Chapter 1959

Everyone held their breaths and watched intently. Caprice looked on, completely unfazed. When the staff produced the final item inside the purse, a regular credit card, everyone shared a look of disappointment. It was in that decisive moment when she reached for another concealed pocket in the purse that Caprice never used to stash anything. Her expression changed the moment her fingers were tucked into the pocket. She removed something from within and put her hands high in the air. The surface of the pink diamond gleamed underneath the ceiling lights, reflecting its brilliant glow in every direction. It was the necklace along with the treasured gem. Everyone grew wide-eyed, Caprice most of all. She stammered, “No way… How could it be inside my purse?!” “Caprice…” Isabel turned to her. Caprice spoke with a tinge of panic in her voice, “Isabel, it wasn’t me! I did not steal it!” Isabel assured her, “I know, I believe you.” It was just a pink diamond, Caprice h