Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown novel Chapter 186

"Let's not call the police just yet," Samuel suggested, glancing towards where the security cameras were located. "There are cameras backstage. If we check the footage, we might get to the bottom of this."

"Fine!" Yvonne's voice wavered slightly, but she held her head high. "Let's see what they show."

Samuel turned to the bewildered members of the student council. "Go get the footage, please."

One of the students quickly dashed off to retrieve it.

In less than five minutes, he was back, breathless. "The footage... it's been erased."

"It must have been Serena! She was the one who left earlier!" Yvonne accused, pointing at Serena.

Serena retorted, "Plenty of people left the backstage. Why are you singling me out?"

"Alright then, where did you go?" Yvonne pressed.

Serena's lips tightened as her gaze drifted to Joy.

Joy was watching her, a flicker of schadenfreude in her eyes. When Serena's eyes met hers, she quickly looked down.

Serena shifted her focus back to Yvonne. "I don't want to say."

"That means you deleted the footage," Yvonne declared, pulling out her phone. "Samuel, I'm holding off calling the police for your sake, but you can see Serena's done something wrong and refuses to admit it. Is this really someone you want to defend? I have to report this."

Yvonne seized the opportunity. "Principal, it's not their fault. Serena stole my earrings."

"Oh? Serena stole your earrings?" It wasn't the principal who spoke, but Aaron. His voice was chilly, with a hint of mockery.

Serena found the tone grating. She looked up at Aaron, her voice steady. "I'll say it again, I didn't steal them."

"The footage was erased by you, and you still deny it," Yvonne sneered, emboldened by Aaron's apparent support. "Principal, someone like Serena should be expelled, her record wiped clean!"

The principal hesitated, clearly torn. After a moment, he seemed to find a solution. "Aaron, if I remember correctly, Serena was your girlfriend for over four years? You should know her character well. Do you think she's capable of stealing those earrings?"

All eyes turned to Aaron, though no one dared to stare openly. They settled for quick, covert glances, curiosity lighting up their gazes.