"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.

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

had already appeared, yet Yuliana was still in

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 face. She hauled Yuliana behind her and butted her

you to rush over as the busy man you are," cooed Elaine in a sweet, pretentious

everyone's attention

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

could only mean that she was in a

could run wild,

of my company. You claimed that she stole something of yours, would

out, let alone defend Charlotte to this extent. "Everyone saw it with their own eyes. The guards

at Charlotte and asked, "Is that

Shane with large, bewildered

he really trying to defend

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

cold eyes. She felt that the man in front of her was a person deserving of her trust. And so, she nodded. "That seems to be the case." There was no need for her to quibble

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

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