"Are you sure you didn't do anything?"

Charlotte's gaze was filled with suspicion as she stared the servant down.

The servant's face immediately turned sour.

"Miss, all I did was accidentally spill some wine on you. Are you trying to bully us who have no status by framing me in this way?"

Charlotte's gaze lingered on her unwaveringly as she said calmly, "I simply asked a straightforward question without putting the blame on you. Why are you getting defensive?" Speaking, she tore her eyes away from the servant and began scanning each corner of the room they were in.

"A wealthy family such as the Emersons should have a surveillance system in place, am I right? In that case, shall we take a look at the recordings to uncover when exactly I stole the necklace?"

Charlotte's gaze ultimately fell on Elaine. The coldness in her eyes sent a chill down Elaine's spine.

However, thinking of her prior arrangements, Elaine regained confidence.

Elaine

immediately stepped forward with an unsettled expression.

it because I tampered with the cameras, that you're unable to pull out these recordings?" Before the housekeeper could finish, Charlotte snatched his lines

parted, but he

sudden, the people around them let their

quick-witted words shocked Elaine, but she

she was not the mastermind. "What's

at Charlotte with astonishment and responded cautiously, "Miss, how did you know that the

tossed another glare at

was me who told her! The theft of the necklace was a

I won't let

finish before she broke into applause. She praised, "Great, this is brilliant. With such extraordinary acting skills, what a pity it is that you're not part

was thanks to Elaine's superb acting that she managed to frame Charlotte not just once or

here was no longer the once foolish girl who could not be bothered

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