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Chapter 6

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Sebastian immediately jumped in, buttering me up.

The moment gossip came up, no one paid attention to Zachary anymore. Everyone set their utensils down and leaned in.

"Yeah, Brianna. Go on. Tell us."

"A friend of mine works in colorectal surgery," I said. "A few nights ago, their department admitted a woman in her 40s. She's wealthy, runs a jewelry business, and is very polite and soft-spoken.

"But the tests showed she had syphilis. She didn't get checked early enough, so she occasionally experiences hallucinations and paranoia."

"What does that have to do with Melissa?" someone asked.

Even Melissa was staring at me now, clearly waiting for an explanation.

"She didn't get infected on her own," I said evenly. "As for who passed it to her, that's something our star student here might want to explain."

Zachary's expression finally cracked, and he stood up abruptly.

"You're making things up!" he snapped. "I didn't do anything!"

"I never said it was you, but you just admitted to
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