Chapter 502

Talbot Glenwood frowned. "Jeanette, is that true? Just like she said?"

Jeanette shook her head quickly. "No, Uncle. Absolutely not."

She turned to Citrine, her voice sharp with indignation. "These Vitaflux capsules all look the same! How can you claim the one I have is the exact one you gave away? That's a baseless accusation."

A murmur of agreement rippled through the room; several people nodded, seeing

her point.

A man in a crisp suit stepped forward. "She's right, President Carmichael. Ms. Iverson has a point-every Vitaflux out there looks identical. Even if you did give one away, there's no way to say for sure this is the same one."

Citrine met his gaze and offered a calm, confident smile. "Ms. Iverson keeps insisting this Vitaflux was a gift from a friend, but she hasn't provided a single scrap of evidence. I, on the other hand, do have proof that this one belongs to me."

As she finished, Citrine handed the Vitaflux case directly to the skeptical man. Confused but obliging, he accepted it.

addressed him politely. "Would you be willing to serve as a

raising her voice so everyone could hear, she declared, "There are four digits engraved

lifted the capsule. Sure enough, the

crowd, "President Carmichael is right. There are four

with disappointment. “Ms. Iverson, I can't believe I just defended you. I didn't expect you'd

is this possible? How could that

drained of color, then flushed red

doesn't mean anything Those numbers could be a batch@ode-of course

to sway the room again; people's eyes

a moment,

come on, Jeanette! Did you eat too many expired snacks as a

им

candy at a

not a batch code. Those numbers are a serial number-

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