You’ll Fall for Me, Today or Tomorrow novel Chapter 169

“A hundred thousand?”

It was a formidable sum to name.

The police officers paused momentarily, and their expressions turned a little more serious.

“Hah… Clary, what are you talking about? Hah… She’s just a kid, and she’s joking with you guys. I’m so sorry for all the trouble caused, kind sirs. It’s nothing big. She’s jealous of some of the expensive things my daughter owns and called the police out of spite. There’s no need to take her seriously…” Aunt Gloria immediately walked toward the officers with a stiff smile on her face.

“Joking?”

The two police officers turned to look at Clarissa.

Clarissa remained calmed and replied, “Sir, I’m not joking at all. I also believe that you can see for yourself that this household cannot afford such items. I can’t care less about her daughter’s expensive possessions. I’m simply calling the police because mine has gone missing. When I came to visit my dear aunt today, she even bickered about how I should catch the thief myself. I don’t think that’s the right way to resolve this, so I called the police.”

Of course, the two police officers also had their suspicions in the first place.

With Clarissa’s words and their own judgment, they began to go through the standard protocol.

The two officers began questioning Clarissa about the details of the theft – what was stolen, the estimated price of the items stolen, where the items were last found, as well as the rough time of the theft.

Meanwhile, the Lesters simply sat there with uneasy looks. Mimi seemed especially tensed as she glared at Clarissa with her eyes wide.

“Alright. Clarissa, thank you for providing us with the necessary information. Any other things you wish to add?” The police officers asked.

“Oh… right! I just remembered I have a security camera at home.”

“What?” The Lesters exchanged nervous looks with one another.

On the other hand, the police officers pursed their lips into a subtle smile. They could easily tell that Clarissa was bringing it up late on purpose.

“That’s great.”

“Clarissa! Why do you have a security camera installed in your house? Are you nuts? Who does that?” Mimi screeched, unable to contain her dread and unease.

“Well, I need a security camera for safety reasons. My grandmother is really frail, after all. Oh, and to safeguard against incidents of theft such as my current situation. Sir, I think we should get going. I’ll pass you the footage from my security camera at my house. I really want my lost items back as soon as possible.”

“We’ll try our best.”

With that, Clarissa was about to leave the place with the two police officers. Jacob quickly gave Gloria a sharp look.

Getting the hint, Gloria hurried to the door and stood before Clarissa, blocking her way.

“Clary… Oh, Clary. I… I forgot to tell you that I got Mimi to clean up your grandmother’s belongings last time when we took her to stay with us for a bit. Hah… she got the wrong idea and took all of your grandmother’s things to our house. We’ve wanted to return them to you, but it just slipped our mind. Am I right, Mimi?”

Jacob also stood up and added, “She’s right. Mimi, you’ve made Clarissa so worried! Quick, apologize to her now!”

Mimi remained silent and pouted her lips, unwilling to apologize. Hmph. I don’t want to return those things.

Clarissa broke the silence. “Sir, correct me if I’m mistaken, but I remember that the punishment for theft of over a hundred thousand would be jail time of three to ten years.”

“Clarissa! How dare you!”

Mimi stared daggers at Clarissa. “And I’m just a student!”

“Hmph. So what if you are a student. You had just become a legal adult last month,” Clarissa scoffed.

“You…”

“Hey! Cut it and apologize to her. Do it, and she’ll let you off this time. Quick! Just…”

Jacob nudged his daughter with a frantic look on his face.

“It’s alright. There’s no need to apologize. How could Mimi be the thief? Didn’t you guys say that the things that she took don’t belong to me? I have a voice recording of that,” Clarissa said.

Without any hesitation, she played the voice recording.

“Clarissa Quigley! You…”

“There’s no need to be so amazed. I know. My intellect is really on the next level,” Clarissa said with a smile.

“Pfft…”

The two police officers could barely control their laughter but soon resumed their professional demeanor.

“Ms. Quigley, would you like to resolve this privately, or do you wish to continue with the police investigation?” One of the officers asked Clarissa.

“We’ll settle this between us! We’re family! Sir, she isn’t serious about taking legal action!” Gloria’s voice was a little shaky.

“Clary! I’m so sorry about this. I’ve not done my best as your aunt. I really forgot to check on Mimi back then, and she probably didn’t do it on purpose! We didn’t know that those items were yours! Mimi, apologize to Clary right this moment!”

“I… I don’t…” Mimi mumbled.

“Now!”

Despite her reluctance, Mimi had no choice but to go pick up the things she stole under her father’s fiery gaze. Even as she handed the items to Clarissa, she hesitated and held tightly to them.

“Clare… You’re so well-off, but why are you so stingy? Can’t you just give these to me?”