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Chapter 145
Chapter 145
Chapter 145
Eliana followed the teacher into the classroom.
Both adults and children were present. Two groups of people were facing off in the center of the room.
Aileen and Adrian were standing on one side. Aileen’s eyes were red from crying and tears streaked down her cheeks.
Adrian stood on her right and comforted her in a low voice. Silas stood on her left and wiped her tears. Behind them stood Silas’s bodyguards. novelbin
Eliana also recognized the other group of people.
Erica was in the lead.
Why was this woman always trying to make her life harder?
Eliana paid no attention to Erica as she strode over to Aileen and squatted in front of her. She caressed Aileen’s tiny face and looked at her gently.
“What happened, my love? Don’t cry. Mommy is here. Tell me what happened.”
Her mother’s comfort only made Aileen felt more aggrieved. She pursed her lips and stayed silent. Adrian was about to explain the situation, but a sharp voice interrupted him.
“Eliana, you need to discipline your daughter. She is a little liar! She refuses to admit that she broke my daughter’s diamond necklace. She is so ill-bred. Well, it’s not surprising, since her father is a…”
“Shut up, Erica! Watch your mouth, or you’ll regret it!” Eliana shouted.
Everyone was stunned by Eliana’s outburst. Everyone except Erica, who was unfazed.
“Eliana, don’t think that you can scare me just because of what happened with the pink diamonds last time. You are far below my league.”
As she spoke, Erica held up the necklace, which was broken into two pieces.
“Everyone here can judge who is right and who is wrong,” she said to the crowd. “I bought this precious diamond necklace as a gift for my daughter. My daughter showed it to your daughter. Your daughter was jealous and broke it. Now she refuses to admit what she has done. What a cheap little liar! You won’t be getting away with this.”
The crowd whispered to each other and exchanged glances. Erica was satisfied to see that most of them were on her side.
Now that the Harrison family had gone through a crisis, her relationship with Asher was as good as before. Her status was far above that of Eliana, whose family had already fallen. Eliana was no competition to her.
“I didn’t do it!” Aileen shouted. “Mommy, I didn’t break the necklace. It was broken when Ivy showed it to me.”
Aileen gripped Eliana’s hand. Her face turned red and all of her little body trembled in anger.
“That is true!” Adrian affirmed.
Eliana’s heart ached. She hugged Aileen and patted her back. “Baby, it’s okay. I believe you.”
Aileen slowly calmed down.
Once Aileen had been comforted, Eliana walked to Erica’s daughter, Ivy.
She squatted down and asked gently, “Ivy, can you tell me what happened?”
Ivy stared timidly into Eliana’s eyes. She didn’t dare to speak.
Ivy liked Eliana very much because she was gentler than her own mother.
The truth was that Ivy had broken the necklace. She was terrified that her mother would punish her for it. She asked her friend Aileen for advice and showed her the necklace. It was at that moment that Erica entered. Erica insisted that Aileen had broken the necklace.
Ivy opened her mouth to speak. But her mother shot her a deadly glance that scared Ivy into hiding the truth.
“The necklace… Aileen broke the necklace.”
Though she spoke quietly, everyone heard her.
Erica smiled in triumph. “Did you hear that? Your daughter broke the necklace. It is your responsibility to compensate me for it.”
Eliana raised her eyebrows. “If you want me to compensate for this necklace, I need to take a look at it so I can judge the price.”
Erica thought that she was already the victor of this game, so she thoughtlessly handed over the necklace.
Eliana accepted the necklace and examined it carefully. It was an ordinary diamond necklace with a basic design. The diamond seemed to be expensive at first glance, as it looked like it weighed about 6 carats. The rest of the necklace was made of cheap pearls.
There was something off about the diamond.
Wait a moment.
Eliana realized what was wrong.
Eliana turned to the crowd and said confidently, “This diamond is a fake.”
Erica’s smile froze. “That’s impossible. You’re only claiming that because you don’t have the money to compensate for it!”
Eliana smiled in disdain at Erica’s refusal to admit the fraud.
She didn’t have the time or energy to argue with Erica. She put the necklace on the table, picked up a glass, and smashed it into the diamond.
“What are you doing? Are you crazy?” Erica yelled.
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