Yuliana did not expect Yesseca to be so eloquent with her words.
She thought that after seeing the ring appear in her own bag, Yesseca would be so flustered that she would cry and shout, stating that the ring was not stolen by her. At that time, she would then make use of Yesseca's outburst to confirm that she had stolen the ring.
But, Yesseca was very calm...
Yuliana sneered, "It's normal for a girl from the stump like you to be overwhelmed by greed when you see valuables like these. You wouldn't think of the consequences of stealing the valuables."
"Well, even if I was greedy, why would I put your ring in such an obvious place? Even if I wanted to put it in my bag, I wouldn't put it in such an obvious spot. Furthermore, it's just right there once the bag is opened."
Yuliana paused and said, "That's because you didn't think someone would search your bag at all. You thought that it would be safe in Montez's bedroom. Of course, you stuffed it into your bag in a hurry because you took the ring anxiously."
Yuliana's words were quite reasonable, but
Yesseca just smiled.
"Young Madam, can I have a look at your ring?" Yesseca suddenly asked.
Yuliana looked at Yesseca coldly, "What's wrong? Are you still not willing to let go of the ring even though you've been caught?"
"Young Madam, please let me have a look at your own ring," Yesseca repeated.
Yuliana took the ring over from Yesseca's bag, "Since you like this ring so much, I'll show it to you. You are too greedy. How shameless of you to steal something just because you like it."
"Nonsense, Yesseca will never steal!" Montez shouted with his cheeks puffed out.
His black and round eyes were filled with rage, and there was a layer of mist in it.
Yuliana's voice became a little more gentle, "Montez, you are still young. You don't know how to differentiate between good and bad yet. The truth is right before your eyes, yet you are still trying to protect her. Look, she'd already admitted it."
From Yuliana's point of view, Yesseca's previous words meant that she had indirectly admitted her mistake since she was not able to explain for herself anymore.
Yesseca patted Montez's little head and said,
"Montez, don't get agitated."
She took Yuliana's ring over. After a few seconds, she raised the ring high up, "Young Madam, this ring of yours is a fake. Do you think that I would be so dumb to steal a fake ring?"
Except for Tremaine, everyone else in the room was shocked by her words!
A fake ring? How could that be possible!
Madam Quartley was the first to questioned it, "Yesseca, you shouldn't talk nonsense. This is my eldest grandson's wedding gift to Yuliana. How can it be fake? It's absolutely impossible!"
"Old Madam, this ring is indeed fake. I'm not lying," Yesseca's voice was firm.
Yuliana's face changed drastically.
A flash of panic and disbelief flashed across her eyes, and even though it lasted only for a moment, it was caught by a pair of deep eyes.
Tremaine looked at Yuliana with deep thoughts in his eyes.
"Stop spouting nonsense. How could this ring be fake? Zorion gave it to me when we got married. How could it be fake?!" Yuliana panicked and reached out hurriedly to take the ring from Yesseca's hand.
Yuliana's actions were so quick that the ring got snatched away from Yesseca before she could come to her senses.
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