Chapter 28
Chapter 28:
Heather stretched out her hand to flaunt a shining diamond ring that made her look even more noble.
With a taunting smirk, she said, “See? This is a famous limited-edition piece designed by world-class designer Ada. My grandfather bought it at an auction abroad for my birthday last year p>
One of Heather’s friends crooned, “Oh, it’s so beautiful! It suits you perfectly. No one else can pull it off like you do. Gorgeous p>
The women’s fawning behavior made Annabel sick to her stomach. She looked at them with a frown. How shameless could these women be?
As far as she was concerned, there was nothing special about that ring. It was beautiful, but the diamond was so small. It was nothing compared to the huge diamonds her own grandfather had gifted her.
“Excuse me, ladies.” Annabel moved to the side and walked past them without a backward glance.
“Bumpkin! She’s so classless!” Heather and her friends cursed, glaring at her back.
Annabel spent a great deal of time on the rooftop. The moment she reluctantly returned to the banquet hall, a uniformed waiter pointed at her and shouted, “It’s her! She’s the one I saw just now p>
Annabel halted in her tracks. She was at a loss as to what the waiter was insinuating. Where the hell had he seen her? And why was he shouting?
Heather burst through the crowd that had gathered in the blink of an eye. “So, it was you who stole my diamond ring p>
Stole her diamond ring? What the hell?
Frowning deeply, Annabel looked at Heather and asked, “What diamond ring p>
Heather’s friends surrounded Annabel and joined in the accusation.
“Gosh! I find it surprising that Rupert’s fiancée is a thief p>
“I’m not surprised at all. Bumpkins like her have no morals. Remember how she gawked at the ring when she saw it a while back? She can never afford such an expensive ring, so she stole it p>
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“Heather, there’s no point exchanging words with her. Just call the cops p>
A realization hit Annabel at this moment. These people were accusing her of stealing. It was a set-up.
She glanced at Heather’s hand and saw that the diamond ring was gone.
“What’s going on here?” Brock walked to the middle of the crowd with the aid of his walking stick.
“Grandpa, please help me.” Heather held her chest and put on a sad expression. Pointing at Annabel, she continued, “This girl stole the diamond ring you gifted me. And she’s pretending not to know anything about it p>
“Don’t worry, I have got this.” Brock patted his granddaughter on the shoulder. Then he turned to Annabel and inquired, “Did you steal Heather’s diamond ring p>
“No, sir,” Annabel replied calmly.
Brock frowned and said, “I can afford to buy a million diamond rings. However, the missing one is Heather’s favorite. If you have it with you, please hand it over. I’ll buy you another one. Just return it now p>
Annabel was shocked. “How can I return what I didn’t take? The ring is not with me p>
“Shame on you, Annabel! Someone saw you steal it with his own eyes. Why are you still denying it?” Bella Astley, one of Heather’s friends, pulled the waiter who had pointed at Annabel and yelled angrily.
“Oh, really?” Annabel scoffed, shaking her head. She could see right through Heather and her friends; they were trying to set her up. It annoyed her, but she was curious to see what they would do next.