When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 35 Noel Stands Up for Rachel

Alle med toward the voice that had just spoken

Jennywa pointing directly at Yet, who had just entered from the diction of the restroom. “I saw it with my own eyes. Rachel’s necklace is in her bag!”

Yvette paised in the doorway, looking completely bewildered. Seeing pony pointing at her, she frowned. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

was in the pesterom earlier in, and saw Yvette touching up hot makeup. Her bag was open, and I noticed an emerald necklace inside”

Jenny glanced around at the audience before continuing “Rachelierely wears that necklace at the Howard residence: She only brings it out for special occasions, out of respect for the bout So, I didn’t recaprine li right away. But the moment I came out and heard Rachel sapher necklace was missing. I remembered.”

Jenny’s story was convincing and detailed enough to sound undeniable.

As she finished, mummans swept through the room.

“nho would’ve thought Ms. Jezings would steal a necklace?Hein could someone from the Jennings family be so dishonesth

Same people are twisted Thewlthier they are, the more they come these kinds of thills–testing”

“But she doesn’t look like someone who world do that.”

shh, keep it down Ms. jongste going to be the York family’s her daughter—kw.Den’t speak so laudly If you don’t want to offend the Yorks!”

Dach whispered market like a life led at Wette

Jenny, stop spreading

pointed back at Jenny, her face flushed

isolated, and Whitney quickly stepped up beside

Rachel’s necklace I’ve

you“Whiney replied

The fact

peering. “If you’re so certain,

her bag and let you see for themselves whether the necklace

react, Yvette–tro outraged to stay silent–was already unzipping her bag “Alright the Take a look” Yette decked. But the

bottom, was

you? Jenny sald smugly.

her face. “How could this necklace be in my bag? I’ve never even met ac,

it end up in your bag? mitjast appear out of thin air?

crowd, raising here.“ou’re all seeing dis,

mums hel stepped forward, speaking in a bone that was amb of disbelief and accusation “Ms. Jennings, I never expected you to be the one who took my necklace, Is it because of what happened last time at the jewelry store? Did you want penge berase you blamed me and resented Uncle Dan for

You know exactly what you’ve done am wrong? Or should I spell it out for everyone here? Wette’s trembled with bury. She could barely restrain herself as the strodan the verge of exposing the inappropriate relationship between Bachelied Deman.

“Ms. Jennings, you free to say whatever you like, but be

from Whitney to wette, his expression hand and unyielding

instantly denced

knew all about fare and Dandan’s affair, yet here he was, defending

lodged itself in her

No backing kachel, the crowd’s

had already allended the Howard, alienated Damian, and–mostdanning of all–crossed Korl