“Miss, please wait!” The store manager ran over and blocked Natalie’s way.

Everyone in the store also turned to look at her curiously.

“Is she a thief?”

“She doesn’t look like one…”

Natalie frowned slightly and was even more confused.

She hadn’t taken anything and had walked past the door twice. “Why is the alarm going off? Is it broken?”

“Miss, have you taken anything that you haven’t paid for?” The manager smiled politely.

Natalie tilted her head to the side and replied calmly, “No.”

But the alarm kept ringing incessantly.

With an embarrassed look, the manager leaned closer and whispered, “Miss, please tell us the truth, or we will have no choice but to frisk you.”

Just then, Elaine sauntered over.

“Hey, what’s that in your pocket?” Pretending to be shocked, Elaine pointed at the pocket of Natalie’s coat.

and fished her hand into her pocket. Sure enough, there was

an empty spot on the shelf and said to the manager,

His eyes instantly darkened and he said with disdain, “Yes, this is the most expensive wallet in our

things they said about you were just rumors back then. It turns out that our classmates were right all along. Why

at her, bewildered. She had no idea how the wallet had ended up in her

this. I’ve never stolen anything in my life. You stop trying to ruin my reputation. If

My friend’s always been a decent, upright person. She would never do such a thing.”

haven’t you heard what people have said about her back in college? She’s not as decent as

other people say so easily.” Christopher’s usually gentle

the security camera footage!” Elaine

matter cleared was

the footage, as asked. In the video, Natalie and Christopher were standing next to the shelf with the wallet. Unfortunately, Elaine’s body blocked Natalie’s, including her arms. So it was impossible to see whether Natalie had taken the wallet

“Just admit

stole the wallet. Why are you so hell-bent on slandering me? Perhaps it was you who took the wallet and slipped it into my

ploy, she raised her voice and pointed a finger at Natalie. “Don’t you dare accuse me! The wallet was found

doesn’t show that it was Natalie who stole it?

would dislike her.

Her classmates wouldn’t make up stories for no reason. Plus, now she’s trying to put the blame on me. You heard it yourself!” Elaine’s voice was shrill, which made her sound as though she

gritted teeth, “You were the one who started all those rumors. Years have passed and we’re

Natalie had ignored what Elaine did because they were about to graduate. There was no use

you accuse me of starting those

at Natalie’s stupidity. They had graduated years ago. Even if Elaine indeed was the one who spread the rumors, Natalie

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