Chloe panicked at the mention of being hauled to the police station. "Mister Lucas, please! I'm innocent... Miss Melody is lying about me!" she pleaded. Lucas scoffed. "Why would she lie about you? If you're not guilty, why did you rush back to wipe the pot of your fingerprints?"

Tears welled up in Chloe's eyes as she struggled to find the right words. "I... I just...'

Lucas lost his patience with her. "Edmund, take her away!"

"Yes, sir!" Edmund stepped forward and dragged Chloe out.

Feeling her crime slowly being exposed, Chloe gritted her teeth and stared at Melody defiantly.

"Lucky you, Melody! Mister Lucas almost bought my story before you pulled this stunt. You're every bit of the scheming b*tch I know you are!"

She became slightly hysterical as tears flowed freely down her face. "You're a wicked woman! You don't deserve Mister Lucas!"

going to drag her down with me!' thought Chloe. She reached out

pulled her away

silently thanked Lucas for swooping in just in time. Otherwise, Chloe might have scratched

with Edmund, kept

a single mistake! Can't you give me another chance? Please don't send

worried that he might

properly. Make sure we never have someone like her in the house again!" Lucas commanded without sparing a glance at Chloe or uttering a word to her.

Edmund responded promptly. He then tried to drag Chloe away

Chloe. She continued to plead, "Edmund, I've learned my lesson! Please

saying, "Miss Melody, I'll

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