Now, Maria's words were Like a slap to her face—not to mention the fact that she had said it in front of all these people!

“Let her be!" Mrs. Jenkins spat through gritted teeth, her expression dark and stormy.

Maria smiled, completely unfazed.

“It's true. That card is a new product manufactured by an international factory and indeed one of the store's latest products."

"So you did steal it!" Haley shouted proudly. I didn't say that. What if I told you that I own the store?" Maria said, her smile widening.

The hall fell silent.

Except for Anthony, everyone stared at Maria in a daze. Anthony looked at those people with a smile as though he was watching a good show. Julie, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief.

She would never believe that Maria would steal, let alone talk nonsense.

Now that Maria claimed to be the owner of the shop, then it must have been true!

“I knew it! My girl would never steal. And I could tell that this Haley had ill-intent at first glance!" Julie thought to herself proudly.

At this moment, Haley started to panic.

As soon as Maria made such a declaration, he immediately felt Mrs.

Jenkins' questioning gaze fixed on him.

"You... You're making things up! The owner of the shop is Reece, a middle-aged man!"

Maria nodded. "Yes, Reece was the one who started the business, but I joined in later. I'm the co-owner of the store.”

The co-owner?

The strange title piqued the curiosity of everyone present.

“Maria, please explain yourself clearly!"

Seeing this golden opportunity, Canaan immediately cheered for Maria, regardless of Mrs. Jenkins’ presence.

As expected, Mrs. Jenkins shot him a displeased glare, but it was too late to do anything about it.

“Well, then..."

Mrs. Jenkins’ tone was even colder than her gaze.

“Then can you prove that you're the co-owner of the store, Maria?" Maria grinned at Canaan while completely ignoring the icy expression on Mrs. Jenkins' face.

Without hesitation, she pulled out her phone and made a video call in front of everyone.