“Miss, please wait!” The store manager ran over and blocked Natalie’s way.

Everyone in the store also turned to look at her curiously.

“Is she a thief?”

“She doesn’t look like one…”

Natalie frowned slightly and was even more confused.

She hadn’t taken anything and had walked past the door twice. “Why is the alarm going off? Is it broken?”

“Miss, have you taken anything that you haven’t paid for?” The manager smiled politely.

Natalie tilted her head to the side and replied calmly, “No.”

But the alarm kept ringing incessantly.

With an embarrassed look, the manager leaned closer and whispered, “Miss, please tell us the truth, or we will have no choice but to frisk you.”

Just then, Elaine sauntered over.

“Hey, what’s that in your pocket?” Pretending to be shocked, Elaine pointed at the pocket of Natalie’s coat.

Natalie frowned and fished her hand into her pocket. Sure enough, there was something inside. To her surprise, she pulled out a wallet.

With a puzzled look, Elaine pointed at an empty spot on the shelf and said to the manager, “Look over there. Are you missing a wallet?”

hand. His eyes instantly darkened and he said with disdain, “Yes, this is the most expensive wallet

“I always thought those things they said about you were just rumors back then. It turns out that our classmates were right all along. Why do you still misbehave?

had no idea how the wallet

anything in my life. You stop trying to

a decent, upright person. She would never do such

what people have said about her back in college? She’s not as decent

unlike you, I don’t fall for whatever other people say so

security camera footage!” Elaine

best way to have this matter

scurried off to check the footage, as asked. In the video, Natalie and Christopher were standing next to the shelf with the wallet. Unfortunately, Elaine’s body blocked Natalie’s,

“Just admit it

prove that I stole the wallet. Why are you so hell-bent on slandering me? Perhaps it

and pointed a finger at Natalie. “Don’t you dare accuse me! The

doesn’t show that it was Natalie who stole it? Stop framing her.” Christopher looked at her coldly and added, “I know

Natalie as a thief so that Christopher would dislike her. But now that Christopher

college. Her classmates wouldn’t make up stories for no reason. Plus, now she’s trying to put the blame on me. You heard it yourself!” Elaine’s voice was shrill, which made her sound as though she really believed what she was

all those rumors.

time, Natalie had ignored what Elaine did because they were about to graduate. There was no use getting worked up over such a trivial

starting those rumors?

stupidity. They had graduated years ago. Even if Elaine indeed was the one who spread the rumors, Natalie

the video didn’t show that Elaine deliberately framed

interest. Since the wallet was found in Natalie’s pocket, surely she was the prime

pretty. I’d never have thought

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