Chapter 806
She instinctively took a step back. “W-what are you doing? I was already searched p>
“Isabella, you’re terrified of being searched. Could it be… you have a guilty conscience?” Serena narrowed her bright eyes, throwing Isabella’s exact words back in her face.
Isabella stumbled back two more steps.
No!
Something was very wrong!
But the royal guard had already closed the distance, completely ignoring Isabella’s protests, and reached straight for the gathered fabric at her waist.
Suddenly, the guard’s hand stopped.
Isabella’s heart gave another violent lurch, the overwhelming dread sinking deep into her bones.
Before she could process what was happening.
She watched the guard pinch two fingers together and pull something impossibly bright and glittering out from the folds of her dress.
Under the bright lights, the exquisite, ancient sapphire gleamed with a deep, haunting blue.
Massive and breathtaking.
It was The Heart of the Sea.
All the blood drained from Isabella’s face in an instant.
Her pupils constricted in sheer terror, staring in utter disbelief at the jewel dangling from the guard’s fingers.
An explosive buzz rushed through her head.
How?
What was happening?
She had distinctly… she had personally shoved that necklace into Black Jack’s bag! How did it end up on her?
More importantly, how did it get inside her dress?
How had she felt absolutely nothing?
“Oh my god, it really was her p>
“Playing the victim to hide her crime p>
“And after that whole righteous speech she gave? She acted so well, I almost bought it p>
“How shameless can you be? Stealing it yourself and then demanding someone else get searched p>
“Tsk, tsk. I wondered why she was bouncing around the Princess like an absolute.clown. Turns out she was holding The Heart of the Sea the entire time p>
The disgusted whispers and harsh accusations cut through the room like a barrage
of daggers, shredding Isabella’s facade to pieces.
Black Jack barked out a laugh. “I
knew you were a piece of work! No wonder you were so desperate t throw mud at us and guide the
crowd to suspect my crew. You stole it yourself and tried to make us the fall guys p>
“We might not have grown up in mansions, but we’ve always kept our hands clean p>
“Unlike you… Miss Isabella Lancaster. Who knew you had such a dirty little habit? Tsk, tsk, tsk p>
Isabella was shaking like a leaf, her face a ghostly white.
She was panicking.
This was pure, unadulterated panic.
She shook her head frantically, her knees buckling as tears streamed down her
face. “No, it wasn’t me… I didn’t, I swear I didn’t p>
“I-I never touched it! I have no idea how it got in my dress! I swear, I don’t know… I don’t know p>
Isabella jerked her head up, aiming her bloodshot eyes at Black Jack “I know! It was you… It was you! You stold it, and when you realized they were going to search your bag, you you slipped it onto me p>
“It was you… You set me up p>
Black Jack jumped back, looking thoroughly repulsed. “Ugh, still trying to pin this on me? Fine, let’s break it down p>
“First, after I changed into my dress, I never stepped foot back into this dressing room p>
“Second, from the moment that necklace went missing until right now, I haven’t been within ten feet of you p>
“Everyone here has eyes, right? They’re all my witnesses p>
“So tell me, Miss Isabella Lancaster, where are yours p>