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“I hired John Smith to scam the MOMO family.”

A grave silence fell in the room as Moses finished dropping the bombshell.

Madame Aurora was shaking like a cornered rabbit, her eyes growing wider a trifle.

“You mean to tell me you're the one behind everything?” Madame Aurora asked, her voice sounding like metal. “You set me up with John Smith?!”

“That's correct,” Moses said, his eyes fixed on her. “The reason the MOMO family is presently going through hell is because of me.”

Glenn and Valeria were stricken with shock at this revelation.

“You monster!” Glenn yelled, raising his fists. “How could you do this to us?”

Moses glared at him. “Watch it, Glenn. If you hit me, I promise to make you regret it.”

Glenn controlled himself with an effort. He had a murderous glint in his eyes.

However, he was more afraid of what Moses would do to him if he struck him, so he conducted his boiling rage.

“Why?” Madame Aurora asked, her voice barely above a whisper. “Why would you do that to me?”

Moses