Chapter 839 Who Am I To You?

Ms. Lang was scared. Her hand that was holding the vacuum cleaner started shaking uncontrollably. "No, Ms. Leia... I don't know why the necklace is in my bag. It's a misunderstanding..."

Leia sneered and said in a sharp tone, ' Misunderstanding? Ms. Lang, my million-dollar necklace is in your bag. How could it be a misunderstanding? Are you saying that the necklace magically appeared in your bag? Do you think I can be easily fooled by you?"

Ms. Lang was upset but she held back her emotions and looked at Leia pleadingly. She was desperately trying to defend herself. "Ms. Leia, I don't know what’s going on, please believe me. If... If you don’t trust me, let's go look for Mr. and Mrs. Norman. We’ll look at the surveillance tapes..."

Leia quickly took a few photos and a video with her phone before saying, "I have evidence of your theft. I’ll call the police. The Norman residence will not allow a thief like that to stay! It seems that you didn't learn anything from the arson case involving Jillian Dove in X state that happened two years ago. The woman had been stealing from her employers when one day, she burned the mansion down. The poor wife and young son were burnt to death. I feel shivers down my spine thinking about how our family took in a poisonous snake as well..." "No, Ms. Leia, please don't call the police, please..."

Ms. Lang was drenched in a cold sweat. She was close to kneeling in front of Leia. She pleaded helplessly, "I don’t know how your necklace ended up in my handbag. Please don't accuse me of things I didn't do. Please trust me, I'm not a heinous woman like Jillian... Ms. Leia, think about it. I’ve been working in the Norman residence for nearly five years. Nothing of this sort has ever happened before. It's weird how your necklace ended up in my handbag and I don't know how to explain it now. However, please consider how hard I’ve worked for the Norman family in these past five years and forgive me. My son lost his job a few days ago. My grandson is less than a year old and his mother is not in good health. I’m the sole earner for our household. If you call the police, then my life will be over..."

Leia put her phone away and turned her eyes to Ms. Lang. "To be honest, I want to call the police and bring a thief like you to justice. However, since the necklace has been found and for the sake of your poor family and in consideration of your good working attitude, I can forgive you this once. Remember this lesson and don't mess with me!"

Ms. Lang's back straightened in fear as she looked like a tiny mouse. She was confused and wanted to clarify with Leia. "What do you mean? Me, mess with you?"

Leia pointed at Ms. Lang’s nose and stared at her. She said, "I noticed that you've frequently taken advantage of the opportunity to wander around my room while you're cleaning the living area. I've also noticed that you sneak up to my door to eavesdrop on the movements inside... Ms. Lang, I'm sure you know that I’m telling the truth. Don’t think that I don't know anything. I know everything, but I'm just not bothered to expose you. You can tell me or my mother if you're dissatisfied with me, but please don’t invade my privacy. What are you trying to do? Do you want to see if I’m hiding a man or... contraband?"

Ms. Lang's expression became even more horrified as she uttered, "I... I..."

She thought that she had been stealthy enough, but she did not expect that Leia knew everything.

Leia continued threateningly, "If you suspect that I'm hiding something, you can go and take a look at my room now. If you find anything out of place, I'll keep my mouth shut. But if there's nothing inside, then you’ll go to jail for stealing my diamond necklace!"

Ms. Lang was sweating visibly and kept waving her hands. "I didn't mean that. I was only curious because your room door is closed all day and you don’t allow me to go in to clean. I didn't mean anything. I swear that I'll never do such a foolish thing again. Ms. Leia, please don’t tell anyone about it, please... I apologize for my reckless behavior, I’m sorry, I was wrong..."

Ms. Lang kept bowing to Leia, mumbling and apologizing. Her worn-out face was filled with tears.

Leia glanced at her impatiently and said, "Okay, stop acting so miserable, you can't trick me. Ms. Lang, please remember today's lesson and don’t let me catch you sneaking around my room again! You know that I'm not a good-tempered person, so don’t try me!"

Leia's words were decisive and unrelenting, her eyes scaring the daylights out of Ms. Lang.

She nodded involuntarily, scared that Leia would call the police.

Norman residence's living room.

Ms. Lang told her story to everyone in the Norman residence. At last, she choked and said to Queenie, "Mrs. Norman, I promise you that I'm telling the truth. I can swear on my life! I haven't figured out why Ms. Leia's necklace ended up in my bag but now, I finally understand that she wanted to frame me... Maybe she thought that I saw Wayne Blatt in her room and was afraid that her secret would be revealed. That's why she needed something to hold against me..."

The more Ms. Lang thought about it, the more she felt like it was true. She was getting agitated thinking that Leia had set her up. What an evil woman!

After listening to Ms. Lang's experience, Queenie pushed Leia away and stared at her in shock. She was hurt as she said, "Leia, is what Ms. Lang said the truth? Were you hiding Wayne Blatt in our house? Why did you do that? Don't you know that it’d put our family in harm’s way?!" Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Leia had no idea that Ms. Lang would dare to tell the story. Right now, she just wanted to tear Ms. Lang into pieces.

"Mom, are you telling me that you’ll choose to believe in an outsider rather than me, your daughter who has been by your side for 20 years? Why? In your eyes, am I not as important as Bianca? Is it because

we're not related by blood? I love you and have always thought of you as my mother. But I want to know now, just who am I to you?"

Leia's expression was restrained and forbearing. She continued showing her innocent puppy eyes and kept tearing up, hoping to win Queenie’s sympathy.