The shouting was familiar, and Bella Acker recognized it as her roommate’s voice.
She set down the clothes she was still folding and turned towards the door.
Her young roommate had already entered the room with the crew staff who arranged their lodging, pointing at Bella and saying, "After I got to the room, she ca in. Then I went out to buy so food, and when I ca back, I found that the Jade Buddha in the box was missing."
The crew staff glanced at Bella Acker before asking, "Farah Garner, are you sure you brought the Jade Buddha with you?"
The young girl, Farah Garner, nodded imdiately, "Of course I’m sure. My mom said that since it’s the first ti I’m leaving ho, I should carry a Jade Buddha for safety. Because it’s so valuable, I couldn’t bear to wear it around my neck and only kept it carefully by my side. I didn’t expect it would disappear in the blink of an eye. How...how am I supposed to explain this to my mom?"
As Farah spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, ready to fall.
On the first day of joining the group, a newcor actor like her faced such a troubleso situation. The crew staff felt sowhat impatient, furrowed his brow, and turned his gaze back to Bella Acker, asking, "You..."
"I’m Bella Acker."
"Alright. Ms. Acker, you’ve been in the room the whole ti, did you see Farah’s Jade Buddha?"
"What do you an by asking that?" Bella wasn’t stupid; she imdiately realized that the staff’s question insinuated suspicion that she had taken Farah’s Jade Buddha.
"No need to be nervous, Ms. Acker. I’m just asking. If Ms. Acker saw it, please tell us so we don’t waste ti searching all over." The crew staff said, his eyes already starting to inspect the clothes Bella had folded and her suitcase.
His gaze was rather presumptuous, which made Bella very unhappy.
She had no idea about any Jade Buddha, yet here she was being questioned like a thief. It’s not right to bully soone this way.
Bella felt wronged, her eyes began to sting, but she bit her lip, refusing to appear intimidated, "I was just dragged to a gathering by them and only just got back. I haven’t seen any Jade Buddha."
"This room only has the two of us staying in here. When sothing goes missing and you say you didn’t see it, who would believe you?" Farah stepped forward, aggressive in her approach, "You say you didn’t see it, then do you dare to let search your suitcase?"
"Searching my suitcase without any reason is an invasion of my privacy!"
"Didn’t you say you didn’t see it? If you’re innocent, why don’t you dare let search? This way you can prove your innocence!" Farah said, turning to look at the crew staff, "Brother Lawson, I’m sharing the room with her. If these doubts aren’t cleared up, how can I stay in peace moving forward? Who’s to say what won’t go missing today and sothing else tomorrow."
The crew staff frowned, "Ms. Acker, since that’s the case, to prove your innocence, would it be alright for to check your luggage?"
"I am innocent; there’s no need for extra proof!" Bella felt aggrieved to the point of tears, but facing Farah’s aggressiveness and the obviously partial staff, she found it hard to argue.
Yet, she couldn’t let them search through her luggage; it was disrespectful!
The situation reached an impasse!
Farah’s voice was loud, and since they lived in adjacent rooms, all of the crew mbers gathered around to see what was happening.
The room quickly beca crowded with people.
Bella Acker saw Rhonda and the others had also arrived. With a glimr of hope, she said, "Rhonda, you can vouch for , right? I went to the gathering with you, I wasn’t even in the room then."
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