Chapter 95

Jessamine calmly smiled and shifted her gaze to Amy with a hint of mockery.

The night she returned the ring to its original place, she intended to expose Amy's true colors in front of Thaddeus.

She wanted him to see the kind of person he had fallen for—a schemer willing to use her own sister's life to fuel jealousy and vengeance.

Now, Jessamine wondered if Amy's facade of purity and goodness could withstand the revelation.

She had been searching for the opportune moment, and ironically, Amy brought it upon herself.

Amy felt a chilling stare from Jessamine, and under its weight, she couldn't bring herself to make eye contact.

"Officer, I took the items. Ms. Quilton had given me permission, though she might not admit it now," Jessamine's words reignited the uproar in the office, which had only just settled after a minute of uneasy silence.

"How is that possible? Are you suggesting that Ms. Quilton intentionally set you up? Who would use their own mother's keepsake for such a sc