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Joseph entered his father's office and stood in front of him with lowered head.

His father scoffed as he noticed the attitude on his face. "I can sense it's another failure."

"I did something today, dad. To bring Damon out of his hoods..."

"But it backfired?"

"I was able to get the full attention of his parents."

His father looked at him. "Leonard Hodge came to the school?"

Joseph nodded. "Yes, dad. He came, although he is bound to prove Damon is innocent."

"What did you do?"

"I framed him. Now the school thinks he's a thief."

"Hmm. Keep doing that, and make sure you succeed in ruining his kids' reputation."

Joseph looked at his dad. "You want me to repeat it?"

"Try, and see if you can, or maybe do something much worse."

Joseph nodded. "Yes, dad."

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(20th. May. Friday.)

"Leo," Alexa called looking at him. She was sitting on the bed.

Leo looked at her as he wore his suit jacket. "What is it?"

"I know you've been thinking about the issue in school yesterday, so I was wondering abou