"What the heck is going on?"
"Why did the alarm go off on Miss White? Could she really have—"
"Stolen from herself?"
Someone blurted that out just as an attendant pulled their hand from Chloe's pocket, revealing the shiny Heart of Van Cleef in their palm.
"It was actually on Chloe herself!"
"Man, she was playing the victim while being the thief!"
The crowd burst into laughter and whispers. Chloe had been the most vocal about fairness, but it turned out she was the one playing tricks!
Now, all eyes were glued to Chloe, and the room felt like a trap closing in on her.
"It wasn't me!" she exclaimed, desperately scanning the crowd and finally pointing an accusing finger at Celeste.
"It was you, wasn't it? You framed me, Celeste!"
"That's right... it must be. That item was in your pur
