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Chapter 140: Let’s Make A Deal

Author: Anney GW
last update publish date: 2026-02-27 13:24:07

[Alice’s POV]

My heart skipped a beat, but not out of relief. It was out of a cold, cynical curiosity.

"You found out?" I repeated. "Or did you finally decide to believe me?"

"I looked into it myself," David said, pacing the room. "The security footage that was deleted... I had computer specialists recover a fragment. It wasn't you. It was her. She bought the dangerous medication, Alice. She dosed herself to frame you. She coerced our little girl."

I let out a dry, humorless laugh. It hurt my c
Anney GW

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