Chapter 18

Seraphina's POV He walked toward me steadily, and the crowd automatically parted as if an invisible force pushed them back. No one dared to block his path. Kaelos stopped beside me, giving me a sense of security I hadn't felt in a long time. Calmly but loud enough for everyone to hear, he said: "The necklace is actually in Vesper's bag. She put it in Seraphina's bag while everyone was distracted by the drama they created." Total silence. Vesper took a step back, her face pale. "That... that's not true!" she protested, her voice trembling. "How can you say something like that without proof?" Kaelos smiled coldly. "Proof?" He took out his cell phone and showed it to the crowd. "I had my Beta investigate all the surveillance cameras in this hotel. And do you know what we found?" He played the video on his cell phone. Although the quality wasn't very clear because it was taken from a distance, the video clearly showed Rachel and Vesper whispering near the drinks table, and then Vesper was