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Chapter 172

When Calvin woke up, his nose and stomach were full of water. The shadow of death still loomed over him. Instinctively, he grabbed the hand of the person beside him. “Q–Quinlyn tried to kill me.”

The person at his bedside immediately yanked their hand away.

Calvin froze and looked up, realizing the room was full of familiar faces, Jolie and the trainees who had once saved him, along with Bennett.

“Throwing you into the river was intentional. The moment Quinlyn left Hope Biotech Group, she activated her earpiece. We knew her every move,” Bennett explained.

Calvin was confused. “But she didn’t tell me. Besides, we had no idea we’d end up at a hotel by the river.” He was curious how Quinlyn had planned everything in advance.

From the doorway, Larry let out a sharp laugh, his eyes flashing with obvious disdain as he shot Calvin a sideways glance. “Does she have to explain everything to you and wait for you to catch up?

“What is she, your babysitter or your tutor? Your acting sucks, and now she’s supposed to make allowances for you too? She set everything up the moment we passed that river.”

Just then, Donny walked in to discuss something with Bennett. He squeezed through the doorway and grinned, trying to reassure Calvin. “Don’t take it personally. The last time I went undercover with Quinlyn, I almost blew my cover too.

“She slapped me so hard I thought she knocked my teeth out. You got off easy. Looks like she went easy on you.”

Calvin’s face turned red as he realized how lacking he was.

From the start, he had been desperate to uncover the truth and had even interacted with Lionel. He had assumed that, with his maturity and intelligence, he could handle it.

But in reality, deceiving criminals, pretending to be one of them, and lying with a straight face was much harder than he had imagined.

“All right, since he’s awake, I’m going to tell Quinlyn. We’re leaving.” Larry, seeing that Calvin was fine, didn’t spare him another glance and turned to leave with the trainees.

Calvin didn’t even get a chance to say thanks.

Bennett was in a hurry to check on the investigation’s progress and didn’t stay long.

Seeing everyone busy dealing with Quinlyn’s situation, Calvin followed them to the surveillance room. As soon as he stepped in, he saw Joseph’s face on the big screen.

In just over half a month, the company had gone into a steep decline. Joseph, who had once been full of confidence and ambition, had lost a noticeable amount of weight, and stubble covered his jaw. Sitting in a large chair, he looked utterly exhausted.

The camera on Quinlyn’s chest shifted slightly, capturing Lionel lounging on a couch, casually smoking a cigar.

was worried about you, so I came to check in. Quinlyn came with me. She behaves quite well

clear he was only

a man when he’s down, huh? I took her in out of kindness. Whatever. Let’s just say I got bitten

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Quinlyn is going to be heartbroken,” Lionel sneered sarcastically before waving

hand.

rushed forward, grabbed Joseph’s arms, and twisted them behind

table

he had suffered that day at Westwood University,

the bodyguards pinned Joseph’s elegant hand to the table and pulled out a military

“Stop.” Quinlyn suddenly spoke.

had been staring at the screen, felt his breath catch. His heart pounded furiously against his ribs. He remembered the way Joseph had been so gentle

back at the farmers‘ market, when they were just putting on an act, Quinlyn had been unwilling to let Joseph get hurt. There

Lionel’s sharp gaze swept over her, filled with scrutiny

like he could barely breathe. His

steady. “I want to feed

a moment before narrowing his eyes. The next second, Quinlyn extended her hand toward him. “Do you have any of that powder

then his eyes widened. “You are not seriously

the bag, and walked straight

out if I did. But now, I have a place where I am welcome.

precisely poured the remaining powder inside. Then, she ordered the bodyguards to make him

onto the floor, gagging and trying to force himself to vomit,

his body twisting slightly like a snake, a dazed and intoxicated expression

his face.

stared at Joseph and smiled. “Hey, I

couch, Lionel’s expression was priceless. ‘Damn. She might actually be

friendliness but a hint of reverence. He even

Group collapsed, she would get a share. “If you like, I can give the Wilson Group

was uninterested. “I just

plenty of projects. You can take

“Okay, Quinlyn replied.

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