Instant Regret

After a long moment of silence, someone in the crowd finally spoke up.

"It… It wasn't me! I just heard it from someone else!"

"Me neither! I don't know who started it, but that's just what everyone was saying!"

"Yeah! Who would've thought she's actually the Adler family's heiress? The person who spread these rumors is truly despicable!"

…

The neighbors all tried to shift the blame, none of them wi