Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Witness, not an evidence.

Stealing was a big word to say in this school. So when the homeroom teacher heard this, her lips quickly curved down. What more? It was too early, and the class hadn’t even started, but something like this was already happening, which never happened before.

"Patricia, calm down first," said the homeroom teacher as she went in front of the class, placing her book down on her table. "Stealing is a huge word. Tell me what exactly happened. Every single detail."

The room fell into silence, and the teacher cast the class president a look.

The girl in the corner slowly rose to her seat and explained the situation in a more detailed manner.

"I see." The homeroom teacher nodded in understanding. She snapped her eyes at Patricia and said, "Patricia, I know your things are valuable to you. I’m saying all of our belongings are valuable to us and losing them isn’t a pleasant feeling. However, I hope that you have enough evidence to prove Penny stole something that belongs to you."

As a homeroom teacher, Ms. Sandford was aware all these students came from influential families. If not, then they were gifted in other areas, especially in academics. Despite that, she held a strong integrity of keeping everyone equal.

Patricia huffed and pointed at Penny again. "Teacher, what else is there to prove? There was never a case of stealing in this class until she came in here!"

Miss Sandford frowned. "Patricia, have you not considered that you might’ve dropped it elsewhere?" _{ƒгeewebnovёl.com}

"How could that be?! I already noticed it was missing last Friday when I got home! I went home right after school and noticed that my necklace was missing! I checked my service, but it’s not there!"

"Teacher." One student raised a hand to get permission to speak. "Last Friday, I saw Penny stay here longer, even when everyone already left. Considering Patricia sometimes leaves her things in her drawer, anyone could get it."

Everyone looked at the student with furrowed brows.

"It’s true!" the student intoned. "I came back because I forgot something in my drawer, and Penny was still here!"

Patricia’s face turned sour and roared. "See, teacher?! There’s evidence!"

"That’s not evidence, but a witness," Penny mumbled, pursing her lips when she received a death glare from Patricia. "I’m just trying to help."

"How dare you correct me?" Patricia scoffed. "Give me back my necklace!"

The dismay in the class returned upon hearing the witness’s testimony. Now, they were more than certain Penny stole Patricia’s necklace.

"Come to think of it, Patricia approached Penny and gave her a gift," one of the students murmured. "Could it be that she snatched it away when Patricia was busy?"

Some students looked at each other with this ’clarity.’

Thinking Penny came to the school on a full scholarship, they immediately assumed she was poor. And in their eyes, poor people tend to do bad things. If only they knew that sometimes, the most humane people were the ones who had nothing but their hearts.

Ms. Sandford’s frown deepened, thinking of the headmaster’s words about Penny. She also talked to Penny last Friday to check up on her. And from what she could tell, Penny didn’t seem to be the type.