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The secrets of the claw machine

For her birthday, a woman receives an unexpected and delightful gift from her husband: a fully functional claw machine. Placed right next to the dressing table in their bedroom, this unusual present quickly becomes the couple's favorite daily game. However, what begins as a playful, romantic novelty in their private sanctuary starts to harbor a deeper, quieter intrigue. Every turn of the claw holds a strange allure, transforming their routine into a modern mystery.
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Chapter 5

Everyone looked at me in shock, asking how I could be so cruel!

"You couldn't keep the baby yourself, so how can you blame Vincent? Shouldn't you reflect on why you can't lay eggs yourself?"

Vincent looked at me with bloodshot eyes and hurt expression:

"Eleanor, is everything Scarlett said true? Are you going to get revenge on me for your daughter's death?"

I instinctively shook my head in denial.

But no one believed me.

The policeman also shook his head and advised me to look forward and cherish what I have now.

My mind was completely confused and I had so many doubts in my heart.

Didn’t Scarlett suddenly return to China to support me?

Why did she fabricate facts to frame me?

She clearly knows the truth!

She was the one who sent me that video!

She sent me the link too!

I looked at her in disbelief and asked in a lost voice:

"Scarlett, do you know what you're saying? Why are you slandering me?"

Scarlett held my hand tightly, her nails roaming across my palm.

"Eleanor, I shouldn't have told this secret, but you're using it as a reason to divorce Vincent! I can't stand it anymore!"

Feeling the words she wrote on the palm of my hand, I suddenly understood everything.

I pushed her away in despair and started fighting with her.

Scarlett didn't fight back and let me vent.

"Vincent, Eleanor is feeling emotionally unstable right now. Why don't I take her abroad to relax and help her relax?"

Vincent immediately refused:

"It's not safe to go abroad. I'm worried about her being alone."

Margaret, however, wished I would just leave immediately:

"She's an adult, what's there to worry about? Scarlett, take her away now! Don't embarrass her anymore!"

My father also nodded and agreed to send me abroad.

Vincent was extremely reluctant, but Margaret threatened to commit suicide, so he had no choice but to agree.

Before Scarlett and I left, we prepared to take all the dolls with us.

But Vincent stopped me:

"Since you don't like it, share it with everyone."

The dolls made by Vincent are lifelike and really attractive and pleasing.

To make me angry, everyone started to scramble for the items.

Even my mother picked out a doll and held it in her arms:

"How cute! If you don't want me, I will."

I watched this scene in horror and immediately wanted to stop them from taking it home.

If there's something wrong with these dolls, then...

"No!" I rushed over to grab it, "These must be burned!"

"Eleanor, what the hell is wrong with you!"

Margaret pushed me away:

"My son made this with his own hands, so naturally, someone would treasure it!"

Everyone has at least one doll, which makes me feel numb all over.

In the chaos, I saw a strange smile on Vincent's lips.

His eyes swept over everyone who took the doll, like... like looking at prey.

Scarlett pulled my arm and told me to stop making trouble.

I still shouted at the top of my lungs:

"There's something really wrong with these dolls. If you don't want to be secretly photographed, don't take the risk!"

Unfortunately, no one believes me!

I can only pray that maybe those dolls are really okay!

Otherwise, if these people choose to trust Vincent, it will be their fate.

After leaving home and arriving at the law firm, Scarlett hugged me tightly with red eyes:

"Eleanor, Vincent is not alone. He's not as simple as you think! You shouldn't be so impulsive!"

"Luckily I got back in time. You've already alerted the enemy. We can only wait and see until he reveals his true intentions!"

Only then did I realize that even Scarlett was secretly photographed.

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