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Chapter 5

Author: Goodtale
The police officers strode up, their leather soles thudding dully against the floor, with one asking, "Do you have proof otherwise, ma'am?"

Sue was still leaning in Tiffany's arms, but there was a hint of surprise on her tearful face now.

I looked around at the mob as I calmly said, "I never touched your tiramisu, so there's no way I can poison it. And I have video proof of the whole time I was bringing it back here. See for yourselves."

Sue's eyes widened for a split second, but her tears we
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