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Chapter 117

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"This has nothing to do with me. I didn't administer the drug."

Penelope began to feel anxious. If they had found out the truth, she would be too embarrassed to stay in the venue.

"Is that so?" Caleb looked at Penelope.

Overwhelmed by guilt, Penelope dared not look him in the eye.

"I dispatched my assistant to ask the stable manager just now, and he said that you personally gave him the drug. How do you explain that?"

Caleb didn't intend to show any more mercy to Penelope as she had decisively committed the misdeed without thinking of a way out.

As soon as Penelope heard those words, she felt dizzy. Never did she expect that this person had betrayed her.

"That's not true!"

Penelope's tears fell continuously like broken beads.

"Drop the act already," Ember shot out rudely. "It's pointless to keep up the act when the investigation has been completed."

The crowd was a little taken aback at the sight of this situation. The stand-off here might be worse than one taking place on th
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    "What's the situation now? Have you called the police?" Caleb walked up to Ember and asked her about the situation."I've called the police and they have started the investigation. I..."As Ember spoke, her eyes were red-rimmed, but she was stubborn enough not to shed tears.Avery was everything to her, so she couldn't lose him."I'm here. Avery will be fine." Caleb took Ember into his arms without caring about anything else.On the other side, darkness overwhelmed Avery's body as he kept struggling.A rough voice rang in Avery's ears. "Kiddo, stop moving around and wait for your parents to pay the ransom in exchange for you."Avery quickly calmed down, knowing that he had been kidnapped."I'm scared! It's so dark here!" Avery deliberately bawled, trying to attract the attention of the surrounding people.However, this was an abandoned factory with no one else around him except the kidnappers."Mister, can you open the door? I'm afraid of the dark." Avery pleaded with the kid

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