Chapter 4

Although Brandon didn't understand how I'd gotten the diamond ring, he was convinced I couldn't afford such a large one, so he spoke without hesitation. "I was going to call the cops on you, but for old times' sake, and since you helped me find such a great wife in Chloe, I'll forgive you. Now get out!"

Chloe chimed in, "Yeah, kick him out! Don't let this garbage ruin our party!"

I wanted to rip Brandon and Chloe's mouths open, but seeing everyone in the room look at me with disdain, it wasn't hard to imagine what would happen if I tried anything.

With so many people, one slap from each of them could seriously injure me.

So, I didn't engage in a war of words. Instead, I swallowed my pride, lowered my head, and left the villa amidst their vicious, sickening laughter.

Once outside, I immediately locked the gate, then stood to the side and called the police again.

Since the villa wasn't in the city center, the police couldn't arrive immediately. Inside, people quickly realized the gate was locked and they couldn't get out.

They started yelling for me to open the door.

Brandon, especially, was almost in tears. "Open the damn gate! I didn't even press charges for you stealing, what right do you have to lock us in?"

I smiled. "Stealing is a big deal, especially such a huge diamond ring. So, I proactively called the police to come and arrest me, the thief."

Hearing that I'd called the police, Brandon started slamming against the door frantically, trying to threaten and coax me.

I wasn't afraid of him; there was no way that gate could be forced open by human strength alone.

Only when the police pulled up did I finally unlock it.

Brandon's legs nearly gave out when he saw the police, almost collapsing to his knees. Chloe, oblivious, snapped at me, "You're so dead."

The officer turned on his body camera and asked sternly, "What's going on here?"

Seeing Brandon speechless, Chloe quickly stepped forward and pointed at me. "Officers, perfect timing! My boyfriend and I were just having a nice party in our villa!"

"But this man first showed up uninvited and started harassing us!"

"Then we discovered he'd stolen my boyfriend's priceless diamond ring! After we caught him, he got embarrassed and ran out, but then he locked us all inside!"

"I now have a very reasonable suspicion that he planned to set the whole place on fire and burn us all alive! So you need to arrest him immediately! People with anti-social personalities like him should be locked up, don't you agree?"

The classmates, who'd been locked in for a while and were fuming, immediately chimed in.

"Yes, I can confirm, this guy is definitely bad news."

"He's a thief, he stole Mr. Pierce's ring from his house."

"That stolen ring could be worth tens of millions, bigger than a bird's egg!"

"Exactly, whoever called the police is a hero! They saved our lives!"

The police officers were taken aback. With dozens of people present, if I really intended to commit arson, it would have been a hellish scene! One officer looked puzzled. "Wait, this dispatch says the call was for trespassing, not theft or arson."

Another officer nodded. He stepped forward and said loudly, "You're all speaking too chaotically, I can't understand. Who called the police? Please step forward and explain the situation clearly."

I cleared my throat and stepped out. "Officers, I called the police, and I locked the gate. But I didn't lock it to set a fire. I locked it to prevent these trespassers from running away."