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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.

Mr. Wilson is sick and in the hospital. I was worried about you, so I came to check in. Quinlyn came

it clear he was

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

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hand.

twisted them behind his back, slamming him onto the

face hitting the table echoed loudly, making everyone watching the screen

revenge for the humiliation he had suffered that day at Westwood University, Lionel planned to cut off one

elegant hand to the table

“Stop.” Quinlyn suddenly spoke.

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

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

beg for him?” Lionel’s sharp gaze

felt like he could barely breathe.

voice remained steady.

Quinlyn extended her hand toward him. “Do you have any

his eyes widened. “You

ignored him, took the bag,

me from making drugs and threatened to kick me out if I

and precisely poured the remaining powder

floor, gagging and trying to force himself to

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

his face.

and smiled. “Hey, I

expression was priceless. ‘Damn. She might actually be

Lionel’s tone toward Quinlyn carried not just friendliness but a hint of

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

was uninterested. “I just want

have plenty of projects. You can

“Okay, Quinlyn replied.

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