As soon as Xaviera Evans spoke, there was silence for a few seconds, and then Nidya Hughes burst into a screeching laugh: "Are you crazy? Zora lost the bracelet! Why would I suspect her?"
"Of course, you can! Miss Hughes staged the bracelet loss and pinned the blame on me. Mrs. Hughes, you can check Zora's bag, maybe you'll find it!"
Zora Hughes suddenly stiffened, her blood seeming to congeal. It took her a long time to recover.
Xaviera wanted to search the bag?
Nidya Hughes was indignant: "What right do you have to search Zora's bag? She is the victim, the one who lost her property!"
"Can't the victim steal from herself? Why does Mrs. Hughes insist on blaming me without evidence, but now firmly believes in Zora?" Xaviera countered.
The policewoman received a signal from her team leader and searched Zora's bag.
Zora breathed a sigh of relief; luckily, she hadn't put the item in her bag. But the next second—
