Just as she bent down to pick up the purse, a group of people suddenly surrounded her.Bethany knitted her brows and felt that something was not right with the way they kept staring at her disdainfully.“Give it up now” Marianne Downey demanded as she fumed with anger.“Give up what? what are you talking about?”Bethany wore a puzzled expression on her face as she didn't seem to understand what the woman was demanding from her.Marianne looked furious as her lips vibrated vigorously as she looked at the woman with displeasure, “You stole my stuff, and you didn't dare to admit to it?”She glared at Bethany, scrutinizing her from head to toe.The diamond necklace that Marianne was wearing earlier was said to have gone missing right after she went to the restroom. Then, she was informed that Bethany had gone to the restroom at that time as well.So, Marianne, had doubts surge up about Bethany being the culprit. she became even more confident with her accusation when she saw that Bethany
The hall went quiet after the young woman walked in.Erica knitted her brows, then she left the hands of the man and walked over to the side of Bethany, who looked like she was in distress.Everyone thought that the young woman came to look for Miss Danica Medina.so, the crowd parted to let her through. Danica was so excited, even though, she didn't know who the other woman was, she just felt that she might be an important person, so the sudden desire to be associated with her– She wanted to be affiliated with people of great caliber.However, Erica stopped in front of Bethany and said. “Miss Quest, what's going on here?”.After asking the question, she didn't bother to wait for answers before she turned her gaze toward Mrs. Downey as she asked rhetorically.“ Is this how you judge a person? I wasn't informed that this is how you welcome your guests if I had known I wouldn't have bothered with the invitations, Ms. Downey”.When the guests heard her words, they were startled as they co
Erica turned to look at her, however, Bethany stopped in her tracks just as she was about to continue with her questions. “Ms. Downey, I heard you lost your lost necklace during the event. Do you have any evidence to back up your claims?” Erica asked with her brows knitted slightly.Caught off, Ms. Downey didn't know what to say as she had not bothered to look for evidence in the first place, and had just gone ahead to falsely accuse the woman.“I-I-I'm.....”Mrs. Downey stuttered trying to find the right words. However, she couldn't say anything even after stammering for a long time.“Isn't it strange that you accuse others without evidence? If this is how you treat your guests, then I wonder how you're gonna treat your neighbors”.Erica was blunt with her words. Bethany quickly shot her a glared to shut her up, but she wasn't done yet.Mrs. Downey suddenly found herself lost in thought as she was getting berated for her actions, while listening to the women scolding her, she sudden
With a smirk plastered on her face, Erica turned her attention on Danica–The truth is, she had been waiting for her to say something for the longest time.“Are you suggesting, I stay out of this cacophony and allow you to bully an innocent person?”. Her voice was low and calm, but the meaning hidden in her words sent several shivers down the spine of Danica, as she moved backward with her lips trembling vigorously.“What do you mean? Are you trying to say that we are the ones bullying her now? and not she stealing from others?”.“If I were you, I wouldn't say, she stole from others since there is no evidence to prove that she did steal anything. However, I can't say the same for others”.Danica felt shaken after she heard these words. does this woman know so much? was she aware of the reason for ruckus just now?.“Mrs. Downey. I'm sorry to have interfered in your matters like that, but I couldn't stand by and watch my assistant getting humiliated for doing nothing at all. Hope you'll
The entire place became noisy as the people kept whispering to themselves.However, Erica wore an indifferent expression as if she had nothing that deserves praise; her shoulder pads were high and she stood with her head held high.While they were still contemplating who she was, they heard a skeptical voice of a young woman shouted from behind.“Mrs. Downey, Y-Your necklace has been found lying on the floor”.The voice sounded like it was scared of getting berated for saying the wrong thing. However, when the people heard her voice, another round of murmuring was ensured, and the entire hall was thrown into a tantrum.After a while, when the noise finally died down, Erica smirked. Then, She raised her brows and said, “Mrs. Downey if there's nothing else to say, I would like to go back to the event. After all, this is not the reason why we are here”.Marianne, who had a stunned expression on her face quickly regained her composure, but her face was still flushed with embarrassment as
Shocked!Danica was shocked for a couple of seconds as her head was left hanging in the air after hearing what the young woman had said to her. It's a good thing Erica's voice was lowered, so other people didn't hear what she said.She couldn't understand how this woman who she has never met before could come to know about her most pressing need?how did she come to know about this? Only mom and I know about this matter.After hesitating for a couple of minutes, Danica smiled faintly before taking the business card from her hand. “Miss Quest, we should get going now. The event is still on”.After saying the word, Bethany snuck herself out of the crowd, meandering after Erica.Meanwhile, Zayn just arrived at the event hall when his gaze fell on a group of people causing a cacophony some distance away from where he was.He was reluctant about checking out what was happening, however, when his eyes fell on the figure of the young woman who he had recognized as the woman who saved him, h
The banquet of tonight was a combination of the public warfare donation and also a birthday party for Mr. Downey. Although, not many people knew about his birthday. However, Bethany has made her research, so she was one of the few people that knew this.“Thank you, Miss Burnett. You shouldn't have taken up the troubles. Coming over to see me in such a short time was a bigger gift”.He replied while taking the gift from her. Immediately, he began to unwrap the package of the gift right in front of her.After unwrapping the gift, he had a smile on his face.“How did you come to know that I love this art piece so much? Are you a magician?”.He asked with his eyes glistening with joy.“You might as well say so”.Erica replied.“Zayn, I can't help you with the matter you said before as I'm no longer agile to do such works at my age”.After pitting down the gifts, he looked up at Zayn, who was sitting aside silently. They have been discussing a certain issue earlier, but have to leave it i
Bethany turned around with her arm circled her chest.“The goal is not to prove her wrong in front of others just yet, why should we be in a hurry when we can enjoy the show at a better place and time? It won't be any fun rushing up a tasty meal, would it?”.Bethany turned her gaze toward Erica with a smirk I'm her face.Erica nodded her head aggressively before letting out a laugh.“I think this calls for a celebration, Bethany. I'll go he the drinks”.With that, Erica dashed over to the refrigerator to get the drinks while Bethany walked silently to the balcony and stood there with her hands on the railings.She gazed at the sky wearing a gloomy expression–Her eyes were filled with unshed tears, anger, and endless expressions that were hard to explain.The look on her face suggested that she was happy, however, her heart says otherwise as she didn't seem to have enough reason to be happy –At least not until she was done with her mission.While she was lost in thought, Erica cane aroun