Chapter 326


    Seeing that Avery had picked her dress, Cecelia said, “Ery, let''s leave now that you''ve selected your


    dress. There are bugs here. I''m feeling ufortable by the filthy air.”


    She exaggeratedly waved her hands around them as if the air quality was truly unbearable.


    Nicole''s and Maria''s expressions darkened as they wondered if Cecelia had called them bugs.


    Infuriated, Maria refuted, “Hey, watch your words. Who are you calling bugs?”


    Avery took Cecelia''s hand and said coldly, “Whoever it is that responds to that.”


    Maria kicked the girl with thick eyebrows and said, “Beat these b*tches up!”


    Yasmin Harper, the tall and strong girl with thick brows, quickly responded like a loyal dog to Maria.


    She took away the shopping bags hanging on her body, gritted her teeth, and rushed ferociously over


    to the two.


    Yet, before she could touch the hem of their shirts, Cecelia suddenly extended her leg and tripped her.


    Then, Cecelia effortlessly threw her over her shoulders. Yasmin felt the world spin around her. Shey


    on the ground and groaned, struggling to stand.


    “How dare you try to taunt us when you''re so weak? Don''t you know I have a ck belt?” Cecelia shot


    Maria a disdainful look.


    “Cecelia, let''s go now.” Avery tugged her hand.


    Just when they were about to leave, Yasmin received a re from Maria and quickly shouted in a


    panicked tone, “Wait, Maria, where is the diamond ne you just bought? I remember seeing it in


    your shopping bag earlier.”


    Maria pretended to be shocked. “What? That ne is very expensive. I spent more than five million


    on it!”


    Yasmin quickly stood on her feet again and waved the receipt in her hand as she said anxiously,


    “Maria, the ne is gone. We only have this receipt left. The ne and the box are gone.”


    “Miss, did you leave the ne elsewhere? Could it be that you left it in the essories shop?” The


    salesperson''s face fell when she took in the situation.


    After all, the salespeople in the shop would be held responsible when customers lost their belongings


    in the shop.


    “That''s impossible. It was inside my bag. I bought it just now.”


    As Maria spoke, she deliberately emptied all her shopping bags. Then, shebed her stuff


    thoroughly and continued, “I remember seeing the ne in my shopping bag when I walked inside


    your shop, but after talking to this woman, my ne went missing! That ne was supposed to


    be my mom''s birthday gift...”


    A few salespeople saw the receipt and confirmed it was purchased not too long ago. They started


    searching for it together with Maria, but they could not stop ncing suspiciously at Avery and Cecelia.


    However, none of the salespeople suspected Nicole. They knew she was from a powerful background.


    Given her wealth, she could easily afford a ne worth five million, so it did not make sense that


    she would steal it.


    After rummaging through her stuff for a long time, Maria still could not find the ne. Then, she


    pointed at Avery and said, “My ne went missing after I quarreled with her. She and her friend are


    very suspicious!”


    Cecelia was furious. “D*mn! How could you use us? Who cares about your ne? Look at you.


    I''m worried that it will rot my neck if I have to wear your ne!”


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    A salesperson suggested, “Since you were all at the scene when the ne went missing, you are


    all suspected of stealing it. Why don''t we look at your bags to find the thief among us?”


    Nicole had been taking in the chaotic scene all this while. She shrugged and said, “I have nothing to do


    with this, but you can go ahead and search my bag.”


    In fact, Nicole saw Yasmin secretly putting the ne in Avery''s bag earlier, but she decided not to


    meddle with that since it was none of her business. Moreover, she was the happiest to see Avery


    framed as a thief, so she would never bother testifying for her.


    Avery asked calmly, “Isn''t it against thew for you to decide to search our bags without a valid


    reason?”


    The salesperson was startled by her cold voice, but she said stubbornly, “All of us are responsible if


    something goes missing in our shop. Why are you afraid of us searching your bags if you''re truly


    innocent?”


    Hearing that, Cecelia immediately cursed, “D*mn it! We wouldn''te to your shop even if you paid us


    if we knew we''d run into something so ridiculous!”


    The salesperson was taken aback by her words, but she quickly said, “Anyway, we have to check all


    your bags. So please cooperate and let us search your bags. Otherwise, things will only worsen if she


    calls the police for her missing ne.”


    Nicole was highly cooperative as she said, “Check mine first, then.”


    Another salesperson inspected Nicole''s bag, flipping it inside out. “There is no ne in Ms.


    Lambert''s bag. Now, even a celebrity has allowed us to search her bag. The two of you, please


    cooperate.”


    “You can try touching my bag!” Cecelia waved her fists, gritting her teeth at the salesperson.


    Thinking back on the scene where Cecelia, a seemingly thindy, threw the strong girl with thick brows


    over her shoulders, the salesperson took several steps backward.


    Avery said righteously, “We did not steal her ne. So who do you think you are to be searching our


    bags for it? I''d like to see if you dare touch our bags without permission!”


    “I''ll find my ne!” Maria reached out, trying to force her way to search Avery''s body.


    Avery was so busy defending her bags that she did not notice Maria reaching out for her pocket.


    Right before Maria could touch Avery''s pocket, a tall and strong figure suddenly pulled Avery into his


    arms.


    Maria touched nothing but bumped into a chest as firm as a steel wall.


    Shocked, she raised her gaze and saw a handsome face that was out of this world. The man looked


    even more dazzling than her cousin, Dn.


    Maria was in a daze as she wondered how it was possible for a gorgeous man to exist in the world she


    lived in.


    Naturally, Nicole also spotted Cayden. She quickly turned away for fear that he would recognize her.


    However, she knew she couldn''t hide from him for long.


    The salespeople were also shocked to see Cayden in their shop.


    They recognized Cayden as the CEO of Trident Group, who often featured in finance magazines, and


    they immediately greeted, “H-Hello, sir.”


    “Why are you here?” Avery asked in surprise.


    Earlier, when she was trying to irritate Nicole, she lied that Cayden woulde to pick her up. Hence,


    she was surprised when the man actually showed up.


    Cayden took her hand and looked into her eyes. “How can I note to the rescue when people are


    stepping all over the woman I love?”


    Little did Avery know, after she almost got into troublest time, Cayden had installed a hidden tracking


    application on her phone. He did not do that to trace her location all the time, but he figured he could


    rush in time if Avery were in danger.


    Cayden had heard themotion earlier when he arrived near the shop. Then, he understood the


    situation roughly and figured someone must have framed Avery.


    A fierce glint shed across Cayden''s eyes as he stared at the fewdies who stirred up trouble in the


    shop.


    “You can try touching my bag!” Cecelia waved her fists, gritting her teeth at the salesperson.