Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts novel Chapter 83

"Miss Dotson, when did I ever steal your stuff? You gotta have evidence when you're throwing out accusations." Ines shot Bella a cold glance.

"Evidence? Do you have evidence proving you're innocent?"

"I got a witness. I wasn't alone on the balcony, there was someone else... It was..." She stopped short of naming Emma.

She knew Emma too well. Emma wouldn't vouch for her, she'd probably just add fuel to the fire and slander her. Besides, she wasn't keen on revealing her connection with the Galeana family.

"What? Are you out of excuses? You've got no evidence, but I do. It's her." Bella pointed at the girl from earlier.

Following Bella's point, all eyes turned to the girl. Ines squinted at her, baffled as to why she would frame her.

It didn't take long for her to figure it out. The girl was Sybil, a college student from a third-rate university in A City. Sybil was clearly shaken, she had no beef with Ines. She was just bitter because her sugar daddy, Stoner, had dumped her for Ines. Bella happened to be looking for her missing item, so, in the heat of the moment, Sybil blurted out that she had seen a woman come from the balcony. She thought she could just slip away, but Bella had her brought over.

How would she know if Ines took the item or not?

She just wanted a petty revenge, but didn't anticipate Bella's explosive temper. Bella slapped her, but Ines was no pushover and slapped her right back.

Fear flickered in Sybil's eyes as she saw the situation escalate. She was too scared to speak up.

"What are you scared of? Repeat what you said earlier." Bella glared at Sybil, clearly dissatisfied.

"I...I just saw her come from the balcony, I didn't see anything else." Sybil stuttered.

The onlookers were whispering amongst themselves, piecing together the story from Sybil's words. Bella had left her item on the balcony, Ines had been there, but no one saw her take anything.

Bella slapped Ines without investigating the truth, which was a bit over the top. But they were just spectators, not about to scold this spoiled princess.