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    Bethel didn’t believe Christina would use someone without reason. Besides, she couldn’t understand why Katie was so adamant about not opening her bag.


    If they could clear things up quickly, wouldn’t that be best for everyone?


    “Bethel, you’re not thinking straight!” Joselyn protested, pacing in frustration.


    Ynda stepped in quietly. “Christina, let’s not blow this out of proportion. It’s just a pair of earrings. Maybe you misced them. Why not check again? If you really can’t find them, we’ll buy you a new pair.”<fnca1b> Get full chapters from find?novel</fnca1b>


    “Buy me a new pair? Ha!” Christina let out a coldugh. “And how exactly do you n to do that? Those pink diamond earrings are worth over three hundred ny million. There’s only one pair like them in the entire world.”


    Upon hearing Christina’s words, the three women’s faces shifted, each one wearing a stunned, disbelieving expression. They had figured the pink diamond earrings might carry a hefty price tag, but none of them had imagined they’d be worth that much.


    “Are you trying to swindle us? Sure, pink diamonds are rare, but they’re not that rare—and definitely not one-of-a-kind. That’s just you making things up,” Joselyn snapped, quickly pulling herself together.


    “Exactly! How could such tiny little earrings be worth over three hundred million? You’re clearly trying to con us with some worthless knockoff,” Katie chimed in boldly.


    Ynda interjected in her usual soft voice, “Christina, you shouldn’t tarnish Katie’s name like this. She didn’t steal your earrings. If you need money, just say so. We’d be happy to help. There’s no need to resort to this.”


    Their words made Christina let out a cold, scornfulugh. “If you admit to the theft now and hand the earrings back in perfect condition, I’ll let it slide—for Bethel’s sake. But if you keep ying games and throwing false usations at me, I won’t hesitate to report you to the authorities.”


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    Christina’s eyes narrowed, her tone growing icier as she swept her gaze over the trio. She had already made her final offer—herst thread of mercy. If they kept pushing, she wouldn’t hold back.


    If it weren’t for Bethel, Christina wouldn’t have wasted another second—she would’ve called the police the moment it happened. She didn’t want Bethel to be dragged into this mess and med for not disciplining her family well, which led to the theft.


    Realizing Christina wasn’t bluffing, panic finally spread across the three women’s faces. They exchanged nces, but none of them knew what to do.


    “Let me check your bag,” Bethel said firmly, stepping forward with a stern expression. She had pieced everything together. They had lured her here just to pull off a theft.


    “Grandma… I didn’t…” Katie began to protest, but Bethel’s sharp voice cut through her words.


    “Enough! If the earrings aren’t in your bag, then I’ll admit I was wrong. I’ll even give you shares in thepany as an apology.” With that, Bethel reached for Katie’s bag.


    But Katie clung to the bag with both hands, refusing to let go. The sheer panic and unease on Katie’s face made Bethel’s heart sink. It seemed Christina hadn’t falsely used Katie after all.


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