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Losing her job was not the only price Zoey had to pay for the false accusations she made against Caleb. She was left confused as to the power in play concerning what was happening to her, she not only lost her job but her landlord also gave her a quit notice from her apartment, a petition was also filed as to bearing false witness and making Caleb suffer, she knew he was not from a wealthy home but what surprised her was the lawyers fighting his case, they were high profile lawyers that usually represented celebrities and wealthy businessmen.
Left with no choice, broke and homeless; she decided to do some snooping around. The information she was able to gather made little or no sense to her but an awful feeling nagged at her, so she decided to reach out to Caleb, find out what was amiss, and maybe have a piece of the
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