“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.

her pocket. Sure enough, there was something inside. To her surprise, she pulled out a

empty spot on the shelf and said to the manager, “Look over there. Are you missing a

at the wallet in Natalie’s hand. His eyes instantly darkened and he said with

those things they said about you were just rumors back then. It turns out that our classmates were right all along. Why do you still misbehave? You’ve even resorted

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

anything in my life. You stop trying

always been a decent, upright person.

her chest. “Christopher, haven’t you heard what people have said

people say so easily.” Christopher’s usually gentle eyes turned fierce in that

camera footage!” Elaine snorted and said

this matter cleared

to check the footage, as asked. In the video, Natalie and Christopher were standing next to the shelf with the wallet.

sneered, “Just admit it already. Did you

“The footage can’t prove that I stole the wallet. Why are you so hell-bent on slandering me? Perhaps it was you who took the wallet and slipped it into

wide. To cover up her ploy, she raised her voice and pointed a finger at Natalie. “Don’t you dare accuse me! The wallet was found in your pocket, so obviously, you were the one

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

dislike her. But

classmates wouldn’t make up stories for no reason. Plus, now she’s trying to put the blame on me. You heard

“You were the one who started all those rumors. Years have passed and we’re supposed to be more mature now.

they were about to graduate. There was no use getting worked up over such

dare you accuse me of starting those

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

didn’t show that Elaine

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