After Hugo Kaiman got the hippo for free, he returned to his hotel room. There, his fiancée Vicky Orlando was waiting.
"How are you, darling? Where are we going for dinner tonight?"
"I have things to do tonight. Just order something for yourself…" Hugo didn't have time to finish - Vicky exploded, screaming and pounding her fists against his chest.
"You're going to that disgusting Aida, aren't you? I know it! I saw her message on your phone this morning! Get out of here!"
"Calm down! What are you talking about?" Hugo shouted as Vicky kept attacking him with her fists.
He managed to push her back and grabbed her by the throat. "Shut up! You hear me?! I'm sick of this!"
Vicky's face turned red. She struggled to speak, flailing her arms, her pupils widening. Hugo tightened his grip on her neck to keep her from moving and hitting him.
After a moment, he released her and shoved her away. Her lifeless body collapsed onto the floor.
Hugo called Rex, who was nearby and arrived quickly, along with Fox. Hugo explained what had happened.
"Take care of it. Make it look like suicide."
"How the hell am I supposed to fake that?"
"That's your job, Rex! Do it," Hugo snapped, poking a finger into Rex's chest.
"Alright, alright. Whatever you say."
Rex and Fox entered the room and lifted Vicky's body.
"Jesus, she's heavy for someone so petite," Fox grunted. They placed her on the bed in the bedroom. Rex scratched his head, then walked into the bathroom.
"Fox, bring her to the bathroom."
"What for?" "Just do it!" Rex yelled.
"She's heavy - let's carry her together."
Rex turned the water on.
"What are you planning? Drown her in the bathtub?"
"Shut up, Fox. Strip her."
"You do it! I'm not a psycho."
"Damn it… what do we do, Fox?"
"Let's put her back on the bed and cut her wrists. I saw that in movies."
They dragged Vicky's body back into the bedroom and sat her on the bed. Rex took a razor and cut the vein on her left arm, then placed the razor in her right hand to make it look like she'd done it herself.
Twenty minutes later, they called the police, claiming they had just arrived at Hugo's room and found the scene.
***
Two and a half years earlier, at a private party in New York, Victoria had met Hugo Kaiman by chance. He was mysterious, slightly older than her, and stood out from the crowd- which immediately drew her attention.
A few days later, Victoria's foundation "Astra" received an anonymous donation of £100,000. She found out Hugo was behind it and called him. That's how their story began.
They started dating and soon moved in together. Two years into their relationship, Hugo proposed. Everything seemed perfect.
But after the engagement, things began to change. Victoria noticed Hugo becoming distant and evasive. Everything became clear when she heard the name Aida - a model from Ethiopia.
At first, it was just suspicion, but then she found a message from Aida on Hugo's phone.
Jealousy overwhelmed her. Hugo noticed her emotional state and suggested a trip to Zurich to immerse themselves in a virtual reality game - to "clear her mind." She agreed.
After returning from Zurich, Vicky was still under the spell of what she had experienced in the simulation. Hugo seemed reinvigorated, and Vicky stopped questioning his whereabouts.
But this morning, she saw another message from Aida on Hugo's phone.