One of the men confronted Caprice. “Girlie, hurry up and hand over the pink diamond. Just so you know, I’m good friends with the Duwaits. I can tell them to go easy on you if you hand it over right now.” Caprice repeated again and again, "I didn't steal it! It was not me!” “Who else could it be other than you?” “Shame, the pretty little thing turned out to be a common thief.” "That's right. Hurry up and hand it over. Norman over here has even offered to defend you. You’d hand it over if you know what’s good for you.” How did she find herself in this situation? She had never been accused as a thief in her entire life! She was furious and was at a loss for what to do. What should she do? What was there to do? She had to look for Isabel! She was the only one who could save her in this situation. She turned toward the washroom. "She’s trying to run! Stop her!" someone cried out. The staff rushed forward and had Caprice flanked from all sides in no time.
A wave of silence washed through the crowd. Even the staff who initially accused Caprice was speechless. “Isabel, I know you’re trying to protect Caprice, but this is not the right time or place,” Heather remarked with a faint smile, “Everyone here is a public figure who commands a great deal of respect. There won’t be any common thieves among us.” Someone in the crowd chimed in, “That’s right. We are people of stature. No matter how much we admire the pink diamond, we would never stoop down to something as low as stealing. She was the only one at the scene, so she must have stolen it." "You’re just a common actor. Why don’t you mind your own business? If you want to help her, then tell her to hand over the pink diamond peacefully.” Isabel ignored all of them and turned to the staff. “There should be surveillance cameras. Pull out the footage.” This immediately silenced the crowd, and they began glancing at the staff. Caprice’s eyes shone. That’s right! How coul
Everyone held their breaths and watched intently. Caprice looked on, completely unfazed. When the staff produced the final item inside the purse, a regular credit card, everyone shared a look of disappointment. It was in that decisive moment when she reached for another concealed pocket in the purse that Caprice never used to stash anything. Her expression changed the moment her fingers were tucked into the pocket. She removed something from within and put her hands high in the air. The surface of the pink diamond gleamed underneath the ceiling lights, reflecting its brilliant glow in every direction. It was the necklace along with the treasured gem. Everyone grew wide-eyed, Caprice most of all. She stammered, “No way… How could it be inside my purse?!” “Caprice…” Isabel turned to her. Caprice spoke with a tinge of panic in her voice, “Isabel, it wasn’t me! I did not steal it!” Isabel assured her, “I know, I believe you.” It was just a pink diamond, Caprice h
A man remarked condescendingly, “Banish us out of Westchester? You sure know how to run your mouth.” “What a joke! How dare a common actress like you make threats like this?” “Ha! That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all year!” Everyone laughed and mocked them, especially Heather. She was not even hiding it anymore as she laughed heartily and savored every moment. Isabel tried to charge at her again. Caprice hurriedly stopped her and held her back. “Stop it. Don't be impulsive." Isabel drew a deep breath. "I'll call my Dad right now.” She had enough! Caprice nodded. They would have to let Uncle Carter settle this for them. Upon hearing their exchange, the crowd began hurling snide remarks at them again.“Call whoever you want, call God himself. He won’t save you. You stole Mrs. Duwait’s pink diamond!” Sophia smiled devilishly. "Hurry up and notify Mrs. Duwait, then the police. We’re done wasting time with her. I don’t want to hear her miserable excuses an
Caprice and Isabel turned around at the same time. At the next second, Caprice broke down in tears and grievance drowned her. She cried and ran to her mother. “Mommy…” Sherry’s chest tightened when she saw her precious daughter crying. She too strode toward her daughter. Caprice threw herself into her arms. Sherry hugged the girl and asked, “What’s wrong, Caprice? Tell Mommy what’s wrong.” “Sobs…” Caprice was suffocated by her tears and grievance, preventing her from speaking properly. At a closer look, John realized Sherry was hugging Caprice. He disregarded his image and strode over with furrowed brows. He asked, “What happened to Caprice?” “Daddy…” Caprice then hugged the man as tears continued to roll down her cheeks. John hugged her as he scanned around with a frosty gaze. The security guards and staff who stopped Caprice before were stunned and dumbfounded. The people who went outside to greet Sherry and John and then followed them inside were also stunned.
Isabel scanned the crowd with a frosty gaze before she told Sherry about the stolen pink diamond. Caprice was suspected to have stolen the pink diamond because they found the diamond in her purse. Sherry frowned. Caprice had almost a hundred of those diamonds in her closet, why would she steal someone else’s? Something was not right. “Daddy, Mommy, I didn’t steal it. I don’t know how the diamond ended up in my purse,” Caprice snorted and explained. John and Caprice looked at her gently. Sherry said, “Caprice, we believe you.” John hugged the girl tight and then looked at the crowd coldly. Those who called Caprice a thief immediately averted their eyes from John and looked down in guilt. Sherry scoffed coldly. “You people were loud when you called my daughter a thief. What’s with the silence now?” Then, hurried footsteps came.“Mr. and Mrs. Stockton, Mr. and Mrs. Carter, we’re sorry that you have to wait so long.” The owner of the estate, Mr. and Mrs. Duwait, ca
Mrs. Duwait already knew what happened without looking at the surveillance footage. The reason she told the staff to cast it on the big screen was because she wanted to show everyone the truth and clear Caprice’s name in front of John and Sherry. The staff nodded and went off. “Mrs. Duwait, I have a suggestion,” Isabel stepped up and said. Mrs. Duwait looked at her standing in between Odell and Sylvia. She hesitated for a moment before she said, “What is it, Ms. Carter?” “You can call me Ms. Ross.” Isabel corrected her. Mrs. Duwait looked at Odell and Sylvia in confusion. Odell explained without changing his expression, “She used her mother’s family name.” Mrs. Duwait chuckled. “I see.” She then looked at Isabel and asked, “What are you proposing, Ms. Ross?” Isabel said with a smile, “I’d like to ask your security guards to block every exit of the estate.” Mrs. Duwait knew what Isabel was trying to do. She sneaked a furious glance at Beverly trembling at the side
The footage continued to play on the screen. A while later, Sophia and Heather started to incite a search on Caprice’s purse. Caprice gave her purse to Beverly. Beverly searched her purse in front of the crowd and found the diamond necklace in the deepest compartment of the purse. Caprice finally knew what happened. Beverly intentionally reached deeper into the purse at the very end to sneak the pink diamond inside and take it out in front of the crowd, so that it would look like Caprice had it in her purse all along. Even an idiot knew what happened after seeing the footage. The footage ended after that. The crowd was once again silenced and only the screen’s noise could be heard. Those who criticized Caprice were all silenced, nervous and anxious. Both Mr. and Mrs. Duwait were in an awkward position as well. Caprice was mistreated at their estate and they were unaware of it until now. They did not know how to face John and Sherry without guilt eating them up.