Her Precious Baby

“What the heck is going on?”

“She said someone stole her necklace. D*mn. Who’d be stupid enough to steal? We’re all rich.”

“Hey, you never know, though. Greed knows no bounds.”

Siobhan told her bodyguards to block all the exits. She seemed anxious about something.

“What’s going on?” Zeferino walked out from backstage. He looked at Siobhan in confusion and chastised, “What are you doing? We have guests here.”

“How could you say that to me, Zefe? I just lost something important.” Siobhan stomped her foot, tears welling in her eyes. She was feigning sadness. “My father gave me that necklace on my eighteenth birthday. It means a lot to me, and now someone stole it!”

Zeferino’s brows furrowed. He mused over the matter and solemnly said, “You probably got careless and left it somewhere. Try to retrace your steps.”

“No way. The only place I’ve been to is the waiting room backstage. Oh, and the restroom.”

Angeline’s face fell. She went to the bathroom? Okay, this is getting odd. She had a feeling this missing necklace was not a coincidence.

To calm everyone down, Zeferino looked at the other bodyguards. “Probably a case of lost and found. Check the restrooms.”

“Yes, sir!” The bodyguards nodded.

to leave, Siobhan

her sights on Angeline. Then she sneered. “Zefe, there’s no need to search the restroom. Just go through all

Embarrassed, Zeferino hissed, “Stop messing

that necklace in South Alendor. It’s named Eternal Heart, and it’s made

with anxiety. If any of them were the thief, they might be facing

Denise stepped forth and stood in front of a table, a smug smile curling her lips. “We

her handphone, lipstick, and other trinkets. She then scanned everyone else calmly. “I did my part. Now it’s

she was already making an example, everyone else reluctantly gave followed her lead and let

she shot Siobhan a cautious look and noticed she was exchanging a look with Denise. And her stomach sank. She had

the bodyguard ordered coldly,

this, Angeline only stayed quiet for a while, and then she placed her

contents of her bag out of the table, and then a dull thud echoed across the air as

this necklace before. So how did it show up in my

She approached Angeline and picked up the necklace. Feigning a surprise, she

Heart was a sky-blue diamond, and it gleamed like the heavens under the illumination of the

took a closer look at the necklace, her eyes flaring with delight. “So it’s you! You stole

ladies, giving Angeline

she did that. And she’s a big

a book by its cover. You never know who might

“This is just embarrassing.”