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Chapter 243: Poor Girl Chapter 243: Poor Girl “Me?

I come from a poor background, and yet I have never stolen anything in my life!

But you you were born with everything handed to you on a silver platter, and still, you couldn’t resist taking what wasn’t yours?

How could you?” A few people in the crowd nodded, already swayed by Evelyn’s words.

She was not just denying any involvement, she was flipping the entire situation to make Chineye look worse.

And for people who enjoyed gossip, this was a twist they had not expected.

Chineye stood frozen, her breath catching in her throat.

The betrayal was so sharp, so sudden, that she struggled to process it.

Evelyn, the friend she had trusted for years, was standing before her, lying so effortlessly, so convincingly, that even she, for a brief second, doubted herself.

“I thought you were a good person,” Evelyn continued, her voice growing louder, more indignant.

“That’s why I chose to be your friend!

I may not be a noble lady like you, but at least I have principles.” The weight of Evelyn’s words settled over the crowd like a heavy fog.

Suspicious glances were thrown Chineye’s way.

Whispers grew in intensity.

The shift in public opinion was happening fast, too fast.

Chineye snapped out of her daze when she felt the firm grip of the security officer on her arm.

“Lady Chineye, you need to come with us,” one of them said, his tone neutral but firm.

Panic flared in her chest.

She turned to Evelyn, eyes searching for a hint of the girl she had once called her best friend.

But all she saw was someone she no longer recognized.

“Why?” she breathed out, barely able to form the word.

Evelyn’s gaze flickered, but she held her ground.

Chineye swallowed hard.

who put this dress in my bag?” The question hung in the

first time since

brief, barely noticeable, but Chineye caught

like that, everything made

was not

This wasn’t an accident.

This was a setup.

most painful

by the one

Nnenna mentally applauded.

is smarter than

of the situation, Chineye had remained

for mercy, she had immediately identified

her suspicion, the

glances at Chineye now

Whispers spread quickly.

the dress into the bag.” “She admitted she’s from a poor background… maybe

Chineye had

But Evelyn?

then… maybe she had taken advantage

a moment, the tide of public opinion started

Evelyn, ever the

that immediately won back

disbelief, and then, right on cue,

whispered, her

The accusation dripped with pain, betrayal,

was a performance worthy of

best friends for years,” Evelyn continued, clutching

was your

you when your parents were

was always

else

right… I’ve heard of their friendship

family for decades now, and they’ve always been close to the Duke’s family.” Seeing that her words were working, Evelyn pushed

that you’re in trouble, you want

to take the fall for your mistakes!” She wiped away a tear, her

you would do this to me… after everything we’ve

“She must be