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.

were about to leave, Siobhan

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

Embarrassed, Zeferino hissed,

bought that necklace in South Alendor. It’s named

erupted into an even louder discussion, their eyes filled with anxiety. If any

stepped forth and stood in front of a table, a smug smile curling her lips. “We should go the extra mile and

handphone, lipstick, and other trinkets. She then scanned everyone else calmly. “I

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

was exchanging a look with Denise. And her stomach sank. She had a bad feeling about what was to

the bodyguard ordered coldly, accepting

had to face this, Angeline only stayed quiet for a while, and then she

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

never seen this necklace before.

the

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

look at the necklace, her eyes flaring with delight. “So it’s you! You stole my necklace, you thief!” She

swarmed the ladies, giving Angeline looks of

believe she did that. And she’s a

its cover. You never know who might be a thief. She could

“This is just embarrassing.”