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.

“Oh, how exciting!” she squealed. “If she tells a lie,

spoke, she pointed at

no!” Hannah screamed, her

to decide.” Sally cast

nothing. Instead, she stared at

returned with the

one look at it and

front of Hannah to block her path of escape.

bad,” Silas

her weight on Hannah against

be my pleasure,” replied Silas

of them working quickly, Hannah soon found

be electrocuted the moment her skin came into

cold metal gingerly, Hannah heaved a huge sigh of relief as

Ask away.” Shane

boxes to me?” she asked, turning to face Hannah, who

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

it zaps me anyway? It's

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