Elaine caressed her fair neck with a sorrowful look on her face.
It was common knowledge that her agate necklace was auctioned off at 2 million dollars by Timothy last month
The banquet hall was then filled with sighs of distress from the thought that a thief had infiltrated this place of nobility.
Immediately, guards took their positions in front of the exits to the banquet hall.
Charlotte couldn't help but feel a shiver running down her spine. She raised her head and looked toward the center of the banquet, only to see Elaine staring back at her with a smirk.
'Oh no!'
Charlotte was quick to realize that something was not right, but she no longer had a chance to flee.
Soon, a burly security guard stood in front of her and looked down at her.
"Miss, hello. Do you have an invitation?"
No one else was asked the same question. Only she was interrogated. Elaine's intention couldn't be clearer.
Thus, everyone started to look at Charlotte suspiciously.