Chapter 83
"Miss Dotson, when did I ever steal your stuff? You gotta have evidence when you''re throwing out
usations." Ines shot Be a cold nce.
"Evidence? Do you have evidence proving you''re innocent?"
"I got a witness. I wasn''t alone on the balcony, there was someone else... It was..." She stopped
short of naming Emma.
She knew Emma too well. Emma wouldn''t vouch for her, she''d probably just add fuel to the fire and
nder her. Besides, she wasn''t keen on revealing her connection with the Galeana family.
"What? Are you out of excuses? You''ve got no evidence, but I do. It''s her." Be pointed at the girl
from earlier.
Following Be''s point, all eyes turned to the girl. Ines squinted at her, baffled as to why she would
frame her.
It didn''t take long for her to figure it out. The girl was Sybil, a college student from a third-rate
university in A City. Sybil was clearly shaken, she had no beef with Ines. She was just bitter
because her sugar daddy, Stoner, had dumped her for Ines. Be happened to be looking for her
missing item, so, in the heat of the moment, Sybil blurted out that she had seen a womane
from the balcony. She thought she could just slip away, but Be had her brought over.
How would she know if Ines took the item or not?
She just wanted a petty revenge, but didn''t anticipate Be''s explosive temper. Be pped her,
but Ines was no pushover and pped her right back.
Fear flickered in Sybil''s eyes as she saw the situation escte. She was too scared to speak up.
"What are you scared of? Repeat what you said earlier." Be red at Sybil, clearly dissatisfied.
"I...I just saw here from the balcony, I didn''t see anything else." Sybil stuttered.
The onlookers were whispering amongst themselves, piecing together the story from Sybil''s words.
Be had left her item on the balcony, Ines had been there, but no one saw her take anything.
Be pped Ines without investigating the truth, which was a bit over the top. But they were just
spectators, not about to scold this spoiled princess.
"Useless." Be sneered at Sybil, then turned to Ines, "Open your bag, let me search it. If I don''t find
anything, I''ll let it go."
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Ines frowned, baffled at how such a bratty girl could be raised. She wanted to search her bag
without any evidence. Didn''t she know that was insulting?
Keeping her cool, Ines replied, "Miss Dotson, I did go to the balcony, but I didn''t see or take
anything. I won''t let you search my bag."
"You''re just a thief." Be retorted.
Thief. Such a harsh word. Ines was ufortable, she stared at Be, seriousness in her voice,
"Don''tbel people before the truth is out."
"I don''t care, I must search your bag today." Be was used to getting her way.
Ines took a step back, "If you don''t find your stuff in my bag, you need to apologize to me."
"Hmph."
Be looked at Ines with contempt, "Who do you think you are, asking me to apologize? What a
joke."
Implied: even if she didn''t find anything, Be wouldn''t apologize. She was certain.
Ines had never met someone so unreasonable, she argued back, "Then you can forget about
searching my bag."
Not far away, Jaime and Hunter heard their argument. Seeing Ines''s swollen corner of the mouth,
but her straight posture showed no sign of backing down.
Hunter approached, about to speak, when a rough but authoritative voice rang out, "What''s going
on? What''s all this noise?"
Everyone made way for the group approaching. Not just one person, but five. Speaking was the
host, Luis Dotson, arm in arm with his wife. There was also a kind-faced man, the familiar mayor of
A City, Jacob. Beside him was a man with delicate features, emitting an aloof aura.
But his gaze stayed on one person, a gaze as warm as the sun. Seeing him, Ines felt a lump in her
throat. She was just wishing Ethan was here. And now, he really was.