Elaine caressed her fair neck with a sorrowful look on her face.

It was common knowledge that her agate necklace was auctioned off at 2 million dollars by Timothy last month

The banquet hall was then filled with sighs of distress from the thought that a thief had infiltrated this place of nobility.

Immediately, guards took their positions in front of the exits to the banquet hall.

Charlotte couldn't help but feel a shiver running down her spine. She raised her head and looked toward the center of the banquet, only to see Elaine staring back at her with a smirk.

'Oh no!'

Charlotte was quick to realize that something was not right, but she no longer had a chance to flee.

Soon, a burly security guard stood in front of her and looked down at her.

"Miss, hello. Do you have an invitation?"

No one else was asked the same question. Only she was interrogated. Elaine's intention couldn't be clearer.

Thus, everyone started to look at Charlotte suspiciously.

so she kept a

"Found it!"

could completely open her bag, the guards around her snatched the bag from her

possession. The expression on her face was a mixture of disappointment and relief, the exact

nor look like a poor person, so why did you steal the necklace?" Elaine said while looking at Charlotte

at her with unfamiliarity, as though she has

guest present was deceived by Elaine's skillful acting. However,

to pull off such a despicable, self-directed act to

Charlotte.

who was apologizing

not her day and she was

anything, I'll call the police." Elaine pretended to give Charlotte a chance. However, she had already secretly instructed her butler to

of River City, it would be

too tender to be playing tricks

"Hold on."

as Elaine was ecstatic from her incoming victory, a cold voice

"It's Shane!"

able to meet him on such an occasion made people feel like they struck gold. The aura emanating from him was noble and indifferent, the

walked towards Charlotte with no obstructions as if he was

before Charlotte also became nothing but a speck of

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