Chapter 36
Even if Lily really thought she was indeed better than everyone else, she was unable to say it out loud as the crowd gathered around her had gotten bigger.
Lily grew even angrier, especially when she saw that some of the gathered people had taken out their phones to record them. And yet, on the surface, she still had to maintain her composure.
It was not long before more Sanitation Service Center workers, along with people sent by the police, arrived to help look for the ring.
This was ridiculous!
It was freezing cold and she and Annabelle were surrounded by onlookers as they were interrogated by the police, all while standing next to piles of garbage and breathing in waves of noxious fumes.
Needless to say, the ring was ultimately not found. When the police finally allowed Lily and Annabelle to leave, the two of them were close to vomiting from the stench.
“Lily, what do we do? This incident has been blown way out of proportion. They’re deeming it a criminal case,” Annabelle said nervously when they were back in the car. She didn’t mind the occasional prank or joke, but having the police involved was never a good thing. “Who on earth reported the case? Even the
it. It’s not like the case can be resolved,” Lily said, her
and she’d spent the last hours beside piles of garbage. Between the fans, workers, and police, there
body was engulfed in the stench of
day clothes and jacket, the smell still clung to her skin. “These rich people are too much. They just lose a ring and suddenly, we’re the ones tortured for it!? If it’s such an expensive ring, why didn’t they look after it more
a few words of comfort,
went back home later than usual. The street lamps had already been lit. The Cold wind blew at
difference between her past
be searched for, she had not even an
terrible job. No
have given up on this kind of job and still have found plenty of other opportunities, but it was extremely hard
she wanted to survive, stay warm, and eat well, she could only continue on.
in her tracks and stared dazedly at the nearby figure standing by
Jason!
her