Chapter 72


    Meredith looked confused and got up. "What''s it to you?"


    After that, she took her handbag and left.


    Ava looked at her back and smiled strangely. Then, she walked to the most crowded spot and cried out


    in panic, "Oh no, the diamond ne sponsored by the endorser is gone!"


    When the crowd heard about theft, they all looked over.


    The jewelry held by Ava was priceless, not only because it was made of a few extremely expensive


    top-quality diamonds, but also because it was thest work of the designer in his lifetime, which could


    be called a masterpiece, so the value of the collection was far higher than the value of the material


    itself.


    "This is Mr. Stephen''sst piece. If I lose it..." Ava covered her face. She looked sad and even cried.


    When the crowd saw this, they thought she was heartbroken over the loss of the artwork, so they felt


    better about her. They quickly called the security guards to help find the lost ne.


    Soon, the entire venue was sealed off. They were not allowed to leave but to enter here.


    But then, everyone was at aplete loss as to what to do. They were looking for the ne, but


    how to find it became a problem. Everyone here was high-status, and it was impossible to search one


    by one.


    Ava cried for a while. Seeing that her goal to get everyone''s attention was almost achieved, she slowly


    looked up, "I''m afraid that the ne is lost when I go to the bathroom as I take it off for a while in


    case that it gets wet."


    As soon as Meredith heard this, she immediately realized something was wrong. She quietly touched


    the inside of her backpack. Sure enough, a hard object that did not belong to her tickled her hand...


    It must have been in the bathroom. Ava slipped it in while she was tidying up her high heels!


    Meredith''s face turned pale. It was only then that she understood why Ava hade to talk to her, but


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    it was toote.


    After a while, someone pointed at her and said, "It seems that this youngdy has just been to the


    bathroom, and the time coincides."


    A few girls who had just been to the bathroom had already opened their bags for inspection, but


    Meredith knew that no matter what, she couldn''t open her bag. In that case...


    No one would believe that she was innocent!


    Meredith''s refusal became a disguised admission in the eyes of everyone.


    "Oh my god. She looks good, but actually she is a thief."


    "Did she have stolen other things?"


    They began to discuss her. Their disdainful expressions chilled Meredith as if she had returned to the


    day when everyone had misunderstood her as a mistress.


    "I didn''t steal anything." Meredith took a step back, her eyes filled with helplessness and anger.


    How could Ava be satisfied?


    "You said you didn''t steal anything. Why don''t you just show us what''s in your bag?"


    As she spoke, someone snatched the small handbag from Meredith''s hand. Meredith was holding it


    tightly. The two of them were in a stalemate. Just as her bag was about to be snatched away, a cold


    male voice sounded.


    "What are you doing? It''s really lively."


    When Derek finished the unexpected work and came back, he saw this scene. He looked at Meredith''s


    pale face and then at the man who robbed her. "Mr. ise, it seems that it''s not gentle to rob a woman


    in public."


    Mr. ise let go of his hand when he heard this. "Even so, thisdy seems to have stolen a valuable


    piece of jewelry. Mr. Xavier can''t keep this from being investigated."


    Stealing?


    Derek looked at Meredith''s helpless expression. Her eyes were red, but she refused to show any


    weakness. He walked over and stood beside her.


    "Thisdy is an employee of mypany. She oftenes to my office and collection room. If she


    wants to steal something, why not steal there?"


    "Besides, I think you all know thew. She has the right to protect her privacy. It''s against thew to


    search in public."


    His sonorous and forceful tone calmed down a group of people who had just been angry. If it was


    someone Derek knew...


    "There may be some misunderstanding."


    "Well, let''s leave it to the relevant staff."


    They immediately changed their attitude and didn''t want to get involved in this troublesome matter. If


    they annoyed Derek because of this, it would not be worth the loss.


    The crowd slowly dispersed. Ava looked at them and her face turned red with anger. "Mr. Xavier, I know


    you and my sister..."


    Before Ava could finish her words, she stopped as Derek''s cold eyes stopped on her as if he were


    looking at something dead. She even felt that if she said something she shouldn''t have said, she would


    be killed by this man immediately.


    "I lost my things. Mr. Xavier can''t stop me from looking for them, right?"


    Ava forcefully omitted the things she shouldn''t have said and looked at Derek. Although she was a little


    scared, she believed that Derek wouldn''t be so unreasonable.


    "Yes, of course." Derek said indifferently, "Since you want to find it, you can go and check the


    surveince. Maybe it was you who identally lost it there."


    Derek said it with certainty, as if he had already confirmed it.


    When the others heard this, they thought it was more reasonable and agreed, "Then go and check the


    surveince video immediately."


    "Since Miss Mason thinks this has something to do with my staff, I will take responsibility for handling


    this matter. Please stay here and don''t panic." Derek showed his attitude toward others. Seeing that he


    had taken the responsibility, they didn''t want to be involved, so they left the spot.


    Derek took Meredith to the monitoring room, and Ava followed reluctantly.


    Ava could not help but mutter in her heart that Derek came here at the wrong time. If he were a little


    her innocence.


    "Wait a minute." Meredith followed Derek and gently tugged at the corner of his shirt as she didn''t see


    anyone else. "Now her ne is in my bag. She put it in when I went to the bathroom to change my


    shoes. There can''t be any surveince there."


    Meredith could only admire Ava''s ingenuity at the moment. She had especially found a ce where


    there was absolutely no surveince video. If it wasn''t for Derek, she wouldn''t be able to defend


    herself.


    "Have you touched the thing inside?" Derek frowned and nced at Ava, who was following behind


    him. His eyes were cold.


    "No." Meredith shook her head.


    "Don''t worry, I''ll take care of this."