Chapter 245: Unfiltered Fear Chapter 245: Unfiltered Fear “So she could be innocent, but she could also be guilty.” Suspicion hung heavy in the air.

Lady Chineye felt her hope slipping away.

Evelyn sighed dramatically beside her, shaking her head as if burdened by disappointment.

“Sister Chineye… I really wanted to believe you, but…” she trailed off, letting her voice carry just enough sadness to plant further doubt in the onlookers’ minds.

The shift was immediate.

The crowd’s expressions hardened.

The security guards, who had initially hesitated, now reached for their handcuffs once more.

Chineye felt a cold sweat break out along her back.

No… this can’t be happening… She could already see the headlines “Lady Chineye, Duke of Tinrin’s Daughter Caught Shoplifting!” Her father’s reputation.

Her family’s honor.

Everything was crumbling.

She barely noticed how some of the wealthier customers had begun to step back, as if standing too close to her might somehow taint their own standing.

Chineye swallowed hard.

She had no choice now.

She would have to fully cooperate with the investigation… and pray that someone, somewhere, would believe her.

Her father could help cancel the charges so she wouldn’t have a criminal record, but what about the videos?

The whole world would know once those videos were uploaded.

But as she looked around, all she saw were eyes filled with judgment.

No one was on her side.

And the worst part?

She couldn’t even blame them.

Even she would have doubted herself at this point.

And as she clenched her fists, trying to suppress the tears of frustration welling in her eyes, she heard a voice, calm and composed, yet brimming with something dangerous.

“This is getting interesting.” It was Nnenna.

up

her fingers tightening at her

kind of

Shut up already!

threatening looks Evelyn was giving her, Nnenna spoke up again from where she stood,

a flicker of amusement in her eyes, but beneath that, a sharper edge, one that carried the weight

admit, Evelyn

A little too clever.

narrative, and even controlled the emotions of the crowd, it was

was not going to let an innocent person take the

Not on her watch.

her tone light, almost casual, but her words were anything

footage is

The entire store seemed to

toward her, eyes narrowing

to wonder, who was this

wouldn’t she just

she an admirer of Lady Chineye?”

just stirring up

had been watching silently until now,

Nnenna, though her

what are you doing?” She wasn’t

herself to be hardworking, and the

this was dragging on longer

has already been proven that

defending her?” For a brief moment, silence stretched between

said, clear as day, “Because I know that

glances,

is she so sure?” “Does

her confidence unwavering as

she’s not guilty.” And then,

might be useless due to the blocked view…” she said, her voice carrying across

Complete, suffocating silence.

eyes locked onto the

entire body

Chineye’s breath caught in her

moments away from leading Lady Chineye away,

The manager’s brows furrowed.

someone in

fingers clenched at her sides, her nails digging into her

carefully composed until

moment of

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