Mildred Gifford froze for a second, then waved it off impatiently. She scoffed, her eyes full of disbelief."If you're going to lie, at least make it convincing," she said. "I designed his mechanical heart myself, and it's built to last for over 100 years if it's regularly charged. How could it have possibly failed?"Zachary is such a drama queen. It's bad enough that he pretends to work at some sketchy factory to gain sympathy, but now, he's actually hired an actor like you to lie to me."Greg Mathews awkwardly rubbed his hands together. "You must be joking, ma'am. Zachary is truly dead. If I may ask, how are you related to him? Did the brat owe you money?"He hesitated, then added in a low voice, "We've had debt collectors come around looking for him and demanding repayment. But now that he's dead, there wasn't much they could do."At first, Mildred was clearly displeased and frowned when she heard him call me "brat". But when she heard his next words, her temper flared, and her
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