Chapter 115

I continued, "I'm really curious about how you managed to find my locker among so many others so quickly. Plus, how did you find the key that I put on top of the locker so easily?

"You said a lot of people have been in the changing room-how can you be so sure that the bracelet was stolen by me?"

I paused for effect, watching as the last traces of color drained from Leah's face before I continued. "Are you implying that just because we don't get along, I'd risk getting caught stealing your cheap knockoff bracelet?

"And if you're claiming that this fake bracelet isn't yours, why aren't you looking for it instead of trying to flee?" [23

The air grew heavy with tension. University was a small society, and everyone present understood the implications of the situation.

I wasn't in a hurry; I wanted to see how Leah would explain herself.

No matter what excuse she came up with, she'd trip herself up.

hers, she'd be branded as someone who wears knockoffs and is vain. If she denied it, she wouldn't be able to produce a real one. Plus, given her intelligence, I doubted

to react, turning to Leah and demanding, "What's going

flicker of panic before she quickly played the

seemed that some people would really jump off the deep end, being

in front of everyone. After all, a valuable bracelet was missing,

phone. But she had no chance. As she lunged forward, the students in the crowd quickly blocked her

lost a bracelet, so

seemed like a comforting remark

a rare moment of clarity. "If there's a thief on campus, calling the police will definitely harm the university's reputation. I

the professor remained unmoved, she turned to me, her voice desperate and helpless. "Evelyn, can't you think about the university's image? What will the police think of us now? I'll just let

and apply pressure through the university. However, now that the police were involved, her nervousness only made her look

the police officers arrived on the scene. After understanding the situation, they reviewed the surveillance footage and prepared to take us in

a tissue and put it in a plastic bag, casually saying, "I can't wait to see how this fake

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