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Testify Against Him
Author: Prince Vee
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Chapter Sixty-one: Testify Against Him.

Cruz chuckled.

"Who sent me?" Maybe karma did... Oh, scratch that... Let's go with 'Reckoning' instead... You know that thing that creeps up on you when you least expect... especially after some misdeeds?" Cruz enthused a little excitedly.

Laura raised her gaze to meet Cruz. He looked so unbothered and the expression on his face conveyed no malice towards her.

There and then, Laura knew it was nothing personal against her from Cruz and she wondered what his endgame was.

"What do you want, Cruz? Please just tell me, I will do anything you want, I promise... I can't go to jail please" Laura pleaded, her cheeks burned with tension as beads of sweat formed on her brows.

"For someone who was so eager to send me there? Please...." Cruz smirked.

"I didn't mean that Cruz, I was just pissed because I really can't stomach blackmail... But now I'm assuring you that I will comply with any demand you make of me." Laura responded almost in tears.

She hung her
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