The Tide of Fortune

Chapter 252 They've Already Won and You Didn't Even Notice

Aline and Carla go on to talk on the cell phone. While answering, Aline checks that the door is closed, afraid that Eduardo will enter.

"Carla, I swear to what is most sacred: I didn't kill Márcio. On the contrary, I wasn't even near the balcony."

Carla trembles as she stands on the balcony of her apartment and returns to the living room. The TV was turned off and George left, "Oh, Heavens... So it was Eduardo?"

Aline frowns, "That's where I don't know. He was the one on the balcony with Márcio. I just heard him yell for Márcio not to climb the railing because he wasn't Tom Cruise."

"What?" Carla scratches her head.

"It appears that Márcio tried to escape Eduardo by jumping onto the balcony of the suite on the left, but Márcio allegedly slipped off the railing and plummeted to his death."

"Supposedly...?" Carla feels a lump in her throat.

"Yes, friend," Aline vents her displeasure, "I wanted to explain to the police that it was all an accident, but Eddie stopped me! He said categorica