Chapter 1000

“Debra!” Drake growled. “I came to track down the guy who set me up. Give me back the key.”

“Oh, come on. Are you seriously trying to tell me that someone managed to smuggle out thousands of machines under your nose and set you up? No kidding. You’re the CEO of Lowe Group, infamous for your ruthless control. Who’d dare cross you?”

Drake huffed, “Ruthless control? Where’d you get that idea? Sure, the reputation precedes

but that doesn’t mean no one dares pull tricks under my nose.”

me,

Debra dug at her ear, unbothered by his outburst. “You mean, this whole thing has nothing ‘to do with you? Alright, I believe you, and so does Marion. But how are you going to convince others? After all, you were caught at the docks for transporting over 100 machines. Only Kale and you were found at the scene. How could anyone not suspect you?”

“I told you. It was a setup.“.

“And who was it?”

guy in control, but as soon as the police showed

weak, even to

“I saw it with my own eyes. Every machine we confiscated from that arcade was one of the Lowe Group’s products. If I remember correctly, you prohibit selling those machines outside Orkgate, right? And your policy is crystal clear. Only your own venues can circulate these machines. So, no matter how you spin it, you’re the one responsible. Who could move so many machines without you

argue his way out of this. Resigned, he slumped into a nearby chair and muttered, “Then go ahead and

would be a good thing. I’ll arrange for you to be sent back to Orkgate for

expression shifted, and he snapped, “Stop trying to provoke me with this act. You know damn well I’m not the mastermind behind this. If I knew who it was, I wouldn’t be hauling

but that didn’t change the facts.

rubbed her temples, feeling the strain for the first time. “Have you investigated

I wouldn’t be here in the first place,”

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Chapter 1000

toward the door. “Right outside. Do

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