Hannah's eyes flashed with guilt at the mention of the box, but she held her ground. “I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know anyone called Jacqueline.”

“Do you really not know her?” Shane suddenly chimed in, his eyes narrowing.

He scares me the most. He looks at me like he's capable of having me killed at any moment.

Hannah lowered her face to avoid meeting his gaze. “No, I don't.”

Sally and Natalie exchanged a glance. “Nat, what do you think? Is she telling the truth?”

Natalie frowned and shook her head.

It only takes a stubborn will to make a lie indiscernible from the truth.

“Shane, what about you?” Natalie looked toward her husband.

Shane did not answer her. Instead, he summoned Silas.

“Mr. Shane,” the latter entered the room promptly and stood at attention.

“Bring me the lie detector,” Shane ordered.

squealed. “If she tells a lie, Nat, she will be electrocuted

she pointed at

her face pale with

to decide.” Sally cast a contemptuous gaze at

nothing. Instead, she

returned

one look at it and sprang

Hannah to block her path of escape. With another

bad,” Silas exclaimed

very pleased with herself as she kept her weight on Hannah against the couch. “Mr.

my pleasure,” replied Silas

quickly, Hannah soon found herself subjected to a polygraph

thought that she would be electrocuted the moment her skin came into contact

the cold metal gingerly, Hannah heaved a huge sigh of relief as the lie detector did

Ask away.” Shane looked at

me?” she asked, turning to face Hannah, who bit her

cold hunk of metal can tell if a human being is lying or not. They're bluffing

tell them the truth and it zaps me anyway? It's safer

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