When the Family 205

Chapter 205 A Hint of Pity

Jean’s arms, fingertips, and even the center of her chest were connected to thin, black wires.

At the other end sat the ominous bulk of the lie detector.

Once everything was in place, the Secret Service agents silently exited the interrogation room.

Finished

And just like that, it was the three of them again–Jean, Queenie, and Carl–in the same empty, suffocating

space.

Though the wires looked ordinary, Jean felt a tingling chill creeping across her scalp.

It was as if her whole body had been surrendered to the cold precision of a machine. A heavy, invisible pressure pressed down on her.

She frowned slightly. It didn’t feel good.

“Alright, let’s begin,” Queenie said from across the table.

Her tone was light, almost playful, her eyes sparkling with confidence as she looked at Jean.

Jean refused to flinch.

She gritted her teeth and locked eyes with Queenie, giving a firm nod.

raised her hand and pressed

nerve–jangling

her name suddenly, voice

kept her gaze fixed on Queenie, but the discomfort kept gnawing at her, invisible but

slightly, her presence looming larger, her eyes pressing down like a weight. “Do you have any connection

eyes lowered

like something inside her head was beginning to

her fingers, pressing down until she felt pain,

face

black eyes held

she said

added again, evenly, “I have nothing to do

wasn’t surprised by the

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confirmed a lie, that alone would be enough to validate

But-

looked at the screen, Queenie’s pupils

machine had already displayed

Jean… Wasn’t lying.

What?

clenched at her sides. Her

She couldn’t accept it.

instincts were rarely wrong. And this lie detector–top–tier technology from HQ–was known for its incredible

But now?

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