Chapter 199
Chapter 199
"The pink diamond is gone!" Kimberly shouted suddenly.
Her voice rang throughout the classroom.
Everyone's attention was instantly on her.
Natalie raised her gaze. Everything was as she thought. The next thing to do was to blame it on her.
"Kimberly, don't worry. Look for it for a while. Perhaps you would find it," someone persuaded Kimberly.
Kimberly hurriedly went to find her pink diamond. She rummaged through the drawer but still could not find it.
"What should I do? How could it disappear?" Kimberly's tone was almost as if she was crying.
"Could it be that someone stole it?" Someone suddenly said loudly.
Kimberly immediately shook her head. "We are all rich. Why would we steal the pink diamond and ruin our reputation? There was no way."
Someone said coldly, "That's not necessarily true. Not everyone at Agaphen University is rich. We have some who are poor here."
"That's right. I saw everyone walking out for lunch earlier. Natalie was the only one in the classroom. Could it be her?"
All these conversations seemed to have been coerced.
Kimberly immediately rushed to Natalie and said, "Natalie, did you steal the pink diamond? Answer me!"
She was asking as if Natalie really stole her pink diamond.
Natalie glanced at Kimberly and said, "Miss Kimberly, are you done acting? If you are done with your little act, it's time to quit it before you actually become a drama queen."
Kimberly's face turned red.
"Natalie, it was you who stole my pink diamond. Give it to me now!"
The next was a burst of echoed voices.
"Yes, it was Natalie who stole Kimberly's pink diamond."
"She is so poor. She must have been eyeing Kimberly's pink diamond."
"Haha, that's what the poor do best. They would do anything for money!"
Sebastian was the first to stand up, "Don't you dare to slander Natalie! Natalie is not someone like that!"
Yvonne was also angry and said, "What is the meaning of this? Natalie is not interested in some pink diamond! Natalie does not fancy this pink diamond at all!"
The crowd burst into laughter.
Natalie frowned. She pulled Yvonne and Sebastian behind her and said, "Stop talking. Let me handle it. I don't need you to help me handle this group of condescending sons of b*tches!"
After saying that, Natalie looked at Kimberly coldly and the people who laughed at her. She said with disdain in the corner of her eyes, "Are you done laughing? What did the poor do to offend all of you that much? Just because I am poor doesn't mean I will steal the pink diamond, alright? Which eye was it that saw me stealing it? Was it the left or the right?"
Kimberly glared at Natalie, "We were all out for lunch. You're the only one who was in the classroom. If it was not you, then who?"
Natalie looked at Kimberly without an ounce of fear, "Miss Campbell, don't you know that many people were unjustly killed?"
Kimberly was stunned.
The sneer on Natalie's lips grew bigger, "As a college student, you don't even know that fabricating stories against someone is a crime! Do you need to go back to junior high school to educate yourself?"
Kimberly's face turned red.
She became a mucker and said, "It doesn't matter. You were the one who stole it. There is no one else except you!"
"Miss Campbell, even the police need evidence to arrest someone. If you don't have the evidence and continue to slander me, I will sue you. Oh right, I heard that the Campbell Group is going IPO soon, right? If you, Miss Campbell, were to be involved in such a slander scandal now, won't it affect your family business going IPO?"
What Natalie said actually scared Kimberly.
She looked at Natalie displeased, but she dared not say anything in the end.
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The power of public opinion was frightening. The news that Kimberly's pink diamond was stolen was spread throughout the whole Agaphen University in the afternoon.
Of course, Natalie was now publicly known as a thief.
It was hard to shut the crowd up. Yvonne and Natalie went to the bathroom in the afternoon and heard someone talking about this matter.
"I heard that Kimberly's pink diamond was stolen. It was the same pink diamond that got popular recently. The Campbell Group bought it, and Kimberly brought it to the school. However, she never expected anyone to steal it."
"It's so expensive. Why wasn't she more careful with such an expensive pink diamond?"
"Who knew there were thieves? Our school is filled with the rich and famous. She never expected it to be stolen. I heard that it was a girl named Natalie from their class who stole it. She comes from a very poor family, so she was jealous."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yvonne glared at the person who was talking.
She and Natalie did not know these two girls, but they never expected that they were discussed behind their backs.
When the girls saw Yvonne's angry face, they were so scared they left in a hurry.
On the other side, Yvonne was still cursing. Natalie stopped her and said, "Forget it."
"They slandered you." Yvonne's face was full of anger.
Natalie was very optimistic. "The whole Agaphen University is talking about it. We can't be running around scolding everyone on campus. Besides, I have not done anything wrong, I am not afraid of anything!"
"But Natalie, are you really going to just let others slander you?" Yvonne still could not tame her anger.
Natalie sighed deeply. "I can't prove myself since there was no surveillance in the classroom. I have just investigated who pretended to be Mr. Lee. The company could not find where the signal came from. The person was well prepared. The more flustered I am, the more I am convincing the crowd that I am the thief. Don't worry, this will pass at some point. After all, I really didn't steal it."
Although Yvonne was angry, she knew that Natalie was telling the truth. There were no surveillance cameras in the classroom and Kimberly just framed Natalie. This matter was very tricky.
The two of them returned to the classroom without a word.
Although Natalie had been comforting herself that she was not afraid of being framed, it was a lie to say that she was not entirely affected.
Natalie had been in a foul mood ever since the incident with Kimberly.
She had been trying to find a way to prove her innocence but had not found it.
When she returned to the Whitlock family's apartment after school, Natalie's face was grim.
Selina was at home.
As soon as Natalie came back, she took Natalie's hand and said, "Natalie, you are finally back. I am bored to death."
Although Selina had not stayed there for long, she was outgoing and cheerful. She could get along with Natalie and soon became two peas in a pod.
Although they were sister-in-laws, they were more like close friends.
"Why don't you go out and enjoy yourself?" Natalie looked tired.
"I've done everything. It's not fun anymore." Selina curled her lips.
Normally, Natalie might be interested in conversing with Selina, but at that moment, she was not in the mood.
Selina also saw that Natalie was in a bad mood.
"What's wrong, Natalie? Are you in a bad mood?" Selina looked at Natalie.