165

+15 BONUS

After listening to Renee’s statement, the police cast a serious look at Briar and asked, “Is what she said true?”

Briar’s face paled, and she vigorously waved her hands in denial. “No, I didn’t. She slandered me and threw my stuff out. She is the criminal here. You should arrest her, not me!”

“You know clearly if I slandered you or not.”

Renee’s pretty face was expressionless as she spoke with logic and clarity. “As owner of this property. I have the right to handle any item in the house. Your words have just proved that you trespassed. And one more thing, the items in the baggage you stole are very valuable. Add that into the charges, and you’re looking at at least three years behind bars!”

“What nonsense!”

Briar hurriedly defended herself and said, “There are only a few pieces of garments in the baggage, and they are not branded anyway. I bet they are worth less than two thousand. How can it be worth so much!”

She regretted it right after she said that.

the police. “You heard her, Sir. She admitted it. Stop wasting time talking with

out the handcuffs. “Please cooperate with us. Missy. We need you to go to the police station to

whiter, and she backed up and hid behind Stefan. “Don’t come near me. I’ve been wrongly accused, Stefan.

against Briar, and happened to be a turncoat, said loudly, “I can testify that Miss Desrosiers has taken Miss Everheart’s belongings! Moreover, she did not treat the servants here as

did could easily be constituted as a

I didn’t. You shut

behaved like a demon that revealed its true form, pouncing on Lydia with

treated the servants like they were less than human

they were just soulless beings without dignity and dared not resist

expect that Lydia would be the one who exposed her!

“That’s enough!”

gloomy yet

not dare

the guts to

Briar was, nor did she care. She just wanted to get back. what belonged to her.

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