Chapter 53


    “Chris, I didn’t take the wallet. If I agree to pay ten times its price, it’ll just prove that I’m guilty, right?”


    Natalie spoke calmly. There wasn’t a trace of panic in her voice.


    ine eavesdropped from the sidelines. She thought that Natalie was just too proud to ept


    Christopher’s money. But it was futile. Did she think that the police could prove her innocence?


    Anyway, the wallet was found in Natalie’s pocket, and what had really happened wasn’t caught on the


    store’s security camera. That meant that Natalie, by default, was the thief.


    Unable to contain her excitement, ine urged the shop manager to call the police already. “The thief


    can’t pay you. You’re wasting your time if you don’t call the police right now.”


    The shop manager agreed and called the police. It didn’t take long before two men in uniform strolled


    into the shop.


    When the police arrived, ine immediately ran up to them, dragging Natalie behind her. “Sir, it’s her


    who stole from this store, but she still doesn’t want to admit it.”


    “Please hold on. I want you to check the security camera footage. I have evidence to prove that I didn’t


    steal the wallet, but was framed,” Natalie said with a confident smile.


    ine narrowed her eyes at her, sniggering as though she had heard a dirty joke. “What tricks are you


    ying? Didn’t we just check the store’s security footage?”


    “I’m not talking about this shop’s security camera. I’m talking about the security cameras in the


    shopping mall’s corridor.” Suddenly, Natalie turned around and pointed to the security cameras in the


    corridor right outside the shop.


    In order to attract more customers, the shop’s storefront was made of ss, so the security cameras in


    the corridor could easily capture what went on inside the store through the ss walls.


    “Please check the mall’s security cameras. The footage from that angle should be able to prove that I


    didn’t steal anything,” Natalie said calmly, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips.


    “Don’t listen to her! She’s probably just stalling for time and ns to run away when you’re not looking!”


    Hearing Natalie’s calm exnation, ine was the one who was filled with panic. All the color drained


    from her face as she urgently tried to convince the policemen.


    After all, she was the one who slipped the wallet into Natalie’s pocket, taking advantage of the blind


    spot of the store’s security camera. But she didn’t take into consideration the mall’s security cameras. If


    what she had done was really captured on video, she would be doomed.


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    “ine, I’m just asking the police to check the mall security cameras. Why are you so scared?” Natalie


    looked at her with fake empathy, although her eyes shed dangerously.


    Flustered, ine forced herself to keep calm. “If the thief isn’t scared, why should I be?”


    As requested, the police immediately checked the mall’s security footage.


    Everyone held their breath and peered at theputer screen, wondering what tricks Natalie would


    y. After all, the wallet had been found in her pocket.


    While the footage was a little pixted, it was still very clear that ine had stood next to Natalie and,


    under the cover of her body, secretly took the wallet from the shelf and slipped it into Natalie’s coat


    pocket.


    What a twist!


    ine stared at theputer screen, dumbfounded.


    “ine, you haven’t changed one bit. All you know is to bring trouble for the others.” Natalie sneered.


    “I didn’t… No… It’s…” ine panicked. She finally understood why Natalie was stubborn about not


    agreeing to thepensation but insisted on calling the police.


    If no one had called the police, ine could have gotten away with the problem by paying the price to


    the shop manager even if they found out she had flicked the wallet.


    However, the arrival of the police worsened the situation. They just couldn’t solve the problem in private


    anymore.


    Christopher shook his head in disappointment. He didn’t expect ine to be shameless enough to do


    such a cheap thing. “ine, was it you who did that?”


    The unmistakable evidence proved ine was the culprit.


    ine couldn’t get away with the crime no matter how hard she tried. She lowered her head in shame,


    for she couldn’te up with an excuse. “I… I didn’t do it on purpose,” she tried exining.


    However, Natalie knew she was lying. ine was bluffing now to escape from the problem.


    Natalie looked away from ine. After all, the woman was a hopeless liar.


    The police quickly stopped ine. “You are suspected of theft and false usation. Come with us,


    please.”


    ine stepped back and tried defending herself. “No, I won’te with you. I canpensate by


    paying ten times the price of the wallet. Please don’t take me away.”


    “You are the suspect of this crime. There is no point inpensating now. This is a police case now,


    and the people who have filed aint do not intend to let you go,” a policeman said mercilessly.


    Hearing this, ine grabbed Natalie’s hand and pleaded, “Natalie, can you let go of me this time?


    Please show mercy. I know I made a mistake. I will never hurt you again. I promise.”


    “You tried ruining my reputationst time in the Larson Group, and tried framing me for theft now. What


    makes you think I’ll let go of you?” Natalie asked calmly.


    If she didn’t teach ine a lesson, the woman would continue to bother her.


    “Sir, you can handle the case ording to thew.”


    ine sneered, fury zing in her eyes. “Why are you so cruel? It’s all because of you! I won’t let you


    go!”


    Her words dripped with malice. Natalie shrugged indifferently.


    “I have never intended to harm you in any way. But you have been making things difficult for me time


    and again right from college. ine, it’s time for you to introspect and realize what all you have done.


    Don’t even think of bothering me again. Otherwise, you’ll have to face the consequences. It will be


    worse than this.”


    Natalie scoffed at ine and stormed out of the shop with her bag.


    Christopher followed her out, guiltily lowering his eyes.


    “I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I remember ine confessing her love for me before. Has she been troubling


    you because of that?”


    The setting sun cast a soft glow on Natalie. She shook her head and sighed. “Don’t beat yourself about


    it, Chris. ine is a crazy woman. Besides, you already rejected her proposal in college. It’s not your


    fault.”


    “Well, do you want me to continue helping you with the gift?” Christopher asked hesitantly.


    Natalie checked the time on her phone: it was almost seven in the evening. “Forget it.” She waved her


    hands dismissively. “You better go home. I’ll look around.”


    Before Christopher could respond, Natalie hurriedly sprinted off.