Chapter 34Being Driven Away
Chapter 34 Being Driven Away
Ingrid Sterling appeared to have the upper hand and looked at Rejo. "Miss Lynn, do you have
anything to say for yourself? Just give me back my ne, and I''ll let this go!"
"Joy didn''t steal the ne. Pa," Jacquelyn stared at Pa sternly with her beautiful eyes,
"When did you see Joy?"
Pa Thompson looked up timidly. "It was probably before 4 am. Master Sterling''s medicinal meals
usually take three hours to get ready. So, I usually wake up at this time."
"Oh, four o''clock in the morning. It''s not even light out yet. You have sharp eyes! You can even see
the ne in Joy''s hand? And you followed Joy without being noticed? That wouldn''t be possible
if you were following her close behind. You had to keep some distance to avoid being noticed. But
how could you see the ne from such a distance?"
Pa Thompson pursed her thick lips. She didn''t dare to look at Jacquelyn, replying, "I have good
eyesight. Besides, I wasn''t that far away. Miss Ingrid''s room is the first room by the stairs. I was
hiding around the corner of the stairs. The hallway lights were on, so I could see the ne
clearly!"
Jacquelyn frowned and was at a loss for words. But she believed Rejo. She knew her daughter
never coveted wealth nor fame since she was young. Even if Joy really liked jewelry, she could ask
her to buy some for her now since their lives were much better than before. Why would she steal
Ingrid''s ne? However, the tricky part of this situation was that there was a witness. The truth
was hard to tell at this time.
"Jacquelyn, I know this has put you in a difficult position. How about this? As long as Miss Lynn
hands over the ne, I will pretend that this never happened. I can guarantee that I will not tell
anyone. This will not affect Miss Lynn''s reputation!" Ingrid looked at Jacquelyn with teary eyes,
pretending to be a pitiful victim. Rejo couldn''t stand her look and rubbed her arms, saying
impatiently, "I have said many times that I didn''t take your ne. Don''t look at me like I''m a
thief!"
"Miss Lynn, you…" Ingrid held her chest, acting as if she was shocked by such a brazen person.
She looked at Rejo with a sad look and said, "Miss Lynn, since you don''t admit it, do you dare to
let me search for your room?"
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"Why should I allow you to search my room? What do you take me for?" Rejo questioned. She
was not a weak girl and would not allow anyone to search her ce without a solid reason!
"If you''re innocent, let me search it. Unless you''re guilty!"
"I''m not a thief, nor am I a child in your family. And you''re not a police officer. You have no right to
search my room. Well, since you lost a ne, let''s call the police. I''ll let them search my room if
they have a search warrant!" Rejo replied with a cold smile.
Did these people really think she was a pushover? Did they all want to see her humiliated? Alright,
she might as well make a big deal out of it and let everyone see the "good" upbringing of the
Sterling family, who ganged up to harass a young inw."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you involve the police in such a matter, Joy? You
are making a fuss over nothing. Here''s the deal: since you don''t agree to let Ingrid in, I will go to
your room to take a look. Your mother, Jacquelyn, cane with me. This way, you can be at ease,
right? This matter needs to be settled."
"If you still refuse to let us in, I can drop this. But people may think that you did steal the ne.
Joy, you will have to live with such a reputation in the future. You should think about it carefully. I''m
not going to SEARCH your room, I''m just going in there to HAVE A LOOK. And your mother will do
this together with me. The rest will stay outside. Is this okay?" Heidi Tupart finally spoke up in a
friendly tone."
She didn''t expect Rejo to be so hot-tempered that she could call the police. Moreover, Heidi
didn''t think this girl was bluffing, but really meant to do it. Of course, she couldn''t allow such a thing
to happen. Otherwise, if this matter were spread, the reputation of the Sterling family would also be
affected. Although Georgina was wrong, Jacquelyn and Rejo took advantage of Georgina''s
mistake and stepped on her and her husband Nick''smon branch family''s dignity to establish
their own power in the Sterling family.
No matter what Ingrid wanted to do, Heidi couldn''t let herself be suppressed by Rejo again,
otherwise she would really be aughing stock.
Jacquelyn nced at Burton Sterling and stopped Rejo, who was about to retort, saying, "Okay,
let''s do this!"
Rejo had a blind date this evening. Jacquelyn couldn''t let her daughter''s reputation be tarnished
because of this. Rejo''s current status was already somewhat awkward, and if she were to add
the usations of greed, vanity, and theft to her name, she would surely have no chance to enter
the upper ss society ever again.
Jacquelyn could not allow this to happen. So it would be better to resolve this matter as soon as
possible. Rejo frowned at Jacquelyn, and Jacquelyn twisted Rejo''s arm slightly, forcing her to
comply.
"Joy, your key!"
"No need. I didn''t lock the door. You can just push it open!"
Ingrid was a bit shocked. She thought that Rejo, who was stingy, would definitely lock her door.
However, she didn''t lock it! This was not good. Heidi raised her eyebrows, and she and Jacquelyn
got into Rejo''s room. Soon the two came out. Jacquelyn''s face was dark, while the corner of
Heidi''s mouth was slightly hooked. Heidi looked at Rejo with a pink diamond ne in her
hand."
Upon seeing the ne, Ingrid eximed and ran over to Heidi. She trembled as she took the
pink diamond ne from Heidi''s hands, and tears streamed down her cheeks. Suddenly, she
turned her head to stare fiercely at Rejo. "Miss Lynn, do you have anything to say for yourself?
My ne was found in your room! YOU THIEF!"
"How was I supposed to know why it was in my room? After all, my room wasn''t locked. There were
so many peopleing in and out of this house every day. Who knows?" Rejo shrugged,
pretending not to care. But she was secretly nervous that they had actually found the ne in
her room. What should she do?
"Miss Lynn, this is your fault. Now that there is the evidence and a witness, why are you still trying to
get away with it? If you just admit your mistake, it won''t be a big deal. It''s not worth it to cause so
much trouble over a ne. As long as you promise not to do this kind of thing again, Ingrid won''t
hold it against you. Right, Ingrid? After all, we''re all family here. For the sake of your grandfather,
don''t hold a grudge!"
Hiry''s kind words seemed to be for Rejo''s benefit, but in reality, she was making Rejo as the
thief with "irond" evidence. Rejo was not a stupid girl. She would be forgiven just by admitting
her mistake? Did this woman think she was a toddler? Once she admitted to taking the ne, it
would forever be her stain. If anything went missing in this house in the future, she would be the first
to be suspected.
"I''ve already said I have nothing to do with all of this!"
"My ne was found in your room! How dare you say that! Rejo Lynn, you are so shameless!
If I were you, I would be too ashamed to stand here!" Ingrid said sharply and red at Rejo with
an unpleasant expression.
Well, she had someone put the ne in Rejo''s room. She had originally wanted to search
Rejo''s room herself, but she didn''t expect Rejo to be so difficult to deal with that she didn''t get
the chance to go into her room. Therefore, she could only agree to let Heidi and Jacquelyn go in.
She couldn''t disagree at that time, otherwise, she would look guilty.
After failing to achieve her initial goal, Ingrid lost herposure. She med everything on Rejo.
If Rejo had not resisted and allowed her to search the room, as long as she confirmed that her
contraceptives were not in Rejo''s room, how could she have mistreated Rejo? She would
definitely give Rejo some money. But now, she had no chance to execute her original n.
Well, forget it. Having oral contraceptives was not a big deal anyway. So what if her secret was
exposed? She just couldn''t stand Rejo''s attitude. She thought that Rejo was just a lowly girl
who lived off of others and might be kicked out of the Sterling family at any time. Such a girl had no
right to challenge her.
She wanted to make sure Rejo knew the consequences of offending her.
"Grandpa, you have to help me. I can''t stay in this house anymore. Our family has never had
anything stolen before. Since Rejo moved in, we''ve had constant problems. Georgina was kicked
out, and now my ne has been stolen. Who knows what she will do next? Grandpa, this is
Sterling Manor. You can''t let someone ruin the Sterling family''s reputation!"
Rejo tilted her head and stared at Ingrid, who was crying andining. She didn''t understand
why Ingrid set up such a scheme against her. But now she didn''t have time to think about it. She
needed to break this scheme. Well, she didn''t want to live here. She really wanted to move out. But
she couldn''t leave in such a disgraceful way! If she was used of being a thief and kicked out,
how could her mother Jacquelyn continue to stay here in the future?
However, the person who framed her did it very thoroughly, with witnesses and evidence. She could
insist that her door was not locked and that anyone could have entered, which meant that she was
likely framed by someone else. But the problem was that she had no evidence to prove her
innocence!
With no evidence, she had no chance to prove her innocence. Therefore, the key was evidence.
Burton Sterling took a deep nce at Ingrid and then at Rejo, saying with a cold and stern tone,
"Did you do it, Joy?"
Rejo was stunned. Finally, Burton Sterling, who had been watching from aside, joined in.
"No, I didn''t!" Rejo replied.
"Well, the ne was found in your room. Pa also saw you leaving Ingrid''s room. You say you
didn''t do it. Then do you have any evidence to prove yourself?"
"I, I…" Rejo hesitated and could not defend herself.
Just as Jacquelyn was about to speak up for her, Burton Sterling coldly nced at her, silencing
Jacquelyn, who then dared not speak, pursing her lips and looking at Rejo with a sorry look.
"Since you have no evidence to prove your innocence, let''s just leave it at that!" Looking at
Rejo''s defiant eyes, Burton Sterling said, "We can''t keep you here. You should move out today!"
Actually, he could tell that Ingrid was behind the whole thing. So what? Ingrid was his
granddaughter. When there was conflict between her and Rejo, of course he would make
Rejo the scapegoat. If he really allowed a serious investigation and proved that Rejo was
innocent, then Ingrid would be the person who falsely used Rejo. At that time, Ingrid
would have no ce in the Sterling family.
As for Rejo, Burton thought that the girl should me herself for not being obedient and having
offended Nick''s family. He could allow the Sterling family to have any ws because of her.
Therefore, the only person to be sacrificed should be Rejo. But considering the sacrifice she
made for the reputation of the Sterling family, he wouldpensate her.
"Grandpa, you are the wisest! Drive away this shameless thief, or I won''t be able to sleep in peace
anymore! If there''s a thief in our house, we''ll be living in fear every day!" Ingrid covered her mouth
and sneered at Rejo. "By the way, Pa, please check our house thoroughlyter, in case we
have other stuff that has been stolen."
Rejo turned pale, trembling with anger. What did Burton mean? Was he going to make her a
scapegoat and then kick her out of the Sterling family?