Chapter 63

Tessa calmly took a sip of champagne, placing her glass gently on the table.

"Do you have any evidence?" she asked, her gaze steady on Wendy.

Wendy snorted coldly. "Evidence? Of course! The evidence is in your bag. Just let us check your bag."

A curious crowd had gathered, eager to see the drama unfold.

Tessa rarely attended banquets like these, where only a few friends from her social circle and family acquaintances knew her. Most of Rivertown's high society had no idea who she was.

The purpose of Uriah hosting this banquet was to formally introduce her to Rivertown's upper-class social circle, after all.

As the crowd grew larger, Wendy's eyes sparkled with triumph. "Everyone, come and judge for yourselves. This young lady here stole my bracelet and refuses to admit it."

Yanis chimed in from the sidelines, eagerly escalating the situation. "Ha! Just now you were talking so much about not stealing or cheating. And now you've stooped to theft?

could have given it to you as charity. Why lower yourself to stealing? How shameless can you be

husband's money, Yanis seized the moment to hurl every

consider whether you were good enough? Thankfully, I have a sharp eye for people

no matter how you dress yourself up or if you sneak into an upper-class banquet.

murmured amongst

She's so

Never judge a book

disgrace. With a face like that, she could easily find a wealthy

that. They can't control themselves when they

a housekeeper's daughter. No wonder she turned out like this. That's

with gossip and judgment, Wendy's smile deepened. The

then hand over your bag and let me search it. What's there to be afraid of if

Stephen excused himself to use the restroom, leaving Uriah to accompany

before," Zachary said

slightly, unable to place him. "And

quickly introduced himself. Uriah's

heard your cousin is getting engaged. Congratulations. This

ostensibly a

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