No one spoke or moved for the next ten minutes or so. It took some time before Jackson finally lifted his head to reveal his reddened eyes. As he took his glasses off, it was plain to see that agony had donned his youthful face. He asked, “Shane, you’re telling me all this because you want me to make a choice. Is that it?”

“Yes,” replied Shane before he nodded slightly. “We’ve pretty much confirmed that Jacqueline is the culprit behind everything. All that’s left is to wait for Mr. Gunn to provide us with the evidence. I will hand Jacqueline over to the police as soon as I receive the evidence.”

He beckoned the waiter to top off his glass of wine before he continued speaking, “You are Jacqueline’s boyfriend, so you have the right to know the truth. I’m telling you everything because I want to know what your thoughts on the matter are. Will you blindly let Jacqueline wreak havoc? Or will you support me and put Jacqueline in jail?”

Jackson let out a bitter smile and pointed out, “It doesn’t matter what I think, does it? You’ll send Jacqueline to prison, anyway.”

“That’s true,” replied Shane with a slight grin.

“Then why bother asking me at all?” demanded Jackson as he glared at the man.

Shane swirled the wine in his glass and answered, “I’m just going through the motion. I want you to know that I will not change my mind so that you won’t put the blame on me when everything is done.”

Hearing that, Jackson stopped talking.

Shane waited patiently while the man was lost in his thoughts.

Sometime later, Jackson shifted his gaze to Shane and asked, “Shane, can’t you let Jacqueline go just this once?”

 

murder Natalie twice. How can I let her go under these circumstances? Besides,

insisted Jackson while nodding. “I will take her out of the country. We will go somewhere far

 

leave the country, and if she is forced to do so, wouldn’t she hate you for it? What’s to stop

loss for words as he had never considered that

far-fetched, but there was undoubtedly some truth

only way to deal with the matter was to hand Jacqueline over

conclusion as though all energy

case, I hope that you will stay out of this matter and keep this a secret from Jacqueline.

saying his piece, Shane got up and went

exiting the restroom when his vision suddenly

the wall in the restroom and stop himself

he became dizzy. It felt as if the entire world was swirling before his eyes, and

Shane’s expression darkened instantly.

there was something amiss with the situation. Someone

his body didn’t show any other symptoms, so the drug probably wasn’t lethal. It’s some sort

when he thought about the waiter who refilled

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