"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?!"

heirloom from my ancestors! How could it be fake?!

"Hah!"

I'm trying to pull a scam, why would I

Beep... Beep...

explain, leaving her dejected as she

would have collapsed on the floor right then. "Listen to

"The Bloodcrane Spiritbloom I gave you is not fake. It's real, and I promise you that on my

Helen said nothing but

believe 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 anambush... Did you

has decided to follow the kidnapper's demands, so why would I

Huub was just carrying out

would deny everything, refusing to admit

in the box was a fake. Even if it was really what he had brought there, he would

had switched it out with

fake.

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