The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Shouldn’t You Kneel and Kowtow to Me?

Laura Jennings’s face was livid. "I am the esteemed Mrs. Sloan. Why would I frame a little brat! And what is this about evidence? Stop making excuses in front of me!"

Estelle Lockwood smiled. "Evidence? You’ll have to ask Miss Noelle Lockwood about that."

Noelle Lockwood bit her lower lip. "Dr. Lockwood, I don’t know what you mean."

"Miss Noelle Lockwood says you gave this bracelet to Mrs. Sloan. Mia says this bracelet was originally hers. It’s very simple to prove who’s lying. Just show the proof of purchase. The one who can’t is the liar."

Estelle Lockwood asked with a ghost of a smile, "Noelle, where is the proof of purchase?"

Laura Jennings immediately turned her head. "Noelle, show her the proof of purchase!"

Seeing this, Noelle could only nod. "Please wait a moment, Auntie. I’ll look for it now."

As she spoke, she lowered her head to search through her phone, a flash of venomous resentment in her eyes. ’The one I bought was a fake to begin with. Where am I supposed to get a proof of purchase?!’

"Auntie, I think it’s been too long. I can’t find the payment record, and the receipt from back then is gone too."

Two minutes later, Noelle said helplessly, "However, many people were present when I gave the bracelet to Auntie. If you don’t believe me, Dr. Lockwood, you can go ask them."

Estelle Lockwood’s tone was heavy with meaning. "Is it that you can’t find the payment record, or is there no payment record at all? Let me rephrase: Miss Lockwood... was the one you gave Mrs. Sloan authentic?"

In an instant, all eyes turned to Noelle Lockwood.

Noelle Lockwood’s heart skipped a beat!

She quickly recovered, her eyes turning red as if she had suffered some great injustice.

"Dr. Lockwood, what are you implying? Auntie is Mrs. Sloan, and I am a daughter of the Lockwood family. With our status, how could we possibly buy a counterfeit?"

"Dr. Lockwood, I know you have it in for me. If you want to target me, I’ll take whatever you throw my way. But you shouldn’t slander Auntie."

Laura Jennings had been a little suspicious at first, but upon hearing Noelle’s words, she immediately stepped forward.

"Nathaniel, you heard her! This woman can make up any lie! There’s no need to discuss this further! You either kick Yara Lockwood out, or I’ll make this public and ruin that little bastard’s reputation!" freewēbnoveℓ.com

Nathaniel Sloan’s brow furrowed slightly as his gaze fell on Estelle Lockwood.

Mia pouted. "Ma’am, you have deep lines on your forehead, your complexion is sallow, and your features are sunken. I’d advise you to stop speaking so maliciously, or you’re bound to have some terrible luck soon."

Laura Jennings’s chest ached with anger. "You... you..."

Noelle had told her long ago that this mutt named Mia Lockwood was always spouting mystical nonsense. ’Putting on this whole mystic act in front of me... AHH!’

Before she could finish her sentence, Laura Jennings twisted her ankle and suddenly pitched forward, falling flat on her face with a THUD!

Mia spread her hands. "I told you not to create bad karma with your words."

"Dr. Lockwood, haven’t you done enough!" Noelle Lockwood helped Laura Jennings up, her eyes filled with tears as she spoke righteously.

"Auntie is an older woman. Do you really have to target an elder like this? Mia stole something, and Auntie was only trying to teach her a lesson, but you slandered and cursed her!"

"A child likes a shiny bracelet and makes a mistake in the moment. It’s not that we can’t forgive her. But you, Dr. Lockwood, are relentlessly hounding the victim. You’ve gone too far!"

"Victim?" Estelle Lockwood laughed. ’Noelle Lockwood really loves to play the victim.’

"The prerequisite for proving that you and Mrs. Sloan are the victims is that this bracelet is, in fact, yours."

Noelle looked helpless and wronged. "I already said, many people saw me give the bracelet to Auntie. This is Auntie’s bracelet..."

"Doesn’t Miss Lockwood know that Celestar Studio keeps a record of all its buyers’ information?"

Estelle Lockwood cut her off coolly, and the rest of Noelle’s words caught in her throat.

Panic slowly crept onto her face. ’Wait, what... what does she mean? What does she mean Celestar Studio has a record of the purchase?!’

Estelle Lockwood tapped her phone screen a couple of times and then coolly held it out in front of Noelle.

"Only ten of these bracelets were released worldwide. The buyers’ names are registered on the official Celestar Studio website. Miss Noelle Lockwood, may I ask which of these ten people you are?"

Luke White quickly found the information and said in a low voice to Nathaniel Sloan, "Sir, the only Innerlander among the ten buyers is the young madam of the Qin family. I couldn’t find Miss Noelle Lockwood’s name."

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The entire living room fell into a dead silence.

Could information from the official website be wrong?

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So, if Noelle didn’t have proof of purchase for an authentic bracelet, where did she get the one she gave to Laura Jennings?

It could only be a fake...

Laura Jennings whipped her head around. "Noelle?"

"No, it’s not..." Noelle’s teeth were chattering, but she forced a smile. "Actually, this bracelet, I got it from a foreign business partner..."

"Bought from a foreign business partner?" Estelle Lockwood cut her off directly, saying the words Noelle was about to.

"Unfortunately for you, I collaborated with Celestar Studio last year, so I happen to know these buyers. Why don’t you tell me, Miss Lockwood, from whom did you buy it? I can give them a call and ask."

Tears streamed down Noelle’s face. "Maybe I remembered wrong..."

"Then think a little harder. After all, Mia’s reputation is at stake," Estelle Lockwood said with a smile.

"I..."

"Even if it’s a fake, that doesn’t prove she didn’t steal it!" Laura Jennings suddenly snapped back. She couldn’t believe Noelle had given her a fake, but Estelle Lockwood made her even angrier.

’She was Mrs. Sloan! Because of her son, Nathaniel Sloan, no one had ever dared to disrespect her!’

’But Yara Lockwood and this Mia Lockwood had to expose the fact that she was using a fake. In that case, they could blame her for what was coming next!’

"Noelle was also deceived into buying a fake, but I believe she didn’t do it on purpose! On the other hand, there’s this Mia Lockwood."

Laura Jennings looked displeased. "A child doesn’t know if something is fake or not. What’s so strange about her seeing my beautiful bracelet and stealing it?"

"Mia, show everyone the bracelet," Estelle Lockwood said suddenly.

Mia had been holding back all day and was finally waiting for this moment. She immediately broke into a sweet smile and placed the bracelet in front of everyone.

Estelle Lockwood smoothed her hair. "Mrs. Sloan, you insist that Mia stole your bracelet. Then may I ask, why does your bracelet have the character for ’Mia’ engraved on it?"

The surroundings became even quieter.

It was as if all sound had vanished in that instant.

On the inside of the bracelet was a tiny, tiny character: ’Mia’.

Of everyone present, only Mia had that character in her name.

For a moment, Laura Jennings was at a loss for words. "You..."

"Or perhaps, Mrs. Sloan, you need me to call Celestar and have her reveal the truth herself?" Estelle Lockwood asked with a light laugh.

No one answered. At this point, the truth was already obvious.

Estelle Lockwood let out a soft laugh. "Now that I’ve proven Mia didn’t steal anything, according to our agreement, isn’t it time for Mrs. Sloan to get on her knees and kowtow to me?"