Chapter 396 Partnership and Debt 

He had never imagined his life would turn out so badly. 

First, he had adopted an ungrateful daughter, and then she had dragged him straight into hell. 

And in the end, it was that same daughter who pulled him back out. 

He didn’t even know how to process this. 

Alice took one look at him and knew exactly what he was thinking. 

“If it weren’t for me,” she said flatly, “you would’ve just gone to prison a little later. 

“There’s a saying people like to quote online these days,” she added. 

“Justice prevails.” 

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Huglan let out a bitter smile. “You don’t need to lecture me. I know exactly what kind of person I am. And honestly, I only got into human trafficking because I adopted you. Between you and me, it’s hard to say who owes whom.” 

Alice almost laughed in anger. 

She owes him? 

Seriously? He actually thought she owed him something. 

“Huglan,” she said coldly, “if you weren’t my adoptive father, you wouldn’t have walked out of the police station alive back then.” 

Her gaze turned icy. The pressure around her felt sharp and violent, like standing in the middle of a Category 5 hurricane. 

It made breathing difficult. 

“Alright, alright,” Huglan said quickly. “Let’s stop talking about the past. Everything back then was my fault. I won’t bring it up again.” 

Alice snorted coldly. 

Only then did the air in the room seem to return to normal. 

Huglan finally let out a breath. 

More than anything, he wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. 

But no matter how he thought about it, the only person who could still help him was Alice. 

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11:09 am PPD. 

Chapter 397 Half a Truth