But the question was: did Maria need any help?

"Maria..."

Julie nervously held Maria's hand in attempt to give her some kind of support.

“Don't worry, mom. I can handle this."

Maria reassured her wary adoptive mother calmly.

After patting Julie on the shoulder, she turned around and addressed the crowd.

“Taking something that doesn't belong to you is stealing, but what if I took only my own things? Is that breaking the Law?"

What? What did Maria mean by that?

Was she saying that card was hers? But didn't it belong to the shop? Hearing this, Canaan's eyes Lit up with excitement.

It turned out that they had made a huge mistake. Mrs. Jenkins wanted to frame Maria, but they failed to investigate the whole thing!

“I see."

Mrs. Jenkins, who was sitting on the throne in the center of the room, suddenly chuckled.

She seemed to have expected this moment.

“Maria, are you trying to say that the high-performance display card actually belongs to you? And we are all wrong about you?"

Mrs. Jenkins' voice was calm and Level, but her questioning was fierce. At this, all the members of the Jenkins family shifted uncomfortably. First, it was Barbara, and now, Mrs. Jenkins. Who gave these people the right to confront Maria like this?!

“Impossible! That card belonged to the shop. I can prove it! Maria, I was in charge of inventory, remember? I had to deal with the shop's purchase list every month!"

Haley couldn't wait to refute Maria.

Maria sneered, "When did I say that the card wasn't on the purchase list?"

“But you just said—" Barbara started to say.

“Shut it, you tart! This is none of your business. You're not even a member of the Jenkins family. You are not allowed in this conversation."

Maria cast a scornful glance at Barbara, unable to stand her nonsense any longer.

"You! How dare you talk to me Like that!"

Barbara's face flushed with anger.

She had been staying with the Jenkins family and enjoyed all the benefits of being a Jenkins, but she was always insecure about her true identity.