So I quietly followed Riley to the door.
However, as soon as we passed through the threshold, the alarm of the anti-theft machine suddenly went off.
“Stop right there!”
The shop assistant quickly ran over and blocked our way.
Debra’s POV:
Angela’s Library
The shop assistant’s sharp eyes darted between me and Riley.
“Miss, could you have taken something from our shop by mistake?”
Despite her euphemistic words, the shop assistant’s tone was unfriendly. “The alarm went off, so I’ll need to check your purse.”
I frowned, finding the whole situation very strange. “I didn’t take anything. Could there be something wrong with your machine?”
“I’m afraid not. The machine has never malfunctioned before and is working perfectly,” the shop assistant said impatiently.
But then why would the anti-theft machine suddenly go off?
I was confused, but I obliged and handed my purse to the shop assistant.
As soon as she got my purse, the shop assistant rudely yanked it open and poured all its contents onto the floor. My keys also fell to the floor with a loud clatter, and my eyes Landed on the bear key chain that my daughter had given me to match hers.
I was a little angry. This shop assistant was so rude! Annoyed, I squatted down to pick up my things.
But the next second, the shop assistant suddenly exclaimed, “I found iti”
I looked up in surprise and found that she was holding my mother’s ring.
What? How could this be?
I was so confused.
I never even touched the ring, Let alone took it. So how could it have gotten into my purse?
Wait a second… Could it have happened when I was in a trance just now?
I was so absorbed in my memories of my mother that I wouldn’t have noticed if someone slipped the ring into my purse. That must’ve been what happened.
“You tried to steal something!” The shop assistant held up the ring and glared at me with unmasked hostility.
“Miss Barton warned me to pay more attention to you, saying that you might steal the ring. I didn’t believe her at first, but you did steal it! She was right!” ©
Miss Barton?
My frown deepened. Janiya?
