"Well, this means trouble," Frank murmured to himself, frowning as he tried to think of a solution.

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Meanwhile, outside the karaoke box, Helen received a call from Horey. "Your plan is genius, Ms. Lane."

"What?"

Helen was left confused. She looked between Gina and Huub, but they looked just as confused as to what the kidnapper was talking about.

Horey chuckled just then. "Still pretending, huh?"

"I'm not pretending. What are you getting at?" Helen pressed urgently.

Horey laughed in cold rage. "Not pretending? Then why did you bring a fake flower? Hell, that's not all-you even had someone hide in the closet in Room 10, ready to ambush me! You're really showing no sincerity here, Ms. Lane!"

Helen wheeled on Huub in shock. "The Bloodcrane Spiritbloom is fake?!"

an heirloom from my ancestors! How could it be fake?! The way I see it, the kidnapper must have already taken it and is

"Hah!"

it! If I'm trying to pull a scam, why would I

Beep... Beep...

her dejected as

quick enough to catch her, she would

strode up, ready to maintain his innocence. "The Bloodcrane Spiritbloom I gave you is not fake. It's

said nothing but

you, Mr. Droitner You'd never joke something like this given your family background. But why was the kidnapper saying that we lied to her? And that thing about

mildly at Helen. "Helen has decided to follow the kidnapper's demands, so why would I ruin it for her? Come on-let's go in and see

he said, Huub was just carrying out the

he would deny everything,

if it was really what he had

who had switched

fake.

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