, so don't yell at me!" Jessica protested.
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