Vanessa pointed at Clara, tears streaming down her face, "Liam, my necklace is gone! She must have stolen it! She's always been jealous of me, she must have hidden it!"
Liam's gaze instantly turned icy cold.
He turned his head, staring intently at Clara on the sofa, and walked over step by step. Before Clara could speak, he grabbed her wrist with a force so strong it felt like he wanted to crush her bones.
"Clara, you've disappointed me so much!" His voice was filled with disgust and anger. "It's just a necklace, is it really that big of a deal? Hand it over right now, or I'll kick you out!"
The sharp pain in her wrist caused Clara's fingertips to curl slightly.
She looked up at the blurry outline in front of her, and a memory suddenly flashed through her mind.
That year, she had just entered the industry and was falsely accused of plagiarizing design drafts. Everyone pointed their fingers at her and cursed her, but only Liam stood firmly by her side, holding her hand and saying, "I believe you, Niannian, you are not that kind of person."
At that time, the trust in his eyes was like a ray of light, illuminating her entire world.
But what about now?
He didn't even bother to ask, "Did you do it?", and didn't even give her a chance to explain.
Just because of a few tears from Vanessa, he was convinced that she had stolen something.
Clara's heart sank little by little, sinking into a bottomless ice cellar.
She did not struggle or defend herself.
Explaining is useless; it will only lead to more humiliation.
She looked at Liam, a faint, mocking smile slowly curving her lips: "Go ahead and search."
Her voice was soft, yet icy, "Search my suitcase, search my room. If you find anything, I'm out of here. If you don't, apologize to me."
Liam was taken aback, seemingly not expecting her to say that.
He grabbed Clara's wrist, led her to the suitcase, and roughly dumped everything out. Clothes, books, and design drafts were scattered all over the floor, but the necklace was nowhere to be seen.
He rushed into Clara's room again, searching high and low, but still found nothing.
Vanessa's face gradually turned pale.
Seeing that she was about to be exposed, she immediately ran over, grabbed Liam's arm, and said softly, "It's okay, Liam, maybe I remembered wrong, or maybe I accidentally left it at the company. Don't make things difficult for your sister, she didn't do it on purpose."