When Love Is a Lie (Whitney and Damian)
Chapter 35

Chapter 35 Noel Stands Up for Rachel

Alle med toward the voice that had just spoken

Jennywa pointing directly at Yet, who had just entered from the diction of the restroom. "I saw it with my own eyes. Rachel's necklace is in her bag!" Yvette paised in the doorway, looking completely bewildered. Seeing pony pointing at her, she frowned. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

was in the pesterom earlier in, and saw Yvette touching up hot makeup. Her bag was open, and I noticed an emerald necklace inside"

Jenny glanced around at the audience before continuing "Rachelierely wears that necklace at the Howard residence: She only brings it out for special occasions, out of respect for the bout So, I didn't recaprine li right away. But the moment I came out and heard Rachel sap Jenny's story was convincing and detailed enough to sound undeniable.

As she finished, mummans swept through the room.

"nho would've thought Ms. Jezings would steal a necklace?Hein could someone from the Jennings family be so dishonesth

Same people are twisted Thewlthier they are, the more they come these kinds of thills-testing"

"But she doesn't look like someone who world do that."

shh, keep it down Ms. jongste going to be the York family's her daughter-kw.Den't speak so laudly If you don't want to offend the Yorks!"

Dach whispered market like a life led at Wette

"d'achel's necklace Mr. Jenny, stop spreading

the shouted, furious. She pointed back at Jenny, her face flushed

Telooked completely isolated, and Whitney quickly stepped up beside her.

"Whinney, Idn't take Rachel's necklace I've never even seen it!"

"I believe you"Whiney replied firmly

kim smirked. "What goed is your belled? The fact is that she's a thi

**And just because you say so, that makes it true? Whitney shot back, her peering. "If you're so certain, why don't we call the police and let them all?

"ri! Then open her bag and let you see for themselves whether the necklace is in there!" Jenny insisted, smeg and Insistent

Whitey's instinct told her something was off about this whole setup, but before she could react, Yvette-tro outraged to stay silent-was already unzipping her bag "Alright the Take a look" Yette decked. But the speed by her expression shifted from anger to shack Inside,hing quietly at the bottom, was the emerald necklar,

"Well?'t you? Jenny sald smugly. "You're the hook!

"No! That's impoule Wette shook her head, disbelief written all over her face. "How could this necklace be in my bag? I've never even met ac, let alone seen her necklace

wasn't you, then how did it end up in your bag? mitjast appear out of thin air? jenny shot back

She turned to the crowd, raising here."ou're all seeing dis, right? Ma, Jennings is a thi

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The room buned with mums hel stepped forward, speaking in a bone that was amb of disbelief and accusation, "Ms. Jennings, I never expected you to be the one who took my necklace, Is it because of what happened last time at the jewelry store? Did you want penge berase you blamed me and resented Uncle Dan for defending me?"

"Bachel! You know exactly what you've done am wrong? Or should I spell it out for everyone here? Wette's, trembled with bury. She could barely restrain herself as the strodan the verge of exposing the inappropriate relationship between Bachelied Deman.

But cold voice cutthrough the "Ms. Jennings, you free to say whatever you like, but be careful not to drag in people who don't deserve it" Noel's ky gate shifted from Whitney to wette, his expression hand and unyielding

Yvette Imar, instantly denced

Whimney looked at Noel in shock. He knew all about fare and Dandan's affair, yet here he was, defending Bachel

Itele a sharp them had lodged itself in her havet.

With No backing kachel, the crowd's stance solidified

No mattered, two oldn't matter now. She had already allended the Howard, alienated Damian, and-mostdanning of all-crossed Korl

Everyone knew that deling Noelmat one thing would be no place for her in Seabourke

The looks

pressions stated. They send to play Yette as they watched her plight unfeld.

Elena and Adrian changed a glance before stepping forward, attempting to smooth things over with Bachel "Ms. Yes, perhaps this is just a misunderstanding. Could we lett go, just for tonight, in honor of my

birthday

The York and jernings families were about toned by marriage. What happened to one world affect the other.

And besides, Elena was close friends with her, Patricia Frost. She couldn't simply stand by and let Wette be disgraced.

*Elena, there's no misunderstanding. I really didn't take her necidace." Yvette gold, her volze breaking.

She hated sering someone she respected, somentar as j ose as a mother, lowering herself to plead with Rachel

"The bow did the necklaced up in your bagh Jenny pressed, relentlessly,

Yvette bit her lip, unable to explain. She couldn't understand it best. How had the necklace gotten in her bag?ter bag hadn't left her side the entire evening.

Denian's voice rangust, cold and sharp "our of spectar Mr. York, we can let this go. Apennings has todo salt what she did and apologize to itachel