Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte) novel Chapter 17

Elaine caressed her fair neck with a sorrowful look on her face.

It was common knowledge that her agate necklace was auctioned off at 2 million dollars by Timothy last month

The banquet hall was then filled with sighs of distress from the thought that a thief had infiltrated this place of nobility.

Immediately, guards took their positions in front of the exits to the banquet hall.

Charlotte couldn't help but feel a shiver running down her spine. She raised her head and looked toward the center of the banquet, only to see Elaine staring back at her with a smirk.

'Oh no!'

Charlotte was quick to realize that something was not right, but she no longer had a chance to flee.

Soon, a burly security guard stood in front of her and looked down at her.

"Miss, hello. Do you have an invitation?"

No one else was asked the same question. Only she was interrogated. Elaine's intention couldn't be clearer.

Thus, everyone started to look at Charlotte suspiciously.

At that moment, there was nothing else Charlotte could do, so she kept a smile on her face and opened her bag calmly.

"Found it!"

Before Charlotte could completely open her bag, the guards around her snatched the bag from her grasp aggressively and pulled out Elaine's necklace.

Elaine barged her way through the crowd of people hurriedly and got the necklace back in her possession. The expression on her face was a mixture of disappointment and relief, the exact portrayal of a victim of the situation.

"Miss, you don't dress nor look like a poor person, so why did you steal the necklace?" Elaine said while looking at Charlotte with teary eyes.

Elaine looked at her with unfamiliarity, as though she has never met Charlotte before.

Every guest present was deceived by Elaine's skillful acting. However, Charlotte was well aware of what truly happened.

Only Elain would be able to pull off such a despicable, self- directed act to frame

Charlotte.

The servant from earlier who was apologizing profusely had now disappeared from the scene.