"No, I didn't steal anything."

Although she was still clueless as to why this man was standing before her, Charlotte would never succumb and admit something she did not do.

"Great." With that, Shane nodded and didn't speak a word further. No one could tell what was going through his mind.

At this moment, everyone in the banquet hall was taken aback. At once, they were prompted to view Charlotte through different lenses.

Who was she?

How was she related to Shane? Who was she for him to initiate a conversation with her?

Behind him, Yuliana instantly recognized Charlotte's mottled dress.

She was floored, but Elaine abruptly pulled her aside.

"What's going on? How did Shane and Charlotte get to know each other?" Elaine asked fiercely in a low voice.

out in surprise. Fortunately, Elaine was quick enough to cover her mouth before

Yuliana

into her head in the blink of an eye. Charlotte had no evidence in her hands. Having Shane to back her up would not help her situation at all. As her train of thought faded, a smile reappeared on Elaine's

too kind of you to rush over as the busy man you are,"

everyone's attention was drawn back to

heart skip a beat. Who would have thought that her boss was

only mean that she was in

Charlotte's thoughts could

You claimed that she stole something of

face distorted into an ugly grimace. She hadn't expected Shane to leave her no way out, let alone defend Charlotte to this extent. "Everyone saw it with their own eyes. The guards found my necklace in her

at Charlotte

at Shane with large, bewildered

trying to defend

'Isn't he Elaine's brother-in-law?'

trust. And so, she nodded. "That seems to be the case." There was no need for her to quibble about the matter

it, didn't she?" Elaine declared with a sinister

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