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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.

this dress in my bag?” The question hung

time since this ordeal started,

was brief, barely noticeable, but

just like that, everything made

was not

This wasn’t an accident.

This was a setup.

most

the one person

Nnenna mentally applauded.

is smarter than

the situation, Chineye had

or blindly pleading for mercy, she had

moment she voiced her suspicion, the crowd’s attention

throwing accusing glances at Chineye now turned toward

Whispers spread quickly.

to slip the dress into the bag.” “She admitted she’s from a poor background… maybe she wanted it for herself but didn’t want to take the risk of getting

Chineye had no reason to

But Evelyn?

couldn’t afford something, then… maybe she had

tide of public

the manipulator,

did something that immediately won back the sympathy of

widening in disbelief, and then, right on cue,

she whispered,

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

worthy of a standing

friends for years,” Evelyn continued,

was

of you when your parents were too

was always there

you when no one else did.” People in

heard of

family has been with the Duke of Tinrin’s family for decades now, and they’ve always been close to the Duke’s family.” Seeing that her words were

now… now that you’re in trouble,

to take the fall for your mistakes!” She

this to me… after everything we’ve been through.” A

must be so