“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?”

instantly darkened and he said with disdain, “Yes, this is the most expensive

mouth. “I always thought those things they said about you were just rumors back then. It turns out that our classmates

had no idea how the wallet had

“I didn’t take this. I’ve never stolen anything in my life. You stop

friend’s always been a decent, upright person. She

“Christopher, haven’t you heard what people have said about her back in college? She’s not as decent as

people say so easily.” Christopher’s usually gentle eyes turned fierce in

camera footage!”

best way to have this matter cleared was to check the security

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, including her arms. So it was impossible to see

smugly. She sneered, “Just admit it

are you so hell-bent on slandering me? Perhaps it was you who took the wallet and slipped it into my

flared and her eyes went wide. To cover up her ploy, she raised her voice and pointed a finger at Natalie. “Don’t you dare

that it was Natalie who stole it? Stop framing her.” Christopher looked at her coldly and added,

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

not the good girl you 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

who started all those rumors.

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

of starting those rumors? Do you have

years ago. Even if Elaine indeed was the one who spread

the video didn’t show that Elaine

scene unfold with great interest. Since the wallet was

so pretty. I’d never

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