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 to look at

tiny smile flickered, her fingers tightening at

kind of girl is

Shut up already!

was giving her, Nnenna spoke up again from where she stood, her voice cutting through the thick air

her eyes, but beneath that, a sharper edge, one that carried the weight

admit, Evelyn was

A little too clever.

had manipulated the situation, twisted the narrative, and even controlled the emotions of the crowd, it

matter how skilled Evelyn was at deception, Nnenna was not going to let an innocent person take

Not on her watch.

her tone light, almost

the footage is really

entire store seemed

turned toward her, eyes

to wonder, who

just

admirer of Lady

stirring

been watching silently until now, finally

Nnenna, though her voice

what are you doing?” She wasn’t angry,

herself to be hardworking, and the manager wasn’t the type to

was dragging on longer than

has already been proven that Lady Chineye is

you keep defending her?” For a brief moment,

clear as day, “Because I know that she’s not guilty.”

glances, confused and

is she so sure?” “Does she have proof?” But Nnenna

her confidence unwavering as she repeated herself with even more

not guilty.” And then, in one smooth motion, she lifted her

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

Complete, suffocating silence.

locked onto the phone

body went

breath caught in

had been moments

The manager’s brows furrowed.

in the

clenched at her sides, her nails digging

so carefully composed until now, flickered

of pure, unfiltered

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