“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?”

His eyes instantly darkened and he said with disdain, “Yes, this is the

Elaine feigned shock and her hand flew to cover her mouth. “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? You’ve even resorted to

idea how the wallet

this. I’ve never stolen anything in my life. You stop trying to ruin my reputation. If you don’t believe me,

decent, upright person. She would never do

heard what people have said about her back in

unlike you, I don’t fall for whatever other people say so easily.” Christopher’s usually gentle eyes turned fierce in

the security camera footage!” Elaine snorted and

this matter cleared was

Natalie and Christopher were standing next to the shelf with

sneered, “Just admit it already. Did you steal the

so hell-bent on slandering me? Perhaps it was you

finger at Natalie. “Don’t you

footage doesn’t show that it was Natalie who stole it?

had wanted to paint Natalie as a thief so that Christopher would dislike her. But now

make her out to be. There were a lot of rumors about her back in 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

all those rumors. Years have passed and we’re supposed to be

Natalie had ignored what Elaine did because they were about to graduate. There was no use getting worked up

accuse me of starting those rumors? Do you

stupidity. They had graduated years ago. Even

show

scene unfold with great interest. Since the wallet was found in Natalie’s pocket, surely she

I’d never have

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