Sara suddenly laughed. "I was actually really looking forward to seeing what happened last night. Funny how the moment we mention checking the security footage, you completely lose your nerve!"
Lorelei's expression faltered. Beside her, Holly looked deep in thought, her gaze turning increasingly suspicious as she stared at Caleb.
Caleb panicked even more than Lorelei. "Finding the watch is the priority! If it's not actually missing, there's no need for the police."
"I'll go look right now!" Lorelei rushed off toward the tents.
She scurried back moments later, breathless, holding the watch up in the air. "It really was in my tent! I remembered wrong!"
This time, not only was Caleb stunned and humiliated, but even Whitney—who had been eagerly kissing up to Lorelei all morning—was rendered completely speechless.
Adrian let out a harsh scoff. "I've never seen such a pathetic joke in my entire life. Truly a mind-blowing experience."
"Count your blessings," Sara added sharply. "It's a good thing Gonzalez called the cops and pointed out the cameras. Otherwise, you would've carried the label of a thief for the rest of your life, or ended up being extorted for thousands of dollars!"
Still clinging to her arrogance, Whitney pointed a finger at Sara. "Who do you think you're talking to?"
*Slap!*
Standing close by, Norah swatted Whitney's hand away, her eyes blazing with an icy glare. "First you confidently frame us, and the second you realize there's evidence, the watch miraculously appears. Do you think we're all idiots? After all that, you still have the audacity to act tough? Who gave you the right?"
Usually soft-spoken and gentle, Norah was completely unrecognizable when she lost her temper. Her commanding presence dominated the space.
Whitney was furious over being slapped and lunged forward to retaliate, but Gonzalez leveled her with a deadly, predatory gaze. A cold sweat broke out over her back, and she froze, not daring to take another step.
"Alright, enough arguing," Sara said smoothly, holding up her phone with a mocking smile. "Lorelei, username 'Daddy's Little Bell'—turns out you're quite the minor internet celebrity."
Sara turned the screen for everyone to see. "You've been thoroughly exposed online. A homewrecker, a club regular, someone who goes on group trips specifically to hook up with the men, and then fakes losing expensive items to extort people. You've successfully scammed quite a few people. What a fascinating resume!"
"Oh, and look here," Sara continued, scrolling. "Someone even dug up your background. Turns out your dad is just a shady contractor who owes money all over town and refuses to pay his debts."


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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Thank you for the updates....
I love it, I love it! Thank you for the updates....
Dear author Lucy, may we please have updates. Thank you....
There's a song currently playing via YouTube and TikToc by LowDii "Touch Me Softly" that makes me think of Norah and Xavier (Gonzalez). Please, I'm looking forward to updates. Thank you for your writing....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
As the plot thicken. Adrian is done for and he can't try to control Norah, so he'd probably tattle to Janice who's gone for two weeks. Thank you soooo much for the updates....
These updates were too funny. Thank you so much for the updates....
I forgot to add Amy to the group of pregnant women,since she was the first. Emily and Sylvia better be careful since pregnancy is in the air....
Wow! This is great, both Estelle and Magdalen are pregnant at the same time and I hope that Xavier is Norah neighbor. Thank you for the updates....
Author Lucy you're a blessing. Thank you so my for the updates. I hope that Norah's neighbor is Xavier she gets her memory back....