Fiona snatched the watch before I could react and exclaimed, “Tiffany, take a look! Isn’t this the one you lost?”
“Yes, this is definitely the watch my mom gave me,” Tiffany replied, her eyes red as she looked at me pitifully. “Yvonne, why is it in your drawer?”
Her teary, pitiful expression immediately drew sympathy from those around us.
This was truly a performance worth seeing!
“Your watch? Why are my initials engraved on the side, then?”
The crowd froze in shock again, quickly gathering to inspect the engraving. Sure enough, the letters “Y.T.” were etched on the side of the watch.
I knew exactly where this watch came from. It had been a gift for my birthday from a classmate who tried to curry favor with me. However, since I already had a surplus of similar styles at home, I listed it for sale online at a discounted price.
I still remembered how a buyer contacted me the very next day. She haggled with me endlessly over the price until I got fed up and agreed to knock off a bit more just to be done with it.
Little did I know, Tiffany was that buyer.
Fiona folded her arms and sneered, “What a joke! Just because it says Y.T. doesn’t mean it belongs to you. Don’t try to change the subject. You stole Tiffany’s watch. Now, we have both witnesses and evidence. What do you have to say for yourself?”
“There’s really nothing more I can say. Let’s just check the security cameras. Every room in the office here has surveillance. Surely you all know that, right?”
Judging by their reactions, they clearly didn’t.
“Should I call the police to come and see who the real thief is?” I taunted as I pulled out my phone.
Fiona’s face turned pale instantly.
“What’s all this commotion about so early in the morning?” Garreth, who suddenly came, asked.
Tiffany looked at me with a pitiful expression and said, “Someone must have accidentally put it in the wrong drawer. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding, Yvonne. Please don’t hold it against me, okay?”
She had started this whole mess, yet now she was acting all innocent and trying to pacify me. Did the sense of superiority come with the second-hand watch she bought?
Deciding it wasn’t worth stooping to their level, I merely let out a cold chuckle. However, this incident completely soured my relationship with Tiffany.
We had to work overtime the next day. Tiffany took charge of ordering dinner for everyone using the intern list. But when the food arrived and was distributed, mine was the only one missing.
