They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System
Chapter 245 - 245 Unfiltered Fear

Chapter 245: Unfiltered Fear Chapter 245: Unfiltered Fear “So she could be innocent, but she could also be guilty.” Suspicion hung heavy in the air.

Lady Chineye felt her hope slipping away.

Evelyn sighed dramatically beside her, shaking her head as if burdened by disappointment.

“Sister Chineye… I really wanted to believe you, but…” she trailed off, letting her voice carry just enough sadness to plant further doubt in the onlookers’ minds.

The shift was immediate.

The crowd’s expressions hardened.

The security guards, who had initially hesitated, now reached for their handcuffs once more.

Chineye felt a cold sweat break out along her back.

No… this can’t be happening… She could already see the headlines “Lady Chineye, Duke of Tinrin’s Daughter Caught Shoplifting!” Her father’s reputation.

Her family’s honor.

Everything was crumbling.

She barely noticed how some of the wealthier customers had begun to step back, as if standing too close to her might somehow taint their own standing.

Chineye swallowed hard.

She had no choice now.

She would have to fully cooperate with the investigation… and pray that someone, somewhere, would believe her.

Her father could help cancel the charges so she wouldn’t have a criminal record, but what about the videos?

The whole world would know once those videos were uploaded.

But as she looked around, all she saw were eyes filled with judgment.

No one was on her side.

And the worst part?

She couldn’t even blame them.

Even she would have doubted herself at this point.

And as she clenched her fists, trying to suppress the tears of frustration welling in her eyes, she heard a voice, calm and composed, yet brimming with something dangerous.

“This is getting interesting.” It was Nnenna.

Chineye’s head snapped up to look at her.

Evelyn’s tiny smile flickered, her fingers tightening at her sides.

What kind of girl is this?!

Shut up already!

Not caring about the threatening looks Evelyn was giving her, Nnenna spoke up again from where she stood, her voice cutting through the thick air of accusation.

There was a flicker of amusement in her eyes, but beneath that, a sharper edge, one that carried the weight of someone who had been watching carefully.

She had to admit, Evelyn was clever.

A little too clever.

The way she had manipulated the situation, twisted the narrative, and even controlled the emotions of the crowd, it was impressive in a sinister way.

But no matter how skilled Evelyn was at deception, Nnenna was not going to let an innocent person take the fall.

Not on her watch.

“Wow,” Nnenna said, her tone light, almost casual, but her words were anything but.

“So the footage is really useless?

How… convenient.” The entire store seemed to pause.

Heads turned toward her, eyes narrowing in curiosity.

Some people were beginning to wonder, who was this girl?

Why wouldn’t she just let the matter go?

“Is she an admirer of Lady Chineye?” someone whispered.

“Or maybe she’s just stirring up trouble?” another muttered.

The manager, who had been watching silently until now, finally lost patience.

With a sigh, she addressed Nnenna, though her voice remained controlled.

“Nnenna, what are you doing?” She wasn’t angry, not yet.

The girl had proven herself to be hardworking, and the manager wasn’t the type to scare away good employees.

But this was dragging on longer than necessary.

“It has already been proven that Lady Chineye is guilty.

Why do you keep defending her?” For a brief moment, silence stretched between them.

Then Nnenna met the manager’s gaze directly and said, clear as day, “Because I know that she’s not guilty.” A ripple of gasps swept through the store.

People exchanged glances, confused and intrigued.

“Not guilty?” “Why is she so sure?” “Does she have proof?” But Nnenna didn’t waver.

She straightened slightly, her confidence unwavering as she repeated herself with even more certainty.

“Because I am sure that she’s not guilty.” And then, in one smooth motion, she lifted her phone high.

“The footage from the store might be useless due to the blocked view…” she said, her voice carrying across the room, “but what about this footage?” Silence.

Complete, suffocating silence.

All eyes locked onto the phone in her hand.

Evelyn’s entire body went rigid.

Lady Chineye’s breath caught in her throat.

The security guards, who had been moments away from leading Lady Chineye away, hesitated.

The manager’s brows furrowed.

“What…?” someone in the crowd whispered.

Evelyn’s fingers clenched at her sides, her nails digging into her palms.

Her face, so carefully composed until now, flickered with something new.

A moment of pure, unfiltered fear.

Lady Chineye turned sharply to Nnenna, her eyes wide with a desperate kind of hope.

“You… you recorded it?” she asked, almost breathless.

Nnenna gave a small, confident nod.

“I saw something interesting,” she said smoothly, “so I recorded it.” Another wave of murmurs rippled through the crowd.

“She recorded it?” “Then that means—” A slow, creeping realization began to settle over the room.

All eyes snapped toward Evelyn.

She stood frozen, her lips slightly parted, as if her mind was racing to find an escape.

But there was none.

Nnenna tilted her head slightly, watching her.

“Evelyn,” she said, her tone calm yet sharp, “you seemed quite confident just now.” A pause.

“Would you like to see the truth with us?” Evelyn’s breathing grew uneven.

Her face, which had once held the perfect mask of innocence, was beginning to crack.

For the first time… She realized she had been backed into a corner.

And this time There was no way out.

Evelyn stiffened immediately, her face turning pale, her previous confidence completely gone.

What were the chances that this girl had actually seen everything and recorded it?

It had to be low, right?

After all, she had been extremely careful.

Her heartbeat pounded in her ears.

Maybe this girl was just bluffing, trying to protect Lady Chineye and win her favor.

She quickly straightened her back, forcing herself to regain some composure.

“Little girl, why are you trying to defend a guilty person?” she snapped, her voice sharp and accusing, trying to steer the crowd’s focus away from herself.

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