Ashley fixed her gaze on Judy for a long time without uttering a single word. Even Lena couldn't help but be scared of her right now, not to mention Judy who was cowering behind her.
Finally, Ashley opened her mouth and asked, "You said you had seen me putting her ring in my purse, didn't you?" She was watching Judy closely. Her voice was so calm that no one could tell what was on her mind. It almost felt like she just asked a simple question in a friendly way.
But for Judy, it was not friendly at all. On the contrary, her calm and emotionless tone was chilling.
Meanwhile, Lena, who was stunned this whole time, had quickly snapped out of it. One part of her was still stressed while the other part of her just felt angry.
She couldn't believe she was scared of Ashley. Lena, a real rich, spoilt brat, always believed she was better than Ashley who was adopted by her parents. Without the Mu family, Ashley was nothing. However, everyone thought they were the same, and no one realized the difference between the two sisters. Lena loathed Ashley! Whenever they were together, Ashley would steal the spotlight from her! Even right now, when she was the target of public criticism, Lena was the one who felt like the loser.
Lena calmed herself. She hadn't lost yet. She still had a chance. "I think Judy has already made herself clear. Ashley, she saw you take it. What else do you want her to say now?
I didn't intend to bring Judy in, but you refused to give the ring back to me. That ring is very important to me, so I had no choice but to ask Judy for help," Lena said tying to play the helpless victim.
Then, she turned to the waitress and said, "Judy, don't be afraid. I won't let anyone harm you." Lena turned her attention back to Ashley.
"Ashley, I understand you are quite displeased with Raymond and me but we are already engaged. And soon, we will be married. There is no point in creating all this drama.
Raymond loves me. I really wish you could find a way to be happy for us," she pretended to plead.
Lena's little diatribe revealed a lot of information to the guests.
Everyone was shocked!
They never expected Lena to confirm their suspicions.
There was a rumor in the party that Ashley had stolen Lena's ring out of jealousy, as Raymond had chosen Lena instead of her.
If the situation allowed, Ashley wanted to applaud her almost believable performance.
However, Ashley was not going to give Lena the chance to ruin her reputation.
Ashley flipped her hair and said, "What a good story! A woman took her younger sister's engagement ring because she was in love with the fiance!" Ashley couldn't help but laugh at this point. Everyone held their collective breath. The only sound in the room was Ashley's laughter. When she had laughed her fill, she continued, "But there is a big loophole in your story. I'm married."
Lena's face fell when she heard this. 'Married? So what? Your husband is just a normal guy with a pretty face. You are asking for trouble, flaunting him like that. He's nothing compared to Raymond!' thought Lena.
Ashley had broken the silence. People started to talk.
Everyone was discussing this new, and vital, piece of information.
People's eyes would wander over to her from time to time.
"Ha, married? Are you really married? You don't even have a ring on your finger! You are either married to a guy who can't afford a ring or you're lying to us," mocked Teresa.
"I agree! Who would marry a poor guy? She's lying! We can't trust her! She just claimed that she was innocent and had nothing to do with Lena's ring. But Judy saw her stealing it! If it hadn't been for Judy, she would have fooled all of us!" a girl said loudly.
"They are raised by the same parents. How could she turn out to be such a bad person? Look at Lena! She is so sweet and kind!" a girl in the back of the crowd said.
Another girl answered, "Hey, they are raised by the same parents, but they didn't come from the same parents. She is adopted. Lena isn't. That's why they are so different!"
These harsh words fell on Ashley's ears, and, this time, they hit her where it hurt the most. Her self-esteem was shattered. Embarrassed, she hid her hand behind her back as she didn't want anyone to notice her bare finger anymore.
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