Chapter 19
“Everyone, stop it.”
Suddenly, a policewoman said in a low voice, “Is this the necklace you’ve been talking about?”
The people present looked over.
The policewoman was holding a glittering blue diamond necklace in her white–gloved hand.
“Yes! This is the one!” Sylvia was thrilled, and she rushed to take the necklace. “Where did you find it? Was it in this woman’s suitcase?”
Mira almost couldn’t suppress the urge to roll her eyes.
The policewoman pointed under the couch in the living room. “It was under that sofa.”
Sylvia glared at Mira. “How scheming you are! You were afraid we’d go through your suitcase and your room, so you stuffed the necklace under the couch, and you thought you’d get it out without anyone knowing. Sure enough, the most dangerous place is the safest.”
“Are you crazy?”
Mira was about to lose it, and she clenched her fists so tightly that even veins could be seen.
“Mira, watch your mouth when talking to my wife.
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Manners!” Brady scolded angrily.
“Has she watched her mouth when talking to me?” Mira glared at him. “She claimed that I put the necklace in my Suitcase, and now she says that I put it under the couch, Get the necklace for fingerprints! I’ll do whatever you want if my fingerprints are on it!”
“You are so good at it. Who knows? Perhaps you wrapped the necklace in something and then hid it,” Sylvia said, curling her lip.
Seeing the family so aggressive, the policewoman who found the necklace couldn’t stand it anymore. “That’s your cat, right?”
“Yes. She’s mine.” Sylvia nodded.
The policewoman said, “According to my observation, the cat likes to jump up and down on the couch and the coffee table. I think the cat was playing on the coffee table and accidentally knocked over the necklace box, and then it rolled under the couch. When I found the box, the lid was open, and the necklace was outside. If someone deliberately tried to hide the box, it would have been closed.”
The living room fell silent.
Everyone looked at the cat that jumped easily onto the table and said nothing.
Mira glanced at the cat and said indifferently, “You’ve got your proof now.”
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“Who knows if you did it on purpose?” Sylvia muttered, and then Brady pulled her.
“Enough! Stop talking.”
Brenden glared at Sylvia. At such an age, he was utterly humiliated because of her nonsense.
Brenden walked forward on his cane and said, “Officers, I’m sorry to drag you here today because of some
misunderstanding. You must be tired. Let’s have a cup of tea in the tea room.”
The leading policeman said, “Thanks, but no need. It’s our job. Now that everything is clear, we shall go.”
Brenden was just being polite. He wanted them gone as soon as possible.
Less than a minute after the police left, Hugh saw a pen left on the table, presumably by the police.
“Dad, I’ll send it to them.”
He walked out with the pen.
When he approached them, he heard them whispering.
“See? Women should never marry into rich families. They may look glorious, yet in fact…”
“So true. The family is simply unreasonable, especially Mr. Brady’s wife. When I saw her on TV earlier, I thought she was pretty gorgeous. Who knows? She is just a shrew.”
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“What about Mr. Hugh? He is such a joke. He thinks his wife loves money, so he thinks she stole something. If that’s the case, then the world is probably full of thieves.”
“If you ask me, I think he loves money more than his wife does. He is such a miser. Did you notice? Mr. Brady’s wife was dressed in luxury, with priceless diamonds on her ears. On the contrary, Mr. Hugh’s wife was wearing cheaper clothes than mine with no jewelry at all.”
