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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.

to check in. Quinlyn came with me. She behaves quite well when she’s with me,” Lionel said with

it clear he was only here to mock

eyes closed, his voice as cold as ice. “Kicking a man when he’s down, huh? I took her in out

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a pretty harsh thing to say. Quinlyn is going to be heartbroken,” Lionel

hand.

Joseph’s arms, and twisted them behind

table

he had suffered that day at Westwood University, Lionel planned to

elegant hand to

“Stop.” Quinlyn suddenly spoke.

at the screen, felt his breath catch. His heart pounded furiously against his ribs. He remembered the way Joseph had been so gentle and attentive to Quinlyn in the Westwood University cafeteria and how Quinlyn had

at the farmers‘ market, when they were just putting on an act, Quinlyn had been unwilling to let Joseph get hurt. There was no way she

going to beg for him?” Lionel’s sharp gaze swept

Calvin felt like he could barely breathe.

voice remained steady. “I

eyes. The next second, Quinlyn extended her hand toward him. “Do you have any of that

and then his eyes widened.

bag,

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

and precisely poured the remaining powder inside. Then,

the floor, gagging and trying to

body twisting slightly like a

his face.

and smiled. “Hey, I

was priceless. ‘Damn. She might actually be

just friendliness but a hint of reverence.

a share. “If you like, I can give the Wilson

just want to

is easy. I have plenty of projects.

“Okay, Quinlyn replied.

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