The guard came back with a laptop soon enough.

“Give me that.” Derek took the laptop and retrieved the ‘camera’ from the cop.

Rachel and Xandra’s hearts were thumping fiercely, and Emma was starting to worry as well. What if they find out? What if they know I did it? No. They couldn’t. I wasn’t the one who slipped the necklace in. The camera couldn’t have captured me. I just have to deny everything.

Derek checked the camera out, and he frowned. He had no idea how to use this. What model is this? He had seen a lot of gizmos and gadgets in his line of work, but he had no idea what this model of camera was and how to use it.

Derek was about to ask Ethan for instructions, but then Alice shot the camera a glance and said, “Mr. Jenkins. Let’s say this is someone trying to sabotage me. What if I sue them for slander? What kind of punishment would they receive?” asked Alice calmly, her face inscrutable.

“It really depends. If the victim insists on taking it to court, the perpetrator might be sentenced to jail.” Derek was surprised she would ask that question, but he didn’t give her an attitude this time.

“Good to hear. I’ll take this to court, so make sure you are thorough with your investigations. And make sure everyone knows I’m sabotaged. I despise those who sabotage me and try to get away with it,” said Alice calmly while looking at Rachel and Xandra. There was a hidden message in her words.

was no footage whatsoever and it was impossible to find out who slipped that necklace into her bag. What

at the camera and gulped, then she made a decision.

course, Rachel was the one who slipped the necklace in, but she was standing next to Rachel at the time. The camera

didn’t matter even if Xandra said nothing. The footage could

at Xandra calmly, but she said

negotiate, so thinking she could still escape in one piece, she said, “Miss Woland, we’re all

circle.” Alice cocked her eyebrow. That was as straightforward as it could get. This isn’t the truth I want. They were obviously used by Emma and I want them to say that out

the crowd burst into laughter. Indeed, Xandra was just a no-name model while Alice was the young miss of the Woland Family and the ex-president of Woland Group. She was leagues above Xandra. Nobody actually took Xandra seriously, but they wouldn’t tell her that straight to her face, of

was starting to wonder if she should sell Emma out. Will Alice let me off the

to threaten Alice again. No one would disrespect Keith

silence and interrupted Rachel. “She’s my woman? Why, I don’t remember taking her in.” He

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