Hannah’s eyes flashed with guilt at the mention of the box, but she held her ground. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t know anyone called Jacqueline.”

“Do you really not know her?” Shane suddenly chimed in, his eyes narrowing.

He scares me the most. He looks at me like he’s capable of having me killed at any moment.

Hannah lowered her face to avoid meeting his gaze. “No, I don’t.”

Sally and Natalie exchanged a glance. “Nat, what do you think? Is she telling the truth?”

Natalie frowned and shook her head.

It only takes a stubborn will to make a lie indiscernible from the truth.

“Shane, what about you?” Natalie looked toward her husband.

Shane did not answer her. Instead, he summoned Silas.

“Mr. Shane,” the latter entered the room promptly and stood at attention.

the lie

how exciting!” she squealed. “If

she spoke, she pointed at

screamed, her

up to you to decide.” Sally cast a contemptuous

said nothing. Instead, she stared at Hannah

seconds, Silas returned with

one look at it and sprang to her

appeared in front of Hannah to block her path of escape. With another swift movement, Sally twisted Hannah’s arm around her back and pinned her against

bad,” Silas exclaimed

as she kept her weight on Hannah against the couch. “Mr. Campbell, would you please place her hand on the lie

my pleasure,” replied Silas

two of them working quickly, Hannah soon found herself subjected to a

the

sigh of relief as the lie detector did not

Ask away.” Shane

deliver the boxes to me?” she asked, turning to face Hannah, who

cold hunk of metal can tell if a human being is lying

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