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.

at once. “Oh, how exciting!” she squealed. “If she

she spoke, she pointed

no!” Hannah screamed, her face pale with

not up to you to decide.” Sally cast a

nothing. Instead, she stared

returned with the lie

it and sprang to

long legs, Sally appeared in front of Hannah to block her path of escape. With another swift movement, Sally twisted Hannah's arm around

Silas

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

pleasure,”

quickly, Hannah soon found herself subjected to a polygraph

electrocuted the moment her skin came into

heaved a huge sigh of relief

away.”

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

can tell if a human being is lying or not.

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

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