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.

footage whatsoever and it was impossible to find out who slipped that necklace into her bag. What she said just now was just a bluff. And now I wait for the fish to take the

understand the underlying message. She looked at the camera and gulped, then she made a decision. “I’m sorry, Miss Woland. My manager slipped that into your

seem innocent. Of course, Rachel was the one who slipped the necklace in, but she was standing next to Rachel at the time. The camera might have captured her, so she

nothing. The footage could still prove that they were the culprit. Alice called the cops, and even Derek came. There was no way

Xandra calmly, but

a sign she could negotiate, so thinking she could still escape in one piece, she said, “Miss Woland, we’re all in the circle of high society. I really don’t want

her eyebrow. That was as straightforward as it could get. This isn’t the truth I want.

burst into laughter. Indeed, Xandra was just a no-name model while Alice was the young miss of the Woland Family and the

didn’t think Alice would be this forward, and her face fell. She was starting to wonder if

would disrespect Keith openly. Not in this city.

finally broke his silence and interrupted Rachel. “She’s my woman? Why, I don’t remember taking her in.” He spoke calmly, but there was solemnity

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