They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

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.

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

the first time since this ordeal

barely noticeable,

like that, everything

not

This wasn’t an accident.

This was a setup.

the most

by the one person she

Nnenna mentally applauded.

like Lady Chineye is smarter than

of the situation, Chineye

floundering or blindly pleading for mercy, she had immediately identified the

moment she voiced her suspicion, the crowd’s

had been throwing accusing glances

Whispers spread quickly.

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

Chineye had no reason to

But Evelyn?

afford something, then… maybe she had

a moment, the tide of public opinion started to turn against

the manipulator,

flustered, she did something that immediately won

gasped, her eyes widening in disbelief, and then, right on cue, tears welled

whispered, her voice

can you say that about me?” The accusation dripped with pain, betrayal,

was a performance worthy of a standing

I… we’ve been best friends for years,” Evelyn continued, clutching her chest

was your

when your parents

always there

when no one else did.”

I’ve heard of their friendship before.” “That’s

family for decades now, and they’ve always been close to the

you’re in

to take the fall for your mistakes!” She wiped away

do this to me… after everything we’ve

“She must