Chapter 15 Stop Pretending

• “Wh... what?” Joanie's smile froze for a moment. “These useless pieces cost twenty million?”
• The card was rewarded to her by her father after receiving the gift from the Hawk family.
• She thought that those necklaces would only cost a few million. She didn't expect to expend the card completely.
• The smile on the salesperson's face faded slightly. “These necklaces are our new designs this season. They were designed by the international jeweler, Martinazzi. They are limited edition.”
• Joanie's face turned pale. She just wanted to teach Rachelle a lesson and grabbed whatever she liked. She didn't expect Rachelle to be interested in such expensive necklaces.
• Da*n it! She must have did that on purpose!
• After returning to her senses, Joanie ran out of the store in a rage. “Rachelle, you little b*tch! Stop!”
• When she finally found Rachelle, who didn't go far, Joanie slapped her.
• “You b*tch! You did it on purpose! You made me spend so much money!”
• Rachelle tilted her head with her slap and fell to the ground. She covered her face, looking panicked, and retreated in fear.
• She looked extremely pathetic!
• When the people passing by saw this, they couldn't stand it.
• “What are you doing? Why are you beating her up in public! There are surveillance cameras here!”
• “What a b*tch! You are bullying her for no reason. Someone, please do something!
• “That's right. Where are the security guards! Call them!”
• Joanie was utterly infuriated.
• Her hand didn't even touch her face. She only managed to graze her hair!
• “Don't be deceived! She's pretending!”
• Rachelle got up from the ground with red eyes. She opened her mouth and whimpered while gesturing with sign language.
• “Oh my god. This is heartbreaking. She's actually a mute!” Rachelle quickly gained sympathy from the crowd.
• One of them who witnessed the scene pointed at Joanie with contempt. “If you can't afford it, don't buy it! Now that you can't pay for it, you bully her for no reason! How shameless!”
• “What? How could there be such a shameless person! Do you think you can just beat up someone as you wish?
• “Yeah! You even hit a disabled person! You're despicable!”
• The crowd surrounded Joanie and pointed at her disdainfully.
• Her face flushed red, and she pointed at Rachelle. “She's faking it! I didn't touch her at all!” she tried her best to defend herself.
• However, the crowd didn't believe a single word. Some even took their mobile phones out of anger to film the scene and upload it online.
• Joanie's blood boiled even further when she looked at Rachelle's reddened eyes; looking like an innocent little white rabbit.
• “You b*tch! Stop pretending!”
• She stepped forward and was about to pull Rachelle's hair. Suddenly, someone shouted from the crowd, “It's her! She gave me the emerald pendant!”
• Without having the time to react, a group of burly bodyguards in black suddenly rushed toward her and grabbed her tightly.
• “What are you doing! Let me go!”
• Joanie struggled and kicked around frantically, but her efforts were in vain.
• She glared at the leader of the person in front and said, “Mr. Yoshi, what is the meaning of this!”
• She took the emerald pendant to Mr. Yoshi, the jeweler of the national mall, for authentication. While she was waiting for that, she went around shopping.
• Unexpectedly, Mr. Yoshi, who was respectful to her a few moments ago, suddenly changed his expression.
• “Security! Help! Someone is kidnapping me in broad daylight!”
• However, no matter how hard she shouted, nobody stepped forward to help.
• Seeing Joanie being dragged out of the mall by the bodyguards and shoved into a car, Rachelle was slightly startled.
• As the crowd gradually dispersed, a tall, cold figure slowly approached her.
• “Why are you here?
• Jensen pinched Rachelle's chin, and she felt a chilling sensation preventing her from moving.
• He stared at her with a dark scrutinizing gaze.
• Rachelle felt a numbing sensation on her skull when Jensen stared at her. When she calmed down, she pursed her lips in grievance and pointed to her clothes. She gestured, I only have this set of clothes. It got dirty and I wanted to buy some in the mall. I didn't expect to bump into Joanie...
• As she spoke, she lowered her head with a look of distress, and a faint sparkle of droplets appeared under her eyelashes.
• Jensen stared at her pitiful state and her disheveled hair for a moment.
• After a long while, there was no response from Jensen. Rachelle timidly tugged the corner of his clothes and pointed to her neck. It hurts.
• He looked down at her neck and realized the gauze around her neck was oozing with blood.
• His eyes turned dark, and he said with a solemn voice. “She did this?”
• Rachelle nodded.
• Jensen immediately grabbed her hand and took her into the car. “Come home with me.”
• At the Hawk residence.
• When Jensen gave Rachelle's injury a new bandage, a subordinate came in and reported, “Jensen, we brought the person to the interrogation room. We investigated and discovered that she is Joanie, the second daughter of the Cloudington family.”
• Jensen waved his hand and dismissed the subordinate. Then, he put away the first aid kit. Before leaving, he warned Rachelle, “If you go out again, I will break your legs!”
• When she noticed Jensen leaving, Rachelle hurried up to stop him. Did you catch Joanie to avenge me?
• She looked at him with eyes soaked with tears of gratitude and admiration.
• After reading her sign language, Jensen raised his eyebrows and stared at her with ulterior motives. “You want to know? Why don't you tell me first? What were you doing at the national mall?”
• When faced with his eyes of suspicion, tears started to pool around Rachelle's bright eyes. I just went to buy some clothes. Why do you doubt me all the time?
• The tears in her eyes seemed like they would fall off if he said no again.
• She stared at Jensen like she had been wronged and that gave him a migraine.
• He didn't do anything to her, but she made it look like he was bullying her.
• Regardless, he explained further.
• “Back then, a woman took my emerald pendant, and I found it on her. Tell me, is she the woman I've been looking for?” Every word he said sounded like he was testing her.
• Rachelle's face was blank as a sheet, as if she didn't understand what he meant.
• Jensen stared at her and squinted. Suddenly, his lips twitched, and he changed his mind.
• “Come with me and ask her where she got this emerald pendant from!”