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CHAPTER 3 — The Fire Was No Accident

The guests exchanged nervous glances.

The girl's voice remained calm.

"My father wasn't trapped."

"He locked himself inside to save the workers."

Someone gasped.

"What?"

The girl nodded.

"He found proof that someone ordered illegal chemicals to be hidden in the warehouse."

She slowly looked at the woman.

"He called the police."

The woman's breathing became uneven.

"He never made it out."

An elderly businessman lowered his champagne.

"I remember that investigation..."

"They ruled it an accident."

The girl quietly replied,

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"Because someone paid to make it disappear."

Every eye turned toward the woman.

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