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Chapter 460

Author: Marina Vittori
"Outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous! All of us saw with our own eyes that Quentin was alive and well before you killed him. Yet you dare say that he was just a corpse? How absolutely ridiculous!" Jacob's rage burned to a whole new level, and he wanted to rip Dustin apart.

"Hmmph! Do you take us for fools? What makes you think we would believe your bullshit?!"

"Exactly! You were the one who killed Quentin. We all witnessed it!"

The crowd was furious, and their suspicions towards Dustin grew even stronger. How dare he deny killing someone and even use such a ludicrous excuse to clear his name? Did he think they were three-year-olds?

"Young man, do you know what you're talking about?" Hector said with a frown. He had tried to give Dustin a chance to explain himself, but his words only grew more outrageous.

"I know you guys don't believe me, but I have proof." Dustin walked to Quentin's corpse and ripped Quentin's clothes off, exposing patches of red lines to the crowd. "Do y
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