Chapter 294

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The morning flew by in a blur.

By noon, Stella and Abby left city hall and headed out for lunch.

Abby, nerves still frayed and tension coiling in her chest, couldn't relax for a second.

"Star, you don't think anything else will go wrong, do you?"

Stella shook her head. "It shouldn't. Rachel's not stupid-she won't be reckless enough to rush back right away."

Drug tests took time, after all. If Rachel handed the sample over one minute and got the results the next, it'd raise more than a few eyebrows.

It was around two in the afternoon when Rachel finally returned-lab report in hand.

but she managed to keep her excitement in check. Until the signatures and official stamps

for the day. He took a few calls, but never stepped away from the

Rachel finally allowed herself to breathe a little

they found all sorts of rare, valuable ingredients. Supposedly, it's the kind of stuff you can't even buy on

Mr. Burton's medicine like it was some kind of

had been the one making those claims, no one would have taken her seriously.

Rachel almost

said these pills might really have extraordinary

finally nodded.

a chair a few steps away, watching the whole scene unfold with an almost

darkened.

smile for Rachel. "Ms. Pearce, thank you for your

bristled-she heard the sarcasm loud and clear. Those so-called miracle pills

a fraud, but it didn't matter anymore. Rachel had gotten what she wanted. Even if she'd been conned, it

routine: Did either Stella or

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