Chapter 338

I was genuinely surprised by Ashton’s attitude today. Was he really changing? Was he finally not going to protect Genevieve? Whether she liked it or not, they took her prints. It didn’t take long for the results to come back. There were no traces of my fingerprints on the ruby—but Genevieve’s were all over it. ‘It seems it was you all along, Miss,’ the assistant said, a hard edge to his voice. He clearly didn’t appreciate being used. Mr Howard glared at Genevieve. ‘Thank goodness Mr Laurent had the presence of mind to suggest this. Otherwise, we might all have been fooled. You stole the ruby and tried to frame Mrs Laurent.’ ‘I… I didn’t! This is a setup! I don’t know how my prints got on there—maybe she planted them! You’ve got it all wrong!’ Her excuses sounded weak and desperate. No one was buying it. ‘Still making up stories? Pathetic,’ Naomi said with a satisfied smirk. ‘Mirabelle, I knew you wouldn’t do something like this,’ Rhys said, stepping closer with a tender look. ‘Mrs Laur