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Chapter 21~ A thief

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“That’s not possible! This is my work and I have no reason to steal anyone’s work,” Lora said, her eyebrows creasing at the accusation that one of the employees made.

She had spent a lot of time on her design for someone to claim she copied someone’s work.

“Miss Davis, we thought you’re good at designing, so why are you claiming Miss Williams’ work is yours? It would be great if you admitted your crime and begged Miss Williams for forgiveness,” one of the colleagues said.

“There’s no way Miss Davis would copy someone’s work! Do you know who she is? She’s the-”

“Hannah,” Lora said, stopping Hannah Collins’ words.

“But Miss, they-”

“It’s ok. I’ll defend my work. This is my sweat and blood. I don’t know how it ended up being Miss Williams’ work but I’m not changing my statement. I designed this work,” Lora said with an air of confidence.

“Stop trying to act high and mighty! This is Miss Williams’ design! See for yourself!” One of the employees, Bella Smith, said.

Bella wanted to get
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