LORD CHESTER COMES BACK

The wealthy woman was a bit surprised by Lorelei’s reaction, but she continued to provoke her.

“Die? Even if you die, your worthless life isn’t worth as much as my pair of earrings! Don’t try to scare people with death here! Didn’t you want to check the surveillance footage? Go ahead, check it, and see how you’ll explain yourself when the truth comes out!”

“If it turns out you did steal them, those items worth sixty or seventy thousand, I don’t think you’ll be spending the rest of your life outside; you’ll be in prison! By then, you’ll wish you were dead!”

At this point, the wealthy woman gave a signal to the male waiter who had been supporting her and added.

“Kenelm, why are you still standing here? Didn’t she want to check the surveillance footage?”

The male waiter named Kenelm pretended to be in a difficult position.

“Sorry, Mrs. Sutton, but wouldn’t you know it? The store’s surveillance system is broken!”

The wealthy woman’s face changed upon hearing this and she said viciously.

“So what do we do?”

Kenelm looked at Lorelei and sneered.

“We’ll have to search her.”

The wealthy woman sneered coldly and said sarcastically.

“Then I’ll trouble you to do it. I don’t want to touch this filthy woman; it’s disgusting!”

At this moment, Lorelei’s face was filled with panic.

She realized that something was very wrong today.

The surveillance system was usually fine, so why was it broken today?

It was very likely that Mrs. Sutton and Kenelm had set her up!

Realizing this, Lorelei quickly checked her pockets.

Her heart sank when she found a pair of earrings in her pocket.

Meanwhile, Jun, who was standing at the door, turned to Felicia and asked calmly.

“What do you think of this?”

Felicia sneered.

“What else could it be? It’s a frame-up! They’re falsely accusing an innocent person!”

Jun said calmly.

“So… what should we do about it?”

Felicia thought for a moment and asked.

“Do you want to get involved?”

Jun replied.

“If we don’t handle things like this, how can we lead?”

Felicia inquired.

“Will you handle it personally, or should I?”

Jun said.

“You always say you’re smart; this is your chance to prove it.”

Felicia grinned.

“Just watch; handling this will be easy.”

Jun glanced at Lorelei and, seeing that she was no longer being beaten, said nothing more.

At this point, Kenelm had already squatted in front of Lorelei and asked coldly.

“Lorelei, we’ve worked together for a while. I won’t make things difficult for you. Will you hand it over yourself, or should I search you? If I find it on you, it’ll be a different story!”

Lorelei cried.

“Kenelm, you’re in cahoots with Mrs. Sutton!”

Kenelm frowned and said.

“Where did you get that idea? Are you desperate?”

Lorelei stopped looking at Kenelm and cried out to the wealthy woman.

“Mrs. Sutton, don’t falsely accuse me! Your husband came to my house on his own! But nothing happened between us! You…”

Before Lorelei could finish, the wealthy woman interrupted loudly as if she had caught onto something.

“Oh really! You admit it now? You admit what you’ve done? Everyone can see it now; this filthy woman not only steals but also seduces men and bullies others!”

“Everyone here is a woman! Do you know why I came here today? I wanted to talk to her and make her back off, but she took advantage of me and even stole my things!”

“Can we let such a filthy woman go?”

Many middle-aged women present, similar to Mrs. Sutton, were immediately incensed and eager for drama.

“Oh my, there’s so much more to this! Mrs. Sutton, you’ve handled this beautifully!”

“A filthy mistress like this deserves to die!”

“Cut her hair off!”

“She’s a disgrace! Stealing things and men; why is she still alive?”

“I don’t know what the old store manager at Antique Pavilion was thinking when he hired such trash!”

“Hmph, speaking of which, this trash must have something going on with that old store manager too!”

“I heard she used to work as a maid at the old store manager’s house. That’s probably why he kept her at the store after she stole things. Keeping her around for what?”

“For enjoyment! That old store manager seems kind on the surface but is actually despicable behind the scenes!”

Facing these accusations, Lorelei cried bitterly.

“You are falsely accusing me! Why are you doing this? Do I have a grudge against you? Why are you treating me like this? What did I do wrong? You are the real trash! You all have rotten hearts!”

Mrs. Sutton looked smug.

“Lorelei, stop pretending! How about this: I don’t want those earrings anymore. Who knows how dirty they are after you’ve touched them!”

“I won’t ask for much. Those earrings are worth sixty or seventy thousand. Plus the bags, clothes, and shoes my husband bought for you, just give me three hundred thousand!”Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

“Of course, I know you can’t pay that much. Just write an IOU! If you write it, we’ll let it go! Otherwise, I’ll cut your hair off in front of everyone today, strip you naked, and throw you onto the street!”

“Then your sick family member will have no one to care for them, and you’ll end up in jail! So what’s better for you? Paying three hundred thousand or being stripped and thrown onto the street?”

Lorelei cried out loudly.

“You’re slandering me! Your husband never bought me anything! You…”

The wealthy woman interrupted loudly.

“Did everyone hear that? Listen to what this filthy woman is saying! My husband never bought her anything? Did I ever say she had something going on with my husband? This is a guilty conscience!”

As soon as she finished speaking, some of the malicious women around even spat on Lorelei.

One of them cursed harshly.

“Truly despicable!”

At that moment, a young woman’s voice suddenly rang out.

“Whether she stole or not can wait; let’s first address the earrings. If she stole them or not can be easily checked!”

The owner of the voice was none other than Felicia.

As she spoke, Felicia walked over to Lorelei and patted her shoulder gently.

“Don’t be afraid! If you didn’t steal them, then you didn’t steal them! The upright are not afraid of shadows!”

No one noticed that when Felicia patted Lorelei’s shoulder, she had already stealthily taken the earrings from Lorelei’s pocket.

Seeing Felicia, the wealthy woman’s eyes flashed with jealousy but she still said with crossed arms.

“Yes, yes, this young lady seems reasonable. If she didn’t steal my earrings, then let’s search her!”

As soon as she finished speaking and before Lorelei could react, Felicia suddenly reached into Lorelei’s pocket-the one where the earrings had been-and turned it inside out.

“Look everyone, there’s nothing in this pocket.”

Lorelei’s crying stopped abruptly.

Mrs. Sutton and Kenelm, who knew the truth, both looked shocked.

They knew the earrings were in that pocket; how could they be gone?

At that moment, Felicia turned out another of Lorelei’s pockets.

“And this pocket? Still nothing!”

“Hehe, let me check Miss Lorelei Harding’s pants pockets too!”

“Huh? Still nothing?”

“So where did those earrings go?”

The store fell silent.

Everyone was stunned!

The wealthy woman shouted angrily.

“Who knows where she hid them? Maybe she even hid them in her backside!”

Felicia paused and then said mischievously.

“Hey, you might be right; maybe someone did hide them in their backside!”

With that, Felicia walked towards the wealthy woman with a mischievous look.