A Costly Deception

Not daring to confront the Vance family directly, Natalia tried to salvage her situation by saying, “I never said Brooke stole it. I just said my bracelet is missing.”

Nathaniel snorted and said, “So you mean you and Brooke have identical bracelets, but yours is missing. Therefore, others took it upon themselves to suspect Brooke and attempt to take it back for you?”

Natalia was momentarily at a l