His Unveiled Passion

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?

If you wanted it that badly, Wendy could have given it to you as charity. Why lower yourself to

earlier mocking of her dependence on her husband's

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

is a pauper, no matter how you dress yourself up or if you sneak into an upper-class banquet. Your sticky fingers

crowd murmured

would have thought? She's so pretty but

judge a book by its

that, she could easily find a wealthy man. Why come to a

people are just like that. They can't control themselves when they see something

No wonder she turned out like this. That's how poverty leaves its

voices around her swirled with gossip and judgment, Wendy's

let me search it. What's there to

Stephen excused himself to use the restroom, leaving Uriah to accompany the couple out. On

before,"

unable to place him. "And

face showed a flicker of awkwardness before he quickly introduced himself. Uriah's expression flickered with recognition as he responded with

him a gift. "Mr. Somerton, I heard your cousin is getting engaged. Congratulations. This

a gift