"Thief!"
"What!"
"You are a thief" She accused.
"I don't know what you are talking about" Xander said calmly as he tried to collect his phone from her. He noticed the attention she drew from her first word and was not in the mood to deal with her after what happen yesterday.
"Where did you get this phone?" she asked, pushing the phone dramatically to his face. He notice that the phone was still on the call with Trente.
He reached out again to the phone to at least end the call since he didn't want Trente to be worried or Hunter know about his dramatic personal life. She was quick to dodge his hand.
"I don't have to answer to you" he said and put his free hand in his pocket and balled it into a fist.
"That's means you stole it" she concluded. Xander looked at the crowd who were looking at them suspiciously
"Just give me my phone, I don't have the energy to deal with you" he said, trying to sound unaffected.
"Why would I return back a stolen goods to the thief?"
"For the last time I did not steal it I bought" he tried convincing her since part of what he said was a lie. Cameron had given him that phone but he was sure his father bought it not still it. That was his personal business and she doesn't need to know. "You still don't believe me? Okay, tell one of friends who use this phone"
Of course, nobody she knows use this phone but she was hell bent humiliating him. Why? You might ask. Only her can answer that.
"That doesn't count but that doesn't change the fact that you are poor and can't afford this, only if you stole it" Hermia said bit backing down even though she had been proven wrong.
"Haven't Helena told you about my lottery win? Oh she hasn't told yet. I wonder why or you have also disowned her from being your sister" Xander said and she flamed.
"Don't you dare talk to me as if I'm a bad person, I don't treat my family like trash unlike you that don't have one"
"But I was your family and you treat me less than a trash" Xander retorted, pointing at himself as he starts to feel that familiar ache again.
Now he wanted to get away from here and leave her with the phone. What about his self respect, everyone watching would think he is easy to trample on.
"You are worthless, I can't even gain enough even if I sell you" the crowd gasped at this but she didn't care and continued "I never treated you as family because you never one to begin with"
"You know what keep the phone, I don't want anything to do with you" Xander said and start to leave.
"Don't let him go, he is a thief. Don't let him go, I'm calling the police to handle him" Hermia raise an alarm and some men and women ran towards him to stop the "thief" while others watched.
"Let me go" Xander struggled to break free from the people who held him as he watch Hermia dial 911 and put it on speaker for everyone to hear.
"Hello, I'm Hermia Dally and someone stole my phone" Hermia lied and Xander was dumbfounded.
"Madam calm down and tell where you are"
"I'm at XX road" She said and sobbing into the phone.
At this point Xander wondered if he was the only one surprise at her acting.
"Okay, stay where you are we would be there in a minute" the call end and Hermia wiped her tears and smiled.
Wasn't people seeing that she was trying to frame him and they were aiding her.
In less than a minutes the police siren could be heard. This is the fastest Xander had seen police arrive at a scene. It should be surprising since Hermia introduced herself with her family name so they won't dare waste a minute. Now he thought about it maybe that is why they are still holding onto him despite knowing the truth.
"Miss. Dally are you alright?" a police officer asked and Hermia shook her head and pointed at Xander who was held down.
"That's the thief" they asked again and she nodded timidly
"Nice acting Hermia, you should join an agency I would help you or we can become partner thief" Xander mocked and chuckled as the police officer put the cuffs on his wrist.
"Check my pocket" he said calmly to the police officer and they raised an eyebrow.
"Just check the fucking pocket" he cussed as he want beyond annoyed. When they did as he asked he returned to his calm facade.
They brought out his wallet from his pocket. The wallet was from a popular brand, surprising the officers. He nodded at them signaling them to open it. They did as told slowly not sure what they would find.
They saw a glimpse of a black card and platinum card. They both look at him and realized that they had handcuffed a rich man. It would be a lie that they weren't curious of who he is.
They brought the business card halfway from the wallet pocket. Their eyes widen in surprise when they saw "Chairman of XL". Police officer dropped the wallet in surprise and quickly picked it up scared that he would get Xander angry if he scratch his wallet.
"What is there?" Hermia asked after the watched the scene unfold.
The officer ignored her, he put back the wallet into Xander pocket and asked his junior officers to uncuff him.
Xander flexed his wrist Ed and smiled, no smirked at them. The horror look on their face was priceless.
The policeman was on his kneel and his juniors followed in a matter of seconds.
"Sir, we are sorry, it was a misunderstanding" the men and women who held him freed him and took steps back at this fear for the fear that they messed with a person. A person from a higher class than the Dallys.
"What is going on, I called you here why are begging a beggar?" Hermia asked annoyed at how things were turning.
A police officer about to retort but Xander pressed his index finger to his lips before he could.
"I'm sorry, I apologize on his behalf, what can we do to make it up to you" the officer pleaded.
"Make it up to who? Him. This unbelievable, the world had upside down" Hermia said and shook her in confusion.
"Arrest her and I would pardon you" Xander said.