The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 113

Jennifer's scheme would soon play out perfectly; when security arrived, they would find the allegedly stolen item she had planted in Daniel's bag. While one dress might not lead to a prison sentence, if the staff reported theft to the police, detaining Daniel for several days wouldn't be difficult. After being vexed by Daniel time and again, Jennifer was resolute in getting even this time. To her, a bumpkin daring to contend with her was as good as signing his own death warrant. She had countless ways to make Daniel's life miserable in New York.

Daniel, aware of Jennifer's petty maneuvers, was not bothered. He wanted to see how far this farcical situation would go. Since he was innocent, he felt no need to fret.

The world might have its corrupted shadows, but ultimately it was still basked in sunlight. The truth will not lie!

Security Chief Nathan Dog and his team arrived swiftly.

“Where's the thief?” Nathan demanded.

Harper pointed towards Daniel, accusingly declaring, “That's the rural hick! Don't know which backwoods place he crawled out from, but he got the audacity to try stealing in our store!”

“Miss, you can't just hurl such baseless accusations. What makes you think I stole from your store? I’m a respectable man; why would I take your things?”

Daniel spoke purposefully to give Jennifer a chance to perform in her ploy.

“You need proof? Fair point! We can’t be blaming innocents, but neither can we let the guilty off the hook!” Jennifer stepped forward, “Since you’re the security here, you should hold the authority to search this suspicious rural boy.”

“Of course! I’m the head of security at Ancient Mall, and I’ve seen all sorts of thieves. I haven’t searched this fella yet to find solid proof, but by his very appearance — that of a common crook — I can tell he must be a thief, a habitual one at that!”