  Isabelle glared at her. &quot;You dare steal my necklace but didn't dare to admit it?&quot; Her diamond necklace was gone after she came out of the washroom. She became suspicious of Braylee when she heard someone saying the latter had gone into the washroom after her.
      It was unlikely that those from the circle of City N's high society would steal from her since they were acquainted with one another. Thus, she was more than certain of her suspicions upon seeing Braylee's face, which didn't seem to ring a bell with her.
      Steal her necklace? Braylee was left scratching her head at the accusation. With a polite smile, she asked, &quot;Miss, is there a misunderstanding?&quot;
      The smile on her face further roused Isabelle's anger.
      Right then, someone from the crowd reminded, &quot;Ms. Moore, don't waste your breath on her. You should check her purse instead.&quot;
   

  The crowd fell into silence at his presence.
      Fixing his eyes on the helpless Braylee standing alone in the middle of the crowd, Cara pursed his lips while making his way toward her.
      However, the crowd mistook that Cara was here for Adley since the latter was standing somewhere near Braylee. As the people made way for him, Adley held her head high, waiting anticipatingly for him to come up to her.
      To everyone's surprise, he stopped in front of Braylee. &quot;Ms. Ryan, I never thought we would meet again.&quot; Last time, although she was gone by the time Silas returned to the hospital, the latter managed to learn her name from the nurse.
      Everyone gasped when they saw Cara talking to Braylee. This lady knows Cara Nikolai! And she has the surname 'Ryan'!
      Braylee, too, was surprised by the fact that Cara actually knew of her surname, but she projected a calm f

  &quot;I wanted to ask you as well. Why are you so scared that I'm here?&quot; Although Braylee had her voice lowered, Adley was still intimidated by her.
      &quot;I'm not!&quot; She quickly denied, &quot;Don't be silly! Why should I be afraid of you?&quot; She asserted herself though there was a trace of diffidence hidden in her voice. She had a feeling that Braylee was not her old self five years ago anymore, but she couldn't put her finger on her change.
      From Adley's reaction, Braylee could tell that she was lying. However, she couldn't seem to understand why.
      As the event was about to start, Braylee remembered that she still had something to attend to, so she loosened her grip on Adley and entered the banquet hall.
      On the other hand, Adley stomped her feet in anger as her eyes followed Braylee's figure vanishing into the crowd.
      Just then, Isabelle Moore ap

Isabelle glared at her. &quot;You dare steal my necklace but didn't dare to admit it?&quot; Her diamond necklace was gone after she came out of the washroom. She became suspicious of Braylee when she heard someone saying the latter had gone into the washroom after her.
      It was unlikely that those from the circle of City N's high society would steal from her since they were acquainted with one another. Thus, she was more than certain of her suspicions upon seeing Braylee's face, which didn't seem to ring a bell with her.
      Steal her necklace? Braylee was left scratching her head at the accusation. With a polite smile, she asked, &quot;Miss, is there a misunderstanding?&quot;
      The smile on her face further roused Isabelle's anger.
      Right then, someone from the crowd reminded, &quot;Ms. Moore, don't waste your breath on her. You should check her purse instead.&quot;
      Braylee instinctively hid her purse behind her when Isabelle tried to snatch it from her. As s

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