Leonardo tightly held Cornelia's hand, "Cornelia, let's get out of here. We don't have to deal with these people."
Cornelia remained silent, just quietly observing everyone else's performance.
When a strange woman, backed by a crowd, blocked their way and accused her of theft, Cornelia had already realized that this so-called "necklace lost incident" might be a trap set up by Clair.
If her guess was correct, then the necklace that Clair lost would definitely show up somewhere associated with her.
She was wearing a dress, without pockets, so the necklace couldn't possibly be on her.
So the only possible place for Clair's lost necklace would be the handbag she carried.
The handbag had always been by her side, barely out of her sight.
But wait... this bag had been out of her sight.
When she met Natalia in the lounge, Natalia accidentally knocked her bag off the table, and then Natalia picked it up for her. Before, when Natalia left, she seemed to apologize to her for no reason.
After reviewing the process in her mind, Cornelia was pretty sure she had figured out what had happened.
If Clair's necklace was found in her handbag, she would be unable to clear her name no matter how she explained.
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