Chapter 145
Jessica and Nina were having a full–on argument, with Jessica’s anger reaching the point where steam seemed to be coming out of her ears
It was Solina, after catching her breath, who spoke up again, mocking. “You sharp–tonguard little thing, Nina. Just because you’re loud doesn’t mean you’re right. Go ask anyone, let them take one look at your friend and tell you if he seems like a good person.
Thet nine out of ten would say he’s a villain. A person like that stealing? It’s perfectly normal. Tren’t defend him just because he’s your friend. Remember, Jessica is your real sister”
“What’s so special about Jessica bring my sister? I never considered her a sister. Let Charlie compare himself to her..
Nina buffed in dissatisfaction, but then suddenly realized she might have gone too far. She shot back. “Damn it, you old witch, you’re belittling Charlie. Jessica doesn’t even come close tos nseasuring up to Charlie, not ever in the slightest. She’s not even in the same league.”
Jessica, night of guard and completely innocent in this moment, mittered, “Nina!
“How dare you” Solana grittes through her teeth as she listened to Nina casually call her an old witch. She had never even been called “grandma” by the girl. Solana had never met someone so rebellious and infuriating. Her temper was bubbling over again
“Why 1 don’t dare, you old witch Nina shot back.
Sina’s brothers, watching Nina go toe–to–tor with Solana, were amazed by her fiery attitude, It seemed like she could take down all three of them on her own, so they just sat back, keeping quiet and enjoying the show
But Charlie, clearly tired of the whole spectacle, stood up and gave Nina a playful shove on the head. “We’ve been going back and forth for ages, and you’re still not getting to the point?”
“Charlie, I’m defending you here. How can you say I’m just talking nonsense? Nina pouted, protesting.
Charlie coolly responded, “Shut up. Just sit back and watch me handle this
Seeing Charlie get up, the Bush family immediately became wary Charlie bad a fierce look, and there was something about him that made it seem like bed killed before. They weren’t sure if they could handle him if things got physical
“What else do you have to say?” Solana asked, raising an eyebrow
Charlie ignored Solana’s question
on and instead focused on the servant who had “found” the necklace, asking. “You were the one who found the necklace, right?”
Jes—yes, it was me… The servant answered meekly, not daring to meet Charlie’s gaze.
Charlie continued, “Since you all think I stole it, then the necklace should have my fingerprints on it. Let’s take it for an analysis and see if my fingerprints are 90 16”
Before Solana could react, she quickly snapped, “If you knew your fingerprints would be on it, you probably didn’t steal it with your bare hands. Maybe you wore gloves.”
“Is that so” Charlie laughed, but his eyes were cold as he turned to Solana. “Well, if I wore gloves, there should be my fingerprints on them. Gloves are bigger and easier to trace. Why don’t you look for those instead?“,
“Uh.” Solana was left speechless by Charlie’s tight logic and relentless questioning.
Jessica, unwilling to back down, bit her lip and muttered, “You probably threw away the gloves as soon as you were done, so where are we supposed to find them?
Charlie shot her a glance and replied, “I haven’t left the Woods family these past few days. So where could I have thrown them? Probably in the trash. Why don’t you check the trash bins? You might find the gloves there.”
Rachel, trying to counter, said, “If you stole the necklace last night and threw the gloves in the trash, the trash would’ve already been collected by morning. How do you expect us to find them?”
Charlie raised an eyebrow, unbothered. “Then we can go to the landfill. The trash from this morning should still be there?
“Jur you serious? You want us
is to go to
to the landfill to find a a pair of gloves” Jessica grimaced just imagining it.
Unexpectedly, Clurbe snapped at her, “No one said you have to look. Why are you so anxious! Can’t anyone else search for it?”
r breath.
“Why should anyone else do this dirty work? Jessica muttered under her
Charlie responded, “Aren’t you the une who cares so much about that necklace? A necklace that an ordinary person couldn’t even cam a fraction of
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in their whole life! Now it’s missing, and no one knows who the thief is, and you’re already backing out? You think this expensive item and its accomplices don’t deserve a little effort to find!”
Jessica was speechless, unable to counter.
Nina looked at Charlie with admiration. She hadn’t realized that Charlie wasn’t just good at fighting, but could also argue so well. Normally, Charlie would just take action, but now she saw he was quite skilled with words too.
iet until
Seeing Jessica and Rachel left dumbfounded, Darell and his sons were starting to look at Charlie in a new light. Richard had been quiet but when he spoke, it was with such sharpness and clarity that they couldn’t help but respect him.
He was far more intelligent and perceptive than they had realized.
The commotion seemed to be winding down. Darell glanced at the Bush family and spoke coolly, “Do you still want to keep this going! If you suspect it was their child who stole it, then find some evidence”
“Dad, this situation… Jessica protested, still trying to act innocent.
Darell shot her a cold look, and Jessica immediately shut up, feeling intimidated by his gaze.
Just as everyone thought the scene was wrapping up, a servant hurried in from outside, breathlessly reporting. “Sir, the police are here.”
“The police Darell frowned, glancing at Jessica and Rachel. “Who called them!”
Rachel was too afraid to speak, but Solana stepped forward, meeting Darell’s eyes. “I called the police. There’s a thief in the house. Is that a problem?”
Greg, who had been enjoying the chaos, chuckled, “Well, well, the police are here. This is perfect. Now they can catch the real thief and lock them. all up. By the way, Humphrey, how many years do you get for framing someone?”
As soon as he spoke, Rachel and Jessica both froze, their faces drained of color
Greg, seeing this, couldn’t help but laugh even harder.
In truth, no one really took the police seriously.
After all, this was just a farce, something that would blow over with a bit of noise. No way would they actually send Jessica and Rachel to jail.
Soon enough, the police arrived.
But when the leader stepped through the door of the Woods family mansion, both Nina and Charlie froze because it wasn’t the police who showed up. It was
