He asked, âDo you know the man in the picture?â
Taraâs face turned white as paper.
The picture showed her clinging to another man.
She uncontrollably faltered as she looked at Odellâs frosty look. She said in a trembling voice,â 0-Odell, who sent you the picture?â
âAnswer my question.â
Taraâs gaze became evasive. She hurriedly said, âI-I donât know him. Iâve never taken a picture like that!
Someone is trying to frame me!â
Odell then scrolled to the next picture.
He showed her the phone again and said, âSo, this picture is also someone trying to frame you?â
The second picture showed her kissing Joshua intimately. Tara started to shake. âOdell, Iâ¦â
Odell looked at her as he scrolled through his phone and showed her every intimate picture she had with Joshua.
She took the pictures with Joshua five years ago when they were still together. Those pictures should have been erased from existence after Joshua was arrested. How did Odell get his hands on them?
Sweat covered her forehead instantly.
Tara panicked. âN-No, itâs all photoshopped! Someone is trying to frame me!â She reached out and snatched the phone from him. Odell did not react. He continued staring at her with a cold gaze. Taraâs legs turned weak. She fell on the floor with a thud. Odell peered down at her and said, âIf youâre not telling me the truth, Iâll do it for you.â Taraâs tears rolled down her face.
If he was able to get that many pictures of her and Joshua, he must have known about her past relationship and that Joshua was in prison because of her affair.
Tara no longer dared to say the pictures were photoshopped. She crawled closer to him and cried, âOdell, Iâm sorry. I shouldnât have lied to you. The man in the picture was my ex boyfriend but we broke up five years ago! I only knew you after we broke up! âI was forced to be with him. I had no support back then and heâs a gangster. He fell for my looks and made me his girlfriend. I didnât do anything but he claimed that I cheated on him! I just had tea with a male friend and he beat my friend to death! Heâs a scary person!â
Sylvia and Sherry heard everything from outside the door. âMy gosh, sheâs good at twisting facts!â Sherry almost ran into the house and slapped Tara. Sylvia stopped her from being reckless. Sherry frowned.
âSyl, I canât bear it anymore! I have to expose her! Sheâs good at distorting facts! Sheâs going to fool Odell again!â Sylvia was looking at the manâs back inside the house when she said, âLetâs just observe for now.â
She also believed Odell might be fooled but if he fell for Taraâs tricks again, he would be the stupidest man alive. Even if she and Sherry went in to expose Tara, Tara might be able to turn the situation to her advantage and use it against them. The manâs gravelly voice sounded as he asked, âSo, youâre saying you never cheated on him?â
Tara answered instantly, âYes! I didnât cheat on him but he slandered me! He claimed that I slept with many men but I only love you, Odell! I was forced to be with him. How could I be with several men at once?â
Odellâs towering figure stood like a monolith.
The air got quiet.
Sherry started to lose her patience and even Sylvia pursed her lips nervously.
Would the man believe her again? Just when Sylvia lost interest in watching and wanted to bring Sherry away, Odell showed Tara his phone again. Tara froze and was horrified after seeing the phone. Sylvia narrowed her eyes curiously.