Chapter 1694

Most of the people nearby didn’t know what had happened. They simply listened to the man’s loud retorts and, judging by his confidence, began to cast skeptical glances at Jamie. “She looks so young. Why is she acting paranoid? How ridiculous.”
“I don’t think it’s paranoia, it’s overconfidence. They say too much confidence is a sickness, and she clearly needs treatment.”
“Oh, come on. I think she’s actually really pretty. Why are you all so hostile toward her? Honestly, the guy could’ve been snooping like she said. She did mention it was about her documents.” Hearing at least one voice defending her warmed Jamie’s heart. She turned and gave a smile to the young woman who had spoken up.
The young woman froze for a moment, her face unexpectedly turning red. Embarrassed, she quickly looked down, pretending to sip her milk tea.
Jamie didn’t linger on the moment. She refocused her attention on the man, her tone calm but firm. “I never said you were staring at me. You were clearly trying to see the documents in my hand.” “You’re lying!” the man shouted.
Jamie took a deep breath, maintaining a polite smile. “We can settle this easily. Let’s check the security camera footage. There’s one right over there, facing this spot. If you’re telling the truth, I’m sure you won’t mind proving your innocence.”
She pointed to the discreetly placed camera, its small red light blinking faintly. The man followed her finger, and when he finally noticed the camera, his face turned pale.
Suddenly, he bolted from his seat, trying to flee.
Jamie instinctively shouted, “Stop him! That man’s a voyeur!”
But the suddenness of the situation left the bystanders too stunned to react. Jamie herself was a second too late.
Just as she began to feel frustrated, the man let out a loud yelp of pain. “Ow! Who are you? Let go of my hand! Ah!”
The man’s agonized cries made it clear that whoever caught him didn’t go easy. Jamie looked up, surprised to see Ben standing by the door, holding the man in a firm grip.
Blinking in confusion, she glanced toward the front desk, thinking she might have misremembered. “When did you get here? Weren’t you ”
“I got a call and stepped out through the front door,” Ben explained, his tone calm but icy. “I took a quick walk around and came back just in time.”
His cold gaze landed on the man, making it clear he wasn’t in the mood for nonsense. The man, now realizing Jamie and Ben were together, lost whatever confidence he had left.
His voice became desperate as he pleaded, “Please, I’m sorry! I won’t do it again. Just tell him to let me go!”
Jamie crossed her arms and extended a hand. “Give me your phone.”
Judging by how practiced the man seemed in his reactions, Jamie suspected this wasn’t his first time spying. She needed to check if there were other victims.
The man hesitated, shrinking back. Ben twisted his arm slightly, eliciting another pained yelp. Forced to comply, the man handed over his phone.
Jamie’s expression darkened the moment she opened the photo gallery. Her eyes turned ice-cold as she scrolled through the album.
The photo gallery was filled with secretly taken pictures!
Not only were there photos of documents from other people’s bags, but there were also invasive shots taken from beneath women’s skirts and inappropriate close-ups of their upper bodies-utterly
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disgusting and indecent.
Jamie’s eyes burned with anger as she glared at the man. There was no doubt about it. He was absolute scum!
Ignoring his frantic attempts to
explain, Jamie called the police on the spot, reporting the incident and handing over the phone as evidence. The man was promptly taken into custody.
“I shouldn’t have left you alone for so long. If I hadn’t, you wouldn’t have run into someone so disgusting..” Ben’s expression darkened as he noticed her lingering frustration, her appetite clearly gone.
Seeing his guilt, Jamie quickly reached out and held his hand. “This isn’t your fault. It’s the fault of people like him. I’m just angry for the victims he’s hurt.”