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    Chapter173


    Thenextday,Avelinearrivedatworktofindanother pileofchaotictaskswaitingforher.


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    However,todayshewasn’tangry;shewaslookingforwardtolunchtime.


    Atnoon,Russellcalledtotellhertheresultswereinandhadbeenemailedtoher.


    “Thankyou,Russ!”Avelinesaidexcitedly.


    Russellrepliedslowly,“Knowingwhichvegetables arepoisoneddoesn’tproveyourinnocence.”


    Avelinepaused.“Ithinkthesevegetableswereboughtatthesupermarket.Theremighthavebeenanissuethere.Ineedtocheckthesurveincefootage.”


    Russellsaid,“It’sbeensomanydays;itmightbedifficult.”


    Aveline’slipstightened.Sheknew thatifshehadcheckedonthedayithappened,itmight havebeeneasier.Butshehadtotry.


    Russellspokecasually,“Ofcourse,ifyoucooktenmoremealsforme,Imightbeabletofiguresomethingout.”


    Avelinecouldn’thelpbuugh.“Russ,don’tyouhaveachefathome?”


    Russellreplied,“<b>Just</b>sayifyou’lldoitornot.”


    “Deal,”Avelineagreedwithouthesitation.Cookingonemealortenmealsmadenodifferencetoher.Plus,itwasaneasy


    task.


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    ShefeltevenmoregratefultoRussell,ashehadchosenawaythatminimizedherburden.


    “Alright,waitformynews,”Russellsaid,thenhur.up.


    Avelineexhaleddeeplyandopenedheremailtocheck.Shefoundthatthepoisonedvegetablesweretheonesshehadaddedtohercartter.


    Shecarefullyrecalledthedetailsofthatday.Sherememberedbumpinginto someoneafterpickingupthevegetables,causingthemtofalltotheground.Thatpersonhelpedherpickthemup.


    Couldsomethinghavehappened duringthattime?Avelriedtoremembertheperson’sface,butshecouldn’t.


    Rubbing hertemples,herphonesuddenlyrang.Itwasacallfromthepolicestation.Thefoodtestresultswereout,andtheywantedhertein.


    AvelinegotupandwenttoaskGwenforleave.


    Withoutevenlookingather,Gwensaidcoldly,“It’s workinghours.Youcan’tleavewithoutpermission.”


    “So,I’mheretoaskforleave,”Avelinereplied.


    Gwenretorted,“We’reswamped.Ifyouleave,whowilldoyourwork?”


    Avelinepaused.Wasthisherwayofrefusingherrequest?


    “Thenjustdockmypay,”shesaid,turningtoleave.


    Gwenwasstunned.“Hey,youebackhere!”


    Howcouldshebesobrazen?Thehigher–upsdidn’tfavorheranymore,sowheredidshegettheconfidencetoactso


    boldly?


    Immediately,GwenorderedthatAveline’spaybedocked bythreetimes.


    Avelinewenttothepolicestationandgotthetestreport,whichmatchedtheoneRussellhadsenther.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Sheasked,“Canyoufindouthowthesevegetableswerepoisoned?”


    Thepoliceofficerreplied,“Wearestillinvestigating.Thisisaseriousmatterthathasendangeredpublicsafety,sowewilldefinitelygiveyou anexnation.”


    Avelineasked,“Howlongwillittake?”


    Theofficersaid,“We’renotsure.Weneedtofollowtheprocedures<b>.</b>”


    Aveline fellsilent.


    Howlongwouldthisprocesstake?Aweek?Amonth?Orsixmonths?Bythetimetheinvestigationwaplete,itwouldbetotetomatter.


    Shedidn’tsayanythingmore,takingthereportandleaving.


    Justbeforeshegotbacktothpany,herphonerang.ShelookedatthescreenandsawthatitwasLucascalling.


    HISBONUS.


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