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 prime suspect..."

"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.

The butler frowned. "Since you won't cooperate, don't blame me 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.

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