Chapter 480 Search the Bag
Ophelia had never been suspected of stealing anything before.
She was suspected just because she had appeared in the bathroom with the other person and washed her hands together.
When she heard the words 'pocket watch', Ophelia had a bad feeling and was about to speak.
Finnegan spoke coldly before Ophelia, "You have no right to check my wife's bag. Please step aside."
If this were in the United States, Finnegan wouldn't be so polite.
Because the other party was a member of the royal family of France, they had come a long way as guests and didn't want to cause trouble.
Mina finally noticed Finnegan, and her eyes lit up. 'Oh my, he is really handsome,' she thought.
Mina had never seen such a handsome man before.
In the presence of a handsome man, Mina was somewhat restrained out of shyness toward the opposite sex. But thinking that the pocket watch was a gift from her mother, she requested again, "The pocket watch is very important to me. I must find it. Please open the bag so I can check. If it's not there, I will apologize to your wife. I am Mina. Lady Katherine is my aunt."
Checking someone's bag is an insult to their character, and apologizing is useless.
Mina, being a member of the royal family, had a sense of superiority.
Katherine was the first lady of the royal family and was also well-known internationally. When Mina mentioned this name, her sense of pride grew even stronger.
Ophelia calmly said, "Miss Mina, I did not take your pocket watch. You are asking to check my bag just because we were in the bathroom together, which is unreasonable. I do not accept your inspection. Of course, you can call the police."
When Mina heard Ophelia suggest calling the police, she was surprised. She had just made it clear that she was a member of the royal family, yet Ophelia dared to suggest calling the police.
The police would be on her side. Could this person in front of her not understand her words?
Mina asked, "Are you here to crash the wedding? Do you really not know who I am? Do you not know Lady Katherine?"
Mina's words were full of disdain and contempt. In Mina's view, Ophelia was just like other socialites or noblewomen, trying to hitch a ride at a royal wedding.
Upon hearing this, Finnegan found it nearly impossible to contain the anger welling up within him. With a cold press of his brows, he uttered, "Mina, if you wish to inspect my wife's belongings, so be it. However, unless the pocket watch you mentioned is found, we shall not require your apology. You may leave with a single finger intact. Do you still feel inclined to search? The entire gathering of the restaurant could attest to this exchange."
Finnegan, exuding a formidable aura, caused Mina to feel a twinge of intimidation.
As a result of this unfolding scene, the diners in the restaurant turned their gaze in this direction.
Being affiliated with the royal family, the guests dining here were either attendees of the wedding or esteemed figures, including both royals and dignitaries from various nations.
Mina's act of proposing a search of the bag was perceived as somewhat demeaning by the restaurant patrons. This was not merely a slight against Ophelia and Finnegan but an insult to all the guests who had traveled from abroad to attend the wedding.
Is this the noble way in which the aristocracy treats its guests?
Upon hearing the offer to leave a finger as collateral, Mina became a bit scared. Facing the strange looks of so many people, Mina realized she had been a bit rash.
Mina thought to drop the matter, letting Ophelia and Finnegan leave, but at that moment, her companion Gila said, "I think I saw a pocket watch in this woman's bag just now."
Upon hearing this, Mina became more determined to search the bag.
"I agree to your terms. I want to search the bag." Mina raised her head slightly, her arrogance returning. "Madam, please open your bag."
Ophelia glanced at Gila. Since entering this restaurant, she had yet to open her bag. Outsiders couldn't know there was a pocket watch in her bag. Gila's encouragement for Mina to search the bag was clearly with ulterior motives.
Where there are people, there are always intrigues and calculations.
Ophelia and Finnegan exchanged a glance, understanding each other. Then Ophelia said to Mina, "Alright, in front of all the restaurant guests, I can let you search the bag. Miss Mina, please describe what your pocket watch looks like and what pattern it has. Describe it."
Mina said, "The back of my pocket watch has a lotus flower pattern. This pocket watch is a unique item of the royal family, a gift from my mother for my eighteenth birthday. It's bronze. My mother said there are only two in the world, one in my uncle's possession and one in my mother's possession, which she gave to me."
Upon hearing Mina's description, Ophelia's heart skipped a beat because the pocket watch in her bag was also bronze with a lotus flower pattern.
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