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As soon as Tessa finished speaking, the two women beside her looked at Xylia with even greater contempt. “The Garcia family’s chauffeur? Seriously? That kind of guy?”
The other one said, “Tessa, your sister is quite clever. She spends her old boyfriend’s money while keeping the Garcia family’s chauffeur as her lover. Just look at what she’s wearing–those are certainly not clothes a chauffeur could afford to give her.”
Tessa had noticed the gown on Xylia long ago.
Not only was the style trendy, but the skirt wasvishly covered with rhinestones as if cost were no object, with its luxury evident everywhere.
It was considerably more ornate than the gown Tessa was wearing.
Tessa let out a cold snort. “Don’t be fooled by how wealthy my sister appears; in truth, she is despicable to her very core and miserably poor to her bones. Otherwise, she could never have stolen the identity of the Schultz family’s heiress for eighteen years.”
As soon as Tessa finished speaking, a wealthy–looking woman standing not far from Xylia
cried out in shock.
The attention of the crowd was drawn to her.
She eximed, “Damn it! Where is my ring? It was clearly on the stage just now!”
The noblewoman was adorned with countless pieces of jewelry, and even her ten fingers were covered with all kinds of rings.
She had just declined the server’s offer to serve her cake and chose to do it herself. While doing so, she removed the emerald ring from her right thumb and ced it on the table. However, in the blink of an eye, it suddenly vanished.
Xylia was closest to her, and the noblewoman’s scrutinizing gaze fell upon her. “Was it you who stole my ring?”
Xylia frowned and looked at her. “I did not take your ring.”
The noblewoman red at her. “Clearly, you were the closest to me. If you didn’t take it, then
who did?”
Xylia asked, “Could it have fallen to the floor?”
The noblewoman said angrily, “Nonsense! If it had fallen on the floor, I would have seen it. Besides, I searched everywhere and still couldn’t find it. You must have taken it!”
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Xylia was somewhat at a loss for words.
Just as she was about to continue exining, the wealthy woman stepped forward and seized Xylia’s hand, demanding fiercely, “Return my ring at once! Do you know how much that ring costs? My husband went to great lengths to get me that fine emerald ring. Even your life wouldn’t fetch as much as that ring!”
Upon seeing this, Tessa and her two besties could not help but mock. “Xylia<b>, </b>even if you’vetched onto a rich guy and managed to get into this top–tier g, it still doesn’t change the fact that you’re just a shabby pretender!”
One of her friends said, “You’re even stealing at a charity g. If the organizers find out, I’m afraid you’ll be kicked off the ship.”
The other one said mockingly, “I don’t think so. The ship has already set sail; at this point, it’s not about getting off the ship, but about jumping into the sea!”
Tessa let her two close friends ridicule Xylia.
Themotion in this area was considerable. Observing the increasing number of onlookers, Xylia realized that she could not afford topromise her reputation at the charity g.
Even if not for herself, she must clear her own name to avoid disgracing the Sadler family. “There must be surveince at the venue. If you pull up the footage and take a look, you’ll know whether I stole the ring or not.”
Tessa said, “Xylia, are you not aware? There is no surveince in this venue, so even if you take the ring, there will be no witnesses. You should return the ring to this ma’am as soon as possible; otherwise, if she gets angry, the consequences could be serious.”
The well–dressed woman addressed as “ma’am” appeared somewhat displeased and turned her head to re at Tessa.
Tessa picked at her nails and shrugged, indicating that she was telling the truth.
Xylia had not anticipated that there would be no surveince at this venue.
She wondered, ‘Isn’t there usually surveince at such an important banquet?‘
She had no time to continue thinking; she suddenly looked at Sonny. “You were right beside me just now. You should have seen whether I took the ring<i>, </i>right?”
At that moment, Xylia still held onto hope. Even if Sonny was dissatisfied with her <b>as </b>his mother, he was still <b>a </b>child and would not tell many lies.
Regrettably, she was wrong.
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Sonny nced at her, then looked at the noblewoman who was grabbing her.
He spoke with absolute certainty, “She’s the one who took it. I saw it.”
Xylia frowned as she looked at Sonny.
Sonny’s eyes were clear, yet Xylia saw a little demon within them.
Xylia felt a dull ache in her heart. It was not that she was hurt by Sonny’s nder, but rather by her own disappointment in herself.
She didn’t know how she ended up teaching Sonny to be like this.
Upon hearing Sonny’s words, the noblewoman became even more animated.
She red fiercely at Xylia, pressing both hands forcefully on her wrists. “Return my ring to me!”
She pressed on Xylia’s old wrist injury, and she struggled. “I said I didn’t take your ring, but I can help you look for it. Maybe it fell on the floor.”
The noblewoman yelled fiercely, “Are you trying to secretly return the stolen ring to me while we’re searching? You bitch, I’ll make you suffer!”
Waves of intense pain radiated from Xylia’s wrist.
She raised her hand and forcefully shoved the noblewoman away. The noblewoman’s long fingernails scraped across Xylia’s forearm, leaving several gashes from which blood flowed freely.
Xylia winced in pain.
The crowd of onlookers grewrger andrger, while Xylia kept thinking of ways to escape.
The noblewoman appeared not to notice the bloodstains on Xylia’s arm. After being pushed away, she became thoroughly enraged and lunged at Xylia once more. “If you don’t return my ring today, I’ll make you pay terribly!”
Xylia stepped aside, and a clear, crisp voice rang out from the crowd. “She didn’t steal the ring. I’ve recorded a video here–take a good look yourself.”
Xylia turned her head, then saw Gina emerge from the crowd.
She wore the gown designed by Xylia, with refined makeup and her hair <b>styled </b>in an updo, presenting <b>an </b>elegant and dignified appearance.
She held a mobile phone in her hand, and the screen was <b>disying </b>everything that had just
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Xylia was holding a te and choosing desserts when Sonny suddenly walked up beside her and called to her.
At that moment, beside Xylia, the noblewoman was removing her ring while picking up food with her fork. As she did so, she identally touched the ring, causing it to fall into a gap in the dining table.
Gina looked at the server behind the dining table. “Check if there is a ring at the back.”
The waiter bent down and looked at the floor, and indeed saw the ring lying near the edge of the table.
He picked it up and handed it to the noblewoman, saying, “I am sorry, I did not see your ring fall in either.”
The ring had been found, and there was video evidence. It had no connection to Xylia.
After taking the ring back, the noblewoman’s gaze wandered guiltily.
Gina looked at her and said, “Now that the ring has been found, shouldn’t you offer an apology?”
As she spoke, Gina again noticed the bloodstains on Xylia’s forearm and continued, “Furthermore, she has been injured. Should you notpensate her for medical expenses and emotional distress? Otherwise, if she files a defamation im against you, my video will serve as evidence to convict you.”
The noblewoman was startled by Gina’s words.
She really did not dare to go to the police station.
She quickly apologized to Xylia, saying, “I’m sorry, I misunderstood you. But you shouldn’t me me entirely. Those three people and the child all testified that it was you, which is why I was so certain.”
The ones singled out by the noblewoman turned visibly pale.
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