Mr. Kawn said in a deep voice, "Natalia, this toy is found out in her room. Didn't it prove that she was the murderer? She refused to tell her motives. Never mind. If she suffered and knew it was useless to plead, she would tell the truth."
Natalia frowned.
She did not expect that Mr. Kawn would be such an arbitrary person.
She shook her head and said in a deep voice, "No, though you found out the toy in Misty's room, it doesn't mean it belongs to her."
Everyone was suddenly confused.
Matthew sneered, "What do you mean?"
"We can get more detailed evidence from the toy."
Natalia picked up that toy, showed it and said, "Look. This toy is very common. Look at it carefully. You can find somewhere wet on its wing. I sniffed it and it had a whiff of perfume. I didn't remember what perfume it was, but it occurred to me that it was the one, Giorgio Armani Parfums when someone passed by me.
"As we know, the perfume is very popular as soon as it comes out. It's an expensive brand. Misty is just a maid. She can't afford it even with one year's salary. If the toy was hers, how could it have such a strong smell of perfume? So, I think someone, who was afraid of being found out, threw the toy to Misty's room to frame Misty."
Hearing that, everyone was shocked. No one could think that the truth was so complex.
The expression on Jessica's face slightly changed. A panic flashed across her eyes.
"Who is the murder?" someone asked.
Natalia curled her lips and looked at Jessica with a half-smile, "What a coincident. I happened to smell it when Miss Jessica passed by. Jessica, can you explain?
Jessica's face changed. Her eyes twinkled and she stammered, "Natalia, I don't know what you are talking about!"
"You don't admit it? It doesn't matter. Its wing is wet. I don't think you gave the wing a spray of perfume. I think, you may break the perfume bottle or the perfume spilled out. Miss Jessica, can you show me your handbag?"
Jessica was in a panic and wanted to refuse, but the old Mrs. McCarthy had tipped Nancy a wink. The latter immediately came forward and snatched away Jessica's purse.
"What are you doing? Natalia, it wasn't me."
Before Jessica could finish, Natalia had opened the handbag.
Sure enough, inside the bag was something wet, with the strong aroma of the perfume, clearly.
Jessica looked at Natalia with a pale face.
Natalia turned around, handed the bag to Mr. Kawn and said with a sneer, "That's her. Anyone who doesn't believe me can come to have a look and smell to see if I've set her up!"
No one caught on things quickly.
When they came to their senses, they looked at Jessica in disbelief and people's discussions mixed into a rumble.
"How did that happen? Jessica did it!"
"This's too incredible. Just now she pleaded for the servant, I thought she was a good person! I didn't think she was the culprit!"
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