ring.
A tiny dog.
A dog that had already swallowed expensive jewelry once before.
And Vanessa had known about it.
“That proves nothing,” Vanessa said quickly.
Richard turned toward her.
“When your ring disappeared yesterday, what was the first thing I asked you?”
She said nothing.
“I asked whether Princess might have swallowed it.”
Vanessa crossed her arms.
“We didn’t know.”
Something inside me finally snapped into place.
“You didn’t know I stole it either.”
Vanessa looked at me.
“You had another possible explanation.”
My voice was steady now.
“Your own husband reminded you of it before you came downstairs.”
She said nothing.
“But instead of checking, you pointed at the housekeeper.”
I stepped closer.
“You let them fire me even though you knew there was another explanation.”
For the first time since I met Vanessa, she had no immediate answer.
Mr. Bennett had gone pale.
Richard looked at him.
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