n't ta
led as she stared at
the accusation continu
ond ne
ce com
, she was t
d, turning toward Alexander. "I worked there all day. I didn't ev
watched he
own, Je
me don't get the chance to explain ourselves. The moment someo
, Alexander
ness partners smile at him while secretly planning to destro
sica's distress didn't
om where the necklace
d serving drinks. When the woman in red embarras
oman i
. She treated me like I was not
reached fo
s her
n't k
e'll fi
lled a
u to do something
answered. "Goo
st Centre today. I want the name of the organizer, the owner of the missing n
an emerge
glanced
ht beco
ed the
stared
you doi
ng w
ping
ped his phone
eing people accused of t
trying to decide wheth
u," she w
yet. We haven't
d toward the
omach twiste
that her life was about to
know how complic
tre was almost empt
ng to two men in suits. When Alexander stepped o
evenin
arely ackno
the even
ide,
me t
d hurrie
er, holding her handbag
ain hall, several peo
e-aged man who appeared to be in his fifties
inting an accusing finger. "Tha
stopped
urned towar
s, I suggest you explain
looked s
ho are
ng nearby whispered s
ion changed
Black
r gave a
why this young woman is being
cleared
f our guests had disappeared. Jessica was working here, and she was seen
's eyes
er went into any pri
tone!" the w
nce I arrived this morning. You refused to pay me for my work, and n
l fell
rned toward
this? She's bec
r raised
oug
immediate
d at the
ve securit
cover the main hall
s watch th
red shifted u
ras near the dressing room we
lowly turne
conve
r mouth, but
g camera. I also want to know who was
er nodded
ourse
lexander, hardly belie
someone was asking questions
to be one of the most powe
they were gathered in
p the available footag
g showed guests ar
rkers carrying decor
ssica arranging chair
Alexander
ian stopped
the screen, carryi
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nder
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toward the kitchen. A few minutes l
recording from a corridor nea
the corridor wea
ca ga
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't look away f
nti
checking the corridor befor
minute
ed, carrying a
tared at
ent in
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n's face
ned that I was ch
r leaned
ica was the last person seen near the dressing room
man sw
the only person. I sai
what you tol
ked increasingl
ct the guest who reporte
dea," Alexan
to the t
safe. Don't delete
s,
ng so fast she could bare
o took the necklace, but it ha
been inside the very room wh
the accusation, Jessica f
ose everything over so
office do
navy suit entered
od, I've fou
nder
s it, D
at Jessica be
missing necklace has just ar
prob
e event ended. According to the guest, she last saw
der fr
the handba
're trying to e
owered h
sists she saw Jessica carrying a smal
ok her head
carry an
aised bo
lling you wh
d Alexander, panic r
me. I didn't s
r looked
belonging to the organiz
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caref
nk carefully about s
ice cr
ped down h
a bad person simply because I have nothing. I worked all day, and
t, the room
wipe her tears with
mercy before, but Jessica w
egging to
d toward
I want to speak
nodded
hen faced t
ned, nobody is to make any fur
er nodded
stood,
lowered
hether Alexander
that evening who had treated
eant more than s
ived fifteen
woman known for her jewellery collection and
he office loo
I'm surprised to find you
nder
derstand that your n
d immediately. It was a
ver, we need to establish the
ore looked
is the
wered quickly. "She's th
amined Jessica f
ned anything valu
s mouth
use
and decided it was your chance
s filled with
ld you s
eople are capable of w
s expressi
ion is irrelevant. Do you have any e
tmore he
near the dr
see her e
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her touch y
, b
son to conclude that
n looked
uggesting
that an accusati
stood ve
ealthy man defend someone like her
lt st
st u
tmore lo
her, perhaps you can explain why sh
nced toward t
r the re
age play
hitmore leaned cl
entering the dressing room, Mrs
ai
cian pause
e pointed at
e that
e became
she stared at the scr
d slowly towar
elet you were wear
anizer
ha
The one I saw you wea
nstinctively moved
celet w
have left i
ore's face
my husband. It was in the sam
zer steppe
don't know what
ou entered the room carrying an empty
m fell
tared at
t pos
used her actually take
izer shoo
ganizing an event. I had ever
r nodded
need to search for evidence i
ward the sec
m the footage and let them
zer's face
surely that is
uld have noth
sperately, but nobod
e to understand how quickl
, she had been the p
ted her was the one strug
a didn't f
ly felt
ted to
nted t
hing, for someone to tell her
ved, the event centre had b
for questioning while the officers reviewed
een recovered, so the inve
nconsistencies to make the officers questi
statement, Jessic
was cool aga
breath and looke
, God," sh
uspicion yet, but at least someon
later, Alexand
ou all
t out a ti
stly?
ugh he had expec
ad a diff
e way to d
ed he looked too. His suit was still perfect, but hi
mportant things t
d
are you st
r looked
't like unfini
ave a sma
s is bu
refer I call
le disa
N
usiness
by how close he had come to
nt, Alexande
you getti
a hesi
find a
not an
only one
sig
o control your life. I'm asking because i
d at him
admitted
enough money f
nodded tow
ake you
mouth to refuse, bu
e tomorrow. Tonight,
idered h
y, she said,
toward the c
felt something she had
li
he hardest part of her lif
ived outside her house,
he steps, her face
SSI
ica
aring at the expensive vehicle before
unning around with rich men whil
ase let me
you've become a disg
tepped out
you should all
turned to
ed as she reco
Black
nder
tantly, replaced by a smile that Jessic
y. I didn't realize J
her clothes and
r's behaviour. She can be
at her mother
et had been ready to humilia
ing because the
ed the change i
as if she had grown accustomed to being treated
e was accused of stealing a necklace, but the evidence we
's smile
eal
y explained wh
ould finish, Mar
low yourself to get involv
idn't stea
as your nam
someone a
rned toward
e. I assure you that we ar
something bre
other had questio
amily's reputation in front of a billionaire than about th
s voice be
ng about your daughter as though
t fell
d toward
I'll make sure the inv
no
u for eve
returned t
lled away, he glanced
rance, looking smaller than
and why the sight b
lped peop
, funded scholarships, and suppor
ica was
't want
n't fla
seem impressed
chance to live witho
n, Alexander found himself wanting
argaret shut the do
your
a stoo
n we plea
ut w
ow you t
laughed
we go
ook a sha
e things. I'm not asking you to give me money every day.
, Margaret s
expressio
Have you ever stopped to think about what
u've suffe
ur father's little princess to understand
ca fl
r voice trembling with
d for. I had to find money for food, bills, and everyth
tared at
ou blame me fo
t looke
ou remind
a went
ha
ps together, as though
nt, pain flashed
t disa
ur room,
t M
aid
ly turned an
g her mother hated her becau
's cruelty had something to do wi
the way her mot
ssica with ano
ed to their family aft
ook so frightened whenev
stood in his penthouse, s
Daniel, entered
ed some informati
nder
rea
enty-one, her father passed away five years ago, and
d the folder
lse. Her father's na
s expressi
d Car
that name mean a
folder and stared at
n standing beside a wo
n was
ace slowly lo
ew th
in years, but he rem
once worked with
Carter had disappeared from the company's history after
ked at the ph
l in the pictu
in his chair, h
him that David Car
ened between their famil
tched him
e you al
closed t
vid Carter. I want the complete histo
s,
turned
nie
sto
nyone about t
stood,
Alexander returne
d no idea
es might have been connected l
o feel responsible for her safety might be the only person
d at her face i
question that nobody
ened to yo
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