Chapter 81

She doesn’t even have the need to steal anything. “You think she’s that desperate to steal your

necklace?” Derek shot Rachel an icy look, his warning tone sending chills down everyone’s spine.

The crowd was surprised that Derek was taking Alice’s side, and they wondered why. Derek should just

be a stranger to Alice. Moreover, he had always been a fair and righteous man.

The cops were flummoxed as well. They were surprised that Derek wanted to close the case just like

that, and without any questioning too. It’s obvious he’s taking her side. Who is she to him?

Scared by Derek’s intimidation, Rachel shut up. No one would say anything even if Derek was taking

Alice’s side. No one wanted to get on his bad side, just like how they didn’t want to get on Keith’s bad

side.

Just when the case was about to blow over, Emma walked toward them and put on a protective sister

act. “She would never steal your necklace. Don’t try to slander her. She has everything she wants.

There’s no way she would steal anything of yours.”

Derek’s face fell. Now, she steps up? Man, this b*tch can really stir up drama.

Rachel was scared a moment ago, but the moment Emma showed up, she gained some confidence.

“You can never be too sure. Some people are born jealous. Besides, Xandra’s necklace is a limited

edition. It’s not cheap, you know.”

“It’s easy to find out if she stole the necklace or not—just let us check her bag. If she didn’t steal it, we

can prove her innocence as well. You don’t want everyone to suspect her of thievery, don’t you?”

Xandra made a solid point, but her goal was still the same: to check Alice’s bag.

Derek frowned. He had just arrived, so he had no idea what happened, but Alice was the one who

called the cops, so he thought there should be no problem. However, everyone knows she’s an idiot.

What if she has been sabotaged and has no idea about it? What if there is a necklace in there? She

wouldn’t be able to exonerate herself because she’s stupid. That would make things complicated. Man,

I hate it when the one I’m trying to help is hindering me.

“So, what do we do? Should we check the bag?” The cop looked at Derek, then at Alice. He was put

between a rock and a hard place.

Alice laughed. “You’re the cop. You call the shots.”

The cop wanted to scream. I call the shots? Yeah, no. Not in this case. Not when our chief is right here.

“Search it, then.” I wouldn’t want the cop to agonize over it. Alice gave the bag to the cop, looking

confident.

Rachel and Xandra were delighted. Hah, so she doesn’t realize it. What a fool indeed. The necklace is

right in her bag, and now the cops are going to find it. She’s done for.

Emma was ecstatic as well. The moment they find that necklace, everyone’s going to see her as a

thief. This is going to be explosive news. Ex-president of a company, stealing from someone. I’ll just

have to rile up the media and the Internet after that, and her reputation is going to be ruined. Emma

had been living in Alice’s shadows ever since they were children, and she hated her with a passion.

Emma had been trying to destroy Alice all this while, it was just that all her plans ended in failure.

Derek thought the necklace really wasn’t in her bag, seeing how confident and assured Alice was.

Since Derek wasn’t stopping them, the cops took the bag and opened it. The first thing they saw was a

necklace—the very same necklace Xandra ‘lost’. They didn’t even have to rummage through the bag.

Everyone froze for a moment and gave Alice weird looks. They couldn’t believe someone like her

actually stole.

“Told you she’s a thief. See? The necklace is right there.” Rachel finally had something to defend

herself with. “Let’s see how you deny it now, Alice.”

Derek was stupefied. He thought the necklace wouldn’t be in that bag, considering how confident Alice

looked, but he thought wrong. She probably had no idea when they slipped it in. How can someone be

so stupid? Derek thought he should tell Ethan about this. No matter how much he despised Alice for

her stupidity, she was still Ethan’s wife.

He didn’t care about Alice, but he was worried her case might hurt Ethan’s reputation. ‘Come to room

505, Ethan. We have a situation.’ Derek texted. A moment later, he added, ‘It’s about Alice.’

Ethan was in another room. He narrowed his eyes and stood up the moment he saw the texts, and

then he left, leaving his guests confused and flabbergasted.

Everyone froze for a moment when they saw Ethan coming in. They couldn’t believe he would show up

and wondered if he had gotten the wrong room. Ethan and Keith barely knew each other, so it was

almost impossible that Ethan would join any of Keith’s events. Moreover, Ethan rarely entertained these

kinds of invites.

All the women’s eyes shone when they saw Ethan, even those who didn’t know who he was. His looks

and figure alone were perfect and enough to infatuate them.

Emma didn’t know who Ethan was, but his looks were enough to make her fall for him. She looked at

him and put on her best smile, but he didn’t even spare her a glance. To him, she was invisible.

Alice was surprised that Ethan showed up, but she composed herself quickly. Their agreement clearly

stated that the marriage must be kept secret at all costs. Alice remained silent, and she pretended that

she didn’t know him.

The first thing Ethan did after he came in was stare at Alice. He noticed that she only glanced at him,

and then she said nothing. Ethan narrowed his eyes. She’s pretending she doesn’t know me? Very

well.