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The crowd quickly jumped in with their support. “Yeah, let the cops handle it! We’ll see who’s really bguilty/b!”

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“Considering how expensive that handkerchief is, it definitely qualifies as a criminal offense. Jean is just digging her own grave now. bLacey /bbwas /boriginally nning to let it slide, but Jean had to run her mouth and make it worse… If the bcops /bbactually /be, Jean won’t have any room to deny it.”

“She totally deserves it! bShe /bgot caught stealing and still has the nerve to deny it. This kind of person needs a lesson from the cops!”

“Lacey, you’re bway /btoo nice. Just call the cops band /bwatch her squirm!”

Jean chuckled softly and pointed casually at Lacey’s phone. “Go ahead. Call the cops.”

Everyone around froze in surprise.

Has Jeanpletely lost her mind?

At a time like this, shouldn’t she be begging for mercy, crying and pleading with Lacey to let her off the hook?

Yet she didn’t seem afraid of the police at all.

This girl is actually insane!

Lacey wasn’t about to go easy on her, either. She was determined to take this to the end. “Fine! You asked for it. We’ll just wait here till the cops show up.”

Without hesitation. Lacey dialed 911.

News of police arriving at Central Theater quickly spread across social media.

“Apparently, the cops bjust /bshowed up at Central Theater! Someone said they saw police cars outside. Anyone know what’s going on?”

“Aren’t they hosting the Hope Cup finals todayb? /bDid something happenb?/bb” /b

“My rtive works there, and he said there was some kind of theft involving the participants. Someone called the police…”

“Theft: bWhat /bdid they steal?”

“Seems like the tree actress from Sterford Academy stole something from the lead bgirl/b. It bwas /bworth tens of thousands.”

“The tree girl stole something? She looked so binnocent/b!”

“Can’t judge a book by its cover, I guess.”

“If cops are involved, it’s probably serious.b” /b

“She was actually getting pretty popr after today’s performance. Guess she decided to sabotage herself!”

Central Theater

The finals were still ongoing on bstage/b.

Backstage, the police were already standing in front of Jean and Lacey “Please bcalmly /bbexin /bbwhat /bhappened. Don’t be

take your time

abombe “Fira Loralized my handkerchief was misine Lused

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Jean nodded and spoke clearly, “It’s actually pretty simple. The handkerchief was mane a Lacey could find her assumed mine was hers, and then took it from me. The thing is.

The officer kept nodding band /bwriting notes, then frowned in thought. Maybe we should check the surveince footage”

Jean shrugged. “Actually, there’s no need for surveince footage

The officer looked up, puzzled “How so!”

Jean nced briefly at Lacey before turning back to the officer eyes glittering with a lively confidence this brand is famous for customizing their products–they engrave the buyer’sst name onto the ”

The officer’s eyes brightened. “You’re saying there’s an engraved name on this handkerchief

Jean nodded with a smile.

Lacey, however, froze momentarily in confusion.

She had never even heard that this brand offered name engraving services.

How would someone as poor as Jean know that?

Lacey, may I take a closer look? The officer politely reached out

“Of course.” Lacey handed it over confidently, feeling she had nothing to hide.

everyone knows,

As the officer inspected the handkerchief carefully, he quickly found something engraved neatly in the corner

The word “Ginger” stood out unmistakably.

Realizing bthis/b, the officer instinctively turned to Jean, “Miss Jean, it seems this really is your handkerchief. It clearly has the name ‘Ginger engraved here.”

Everyone in the room, except Jean stared in disbelief

Shocked murmurs filled the air.

“How can that be? Lacey whispered, stunned. The officer handed the handkerchief back to her, and the hastily checked for herself—sure enough, the engraving “Ginger” was right there!

Hote could this be possibles

The evidence was right bin /bfront of her eyes, yet Lacey still couldn’t believe Jean actually owned something this expensive Then where on earth bhad /bher handkerchief gone!

The crowd was now utterly speechless. The entire situation bhad /btaken a dramatic turn-

That handkerchief truly belonged to Jean?

But how could someone as dirt–poor as Jean possibly own something like bthat/b?

“Could there possibly be a misunderstanding one of the girls basked /bhesitantly. “Maybe bJean /bstole Lacey’s handkerchief and got it engraved herself Or perhaps Lacey’s handkerchief was engraved incorrectly at the store.

looked at the girl with obvious disdain. “How many ridiculous coincidences do you want bto /binvent! You might as well re not imurt because your parents secretly swapped your brain after you were born, rather than admit you’re nat Lacking”

“You The girl flushed bright red, too embarrassed and angry to say another word.

Larry clenched her fits tightly, biting her lip as humiliation welled up inside her.

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With that, the case was quickly resolved.

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Jean nced at Lacey’s recovered handkerchief, suddenly narrowing her eyes with a yful smile. “Lacey, something doesn’t seem right with your handkerchief… It looks like there’s no engraving”

Hearing that, everyone instinctively blooked /btoward Lacey’s handkerchief.

Lacey’s heart skipped a beat.

She quickly inspected her handkerchief bagain/b, but sure enough, there was no engraving anywhere.

Her mother bhad /bgiven her this handkerchief.

She knew it was supposed to be an expensive designer piece but hadn’t paid much attention to details.

Jean’s airy voice drifted by again, “Oh, wait a second… even the logo on byours /blooks a little offpared to mine, the

authentic one.”

rhat

That statement instantly clicked for everyone present.

Lacey’s handkerchief had neither the standard engraving nor the correct logo

Lacey had been using a high–quality fakeb! /b

This was absolutely devastating news to everyone backstage.

Lacey was famously known as a wealthy youngdy from a respected family. It was expected that someone of her status would only use genuine luxury goods.

They had never imagined she’d actually be carrying a knock–off.

Here was the proof, in as day.