Chapter 929
Author: Marina Vittori
"Vivian, what are you talking about? Dustin saved us!" Sheila was dumbfounded.

"Sheila, don't be fooled by him. This guy has ulterior motives!"

Vivian smugly explained, "He was the one who poisoned our drinks! He made a show of leaving before returning at a critical moment to play the hero.

"He did all that to earn our trust! But these tricks won't fool me!"

Vivian's explanation cast a shadow of doubt in everyone's minds. What she said did seem possible. After all, they would rather trust Vivian than a stranger.

"Hey, are you that full of yourself? I'm not that desperate for entertainment to play these petty games with you," Dustin replied coldly.

He had been kind enough to help them, but he didn't expect this woman to be so ungrateful!

"Hmph! You still won't admit it? Fine!" Vivian said.

She continued, "Then let me ask you. How did you just so happen to bump into that waiter and just so happen to pick up this vial of poison?

"Don't tell me these are all just coincidences
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