Bound to My Billionaire Ex novel Chapter 34

Chapter 34 Being Driven Away 

Ingrid Sterling appeared to have the upper hand and looked at Rejoyla. "Miss Lynn, do you have anything to say for yourself? Just give me back my necklace, and I'll let this go!" 

"Joy didn't steal the necklace. Paula," Jacquelyn stared at Paula sternly with her beautiful eyes, "When did you see Joy?" 

Paula Thompson looked up timidly. "It was probably before 4 am. Master Sterling's medicinal meals usually take three hours to get ready. So, I usually wake up at this time." 

"Oh, four o'clock in the morning. It's not even light out yet. You have sharp eyes! You can even see the necklace in Joy's hand? And you followed Joy without being noticed? That wouldn't be possible if you were following her close behind. You had to keep some distance to avoid being noticed. But how could you see the necklace from such a distance?" 

Paula Thompson pursed her thick lips. She didn't dare to look at Jacquelyn, replying, "I have good eyesight. Besides, I wasn't that far away. Miss Ingrid's room is the first room by the stairs. I was hiding around the corner of the stairs. The hallway lights were on, so I could see the necklace clearly!" 

Jacquelyn frowned and was at a loss for words. But she believed Rejoyla. She knew her daughter never coveted wealth nor fame since she was young. Even if Joy really liked jewelry, she could ask her to buy some for her now since their lives were much better than before. Why would she steal Ingrid's necklace? However, the tricky part of this situation was that there was a witness. The truth was hard to tell at this time. 

"Jacquelyn, I know this has put you in a difficult position. How about this? As long as Miss Lynn hands over the necklace, I will pretend that this never happened. I can guarantee that I will not tell anyone. This will not affect Miss Lynn's reputation!" Ingrid looked at Jacquelyn with teary eyes, pretending to be a pitiful victim. Rejoyla couldn't stand her look and rubbed her arms, saying impatiently, "I have said many times that I didn't take your necklace. Don't look at me like I'm a thief!" 

"Miss Lynn, you…" Ingrid held her chest, acting as if she was shocked by such a brazen person. She looked at Rejoyla with a sad look and said, "Miss Lynn, since you don't admit it, do you dare to let me search for your room?" 

"Why should I allow you to search my room? What do you take me for?" Rejoyla questioned. She was not a weak girl and would not allow anyone to search her place without a solid reason! 

"If you're innocent, let me search it. Unless you're guilty!" 

"I'm not a thief, nor am I a child in your family. And you're not a police officer. You have no right to search my room. Well, since you lost a necklace, let's call the police. I'll let them search my room if they have a search warrant!" Rejoyla replied with a cold smile. 

Did these people really think she was a pushover? Did they all want to see her humiliated? Alright, she might as well make a big deal out of it and let everyone see the "good" upbringing of the Sterling family, who ganged up to harass a young in-law." 

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you involve the police in such a matter, Joy? You are making a fuss over nothing. Here's the deal: since you don't agree to let Ingrid in, I will go to your room to take a look. Your mother, Jacquelyn, can come with me. This way, you can be at ease, right? This matter needs to be settled." 

"If you still refuse to let us in, I can drop this. But people may think that you did steal the necklace. Joy, you will have to live with such a reputation in the future. You should think about it carefully. I'm not going to SEARCH your room, I'm just going in there to HAVE A LOOK. And your mother will do this together with me. The rest will stay outside. Is this okay?" Heidi Tupart finally spoke up in a friendly tone." 

She didn't expect Rejoyla to be so hot-tempered that she could call the police. Moreover, Heidi didn't think this girl was bluffing, but really meant to do it. Of course, she couldn't allow such a thing to happen. Otherwise, if this matter were spread, the reputation of the Sterling family would also be affected. Although Georgina was wrong, Jacquelyn and Rejoyla took advantage of Georgina's mistake and stepped on her and her husband Nick's common branch family's dignity to establish their own power in the Sterling family. 

No matter what Ingrid wanted to do, Heidi couldn't let herself be suppressed by Rejoyla again, otherwise she would really become a laughing stock. 

Jacquelyn glanced at Burton Sterling and stopped Rejoyla, who was about to retort, saying, "Okay, let's do this!" 

Rejoyla had a blind date this evening. Jacquelyn couldn't let her daughter's reputation be tarnished because of this. Rejoyla's current status was already somewhat awkward, and if she were to add the accusations of greed, vanity, and theft to her name, she would surely have no chance to enter the upper class society ever again. 

Jacquelyn could not allow this to happen. So it would be better to resolve this matter as soon as possible. Rejoyla frowned at Jacquelyn, and Jacquelyn twisted Rejoyla's arm slightly, forcing her to comply. 

"Joy, your key!" 

"No need. I didn't lock the door. You can just push it open!" 

Ingrid was a bit shocked. She thought that Rejoyla, who was stingy, would definitely lock her door. However, she didn't lock it! This was not good. Heidi raised her eyebrows, and she and Jacquelyn got into Rejoyla's room. Soon the two came out. Jacquelyn's face was dark, while the corner of Heidi's mouth was slightly hooked. Heidi looked at Rejoyla with a pink diamond necklace in her hand."