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Chapter 60 The butler's face darkened further. "Ma'am, if you don't cooperate, I have reason to suspect you stole the pearl earrings, so..." "Do you have any evidence?" Aveline asked directly..
The butler said, "You were the last to leave Miss Thompson's room, so you are the prsuspect..." "Do you have any evidence?" Aveline repeated, her beautiful eyes filling with coldness.
People around began to look at Aveline with increasing disdain.
"Isn't she Mr. Lucas' wife?" "No, she's just an ordinary person who happened to marry Mr. Lucas when he lost his memory. Once she found out his identity, she refused to divorce him." "No wonder she'd steal Miss Thompson's pearl earrings. Women like her are disgusting!" Aveline remained quiet.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe butler frowned. "Since you won't cooperate, don't blme for being rude. Search her!" The servants immediately moved to conduct a body search on Aveline.
"What are you doing?" At that moment, a deep, magnetic voice echoed, and the murmurs of the crowd fell silent.
Lucas' tall, imposing figure approached, his sharp eyes fixed on the butler. "What did you just say?" +15 BONUS "Mr. Tudor." The tler's attitude instantly becmore respectful.
"It's like this, Mr. Tudor. My lady's pearl earrings went missing. I reviewed the surveillance, and this lady was the last to leave Miss Thompson's room, so... Lucas's voice turned colder. "If something is missing, shouldn't you call the police?" The butler stiffened, feeling the pressure from Lucas' formidable presence.
"Mr. Tudor, this business banquet can't be disrupted by such matters, so we didn't call the police." Lucas took out his phone and called the police directly.
The butler was stunned, "Mr. Tudor, you, you..." Lucas replied coldly, "No need to thank me." The butler was speechless.
He was absolutely not trying to thank him; he was on the verge of tears! This wasn't the task he had signed up for! Now that the police were here, what was he supposed to do? Aveline looked at the man standing protectively in front of her, feeling a surge of complex emotions. She briefly smiled, though it quickly faded.
He was probably defending her because she was his wife here, right? His reputation mattered.
If he truly cared about her, how could he have been indifferent when she was targeted at her birthday cruise party? OFISBONUS Aveline reminded herself to wake up.
He was just a cold-hearted person.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe should have realized this long ago.
The police arrived quickly, and the scene becvery quiet. They collected evidence, investigated, and conducted a search, following procedures methodically.
Soon, the police emerged from Judy's room, saying, "We found the earrings." The butler was stunned and quickly asked, "Officer, where were the earrings found?" The officer replied, "Inside a dress. If they're so precious, they
should be properly kept. Accusing lose them due to others when you lose e carelessness is unjust."
The butler, reprimanded, could only nod repeatedly. "Yes, yes, He understand."
With the earrings found, the police left, but the banquet hall remained silent. The butler wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "It was a misunderstanding. I apologize for disturbing everyone's enjoyment." After speaking, he turned to leave.
"Stop." From behind, Lucas's calm and cold voice echoed.
The butler paused and looked at him. "Mr. Tudor, is there anything. else?" Lucas gazed at him coldly. "Apologize to "Wife!" RULE #1 choose married women They have reason to keep things secret, as do you.
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