The Man Who Never Looked Away novel Chapter 296

Sigrid became completely hysterical. "They're framing me! I didn't swap it! I just took the wrong one!"

Charley calmly stepped forward and produced several high-resolution photos taken inside the venue.

The images clearly showed that when Sigrid first walked in, she was wearing the genuine Harriet Hoyt Bangle on her wrist.

He then handed over a video showing her secretly slipping the bangle off and hiding it in her clutch.

Even the exact moment Garnett confronted her and pulled the bangle from her bag had been perfectly recorded.

Charley had clearly anticipated her little bait-and-switch operation from the start and had laid the perfect trap.

The officer watched the clips with a stone-cold expression, then looked back up at Sigrid. "Please cooperate and come with us."

He paused, his tone hardening. "If you resist, we'll be forced to put you in handcuffs. You don't want that, do you?" He gave the impeccably dressed, pampered woman a long, calculating look.

His face practically screamed, *Such a pretty face. Shame about the sticky fingers.*

Sigrid shot Lavinia a look of absolute, venomous hatred, before her icy glare swept over Charley's face.

Lifting her chin like a proud swan, she snapped, "Garnett gave me that bangle. He'll protect me. He'll clear this all up. Your little tricks are useless. I'll be out of there by tomorrow morning."

Julian actually laughed at her sheer audacity.

"Fine. I was actually considering letting you off the hook. But since you're so confident, I'll personally go down to the station as the representative of the Gilmore family."

He looked at the lead officer. "Officer, I'll accompany you to file the formal report."

Charley turned to Lavinia. "Let's go too. We need to finish this."

Lavinia nodded.

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