After Ava said that in a joking tone, she turned her attention to Laura, whose face was gradually falling. “Actually, I saw the draft when I was bringing the coffee over to you this afternoon. However, I wasn’t in the mood to expose you then.”As she said that, she looked at Bill, whose forehead was drenched in cold sweat. “I also knew that you wanted to drive me away when you so kindly asked me to take a break and go home. Bill, we’ve been working together for so many years yet you think I don’t know what kind of person you are?”“...”Bill’s complexion was growing worse. Even though he was nervous, he still did not forget to retort.“Ava, what are you talking about? What do you mean I’m purposely driving you away? I saw how you’ve not been concentrating at work, so I asked you to go back to rest out of kindness. It’s fine that you don’t appreciate my kindness, but you’re even slandering me now. Y-You—”“Only dogs slander people. I don’t do that. I’m only telling the truth,” Ava
Ava slowly took out her phone. As she operated it, she said slowly.“Mr. Branson, I told you I was almost done with Mr. Rogers’ design a long time ago. However, my laptop at home broke down so I had to go back to the office during the weekend to finish it. However, you didn’t listen to me and you said I was too busy dating, that I wasn’t concentrating on my work at all. Plus, you were so sure that I had just randomly sketched something before submitting it.“Well, I’ve fixed my laptop and it clearly shows my original design, as well as the timestamps when I was working on it.”“...”The corners of Bill’s lips twitched, while Laura’s face froze.When Maisie saw Bill and Laura’s faces at one side, she was amused.“So where’s your original design?” Mr. Lowe asked.Ava smiled and turned around. “My boyfriend is sending it over right now. The laptop was just fixed not long ago.”After she said that, a tall and slender figure appeared at the door.When Ava saw Daniel, she smiled swe
“And you!” Maisie pointed at Bill without showing him any signs of respect. “You knew she was plagiarizing Ava’s work but you chose to turn a blind eye. You’re obviously keeping her as your secret lover!”The sweat on Bill’s forehead increased as he did not expect Maisie to directly accuse him.“T-That’s not it.” Bill tried to explain himself as he did not dare to offend Maisie anymore. However, he did not know what he could say.“If that’s not it, then what exactly is going on?” Mr. Lowe suddenly spoke.When Mr. Lowe said that, Bill was even more sure there was something unusual going on between him and Maisie.He could tell that his boss was siding with Maisie.Bill lifted his hand to wipe away the sweat on his forehead and stammered, “M-My eyesight is not good, so I might have missed it as I was not paying attention. Also, look, there are some differences in these two designs…”“Do you need to quibble over these small differences?” Maisie lifted her beautiful eyebrows and pee
Bill quickly shushed her and closed the door of the private room.“My queen, please, you should be careful when you speak. We can’t offend Maisie!”“What do you mean? She’s just a fresh graduate, so why should you be scared of her? You couldn’t even speak after she called you out.” Laura rolled her eyes while feeling pissed.Bill reached out and placed a hand on Laura’s shoulder to try to comfort her.However, Laura pushed Bill’s hand away in disgust.Bill was not mad. He reached out to hold Laura again. However, Laura did not avoid him this time.“Tell me, who is Maisie? Why are you so scared of her?”“My queen, couldn’t you tell? Mr. Lowe kept siding with her just now and helping her. Otherwise, how would we have lost?”When Laura heard Bill say that, she rolled her beautiful eyes and asked in disbelief.“Do you mean Maisie is having an affair with Mr. Lowe?”“I’m sure of it!” Bill said in certainty, “Baby, if you want to continue staying in this company, you should go and
Ava could tell that those were the voices of her colleagues in the same department.“Everything makes sense now. Who would dare to do that without being in that kind of relationship?”“Yeah, remember how pleased she looked last night? How arrogant!”The two people Maisie called out yesterday, Fiona and Kendra, were gossiping loudly and unrestrainedly in the elevator. They even mentioned Maisie by name.There were a lot of employees from other departments as well, and a lot of them heard their conversation. Then, they messaged their colleagues about this. Soon, this news spread to everyone.Ava could not listen to this anymore, so when the elevator arrived at their floor, she followed her two colleagues out.“Fiona, Kendra,” she called out to the two women in front of her.Fiona and Kendra stopped walking and eventually realized that Ava was also in the elevator.When they recalled what they had said in the elevator just now, their expressions started to look unpleasant.Ava wa
Ava could guess what was going on. She quickly ended the call with Madeline and tried to comfort Maisie.“Maisie, please don’t get emotional.”“Wait, Ava, what did I just hear? You just said that Mr. Lowe and I are trending. What does this mean?” Maisie asked hurriedly.The two of them at one side could not wait to tell Maisie what was going on when they saw that Ava was still hesitating. “Maisie, don’t you know what happened? Someone exposed your relationship with Mr. Lowe online!”“What? My relationship with Mr. Lowe?”“Yeah! Don’t you go on the internet or watch videos? It’s all over the internet. It even showed proof that you have an extraordinary relationship with Mr. Lowe!”“Someone even said that you snitched to Mr. Lowe, so that’s why he sided with you and fired Laura.”“I snitched?” Maisie pointed at herself angrily. “Did I have to do such a thing? It was obvious Laura had ill intentions and she plagiarized Ava’s work. The company treated her well by only firing her.”
When Bill saw that it was his superior, he was so scared he started breaking out in a cold sweat.“M-Mr. Lowe, you’re here,” he greeted timidly.Tom walked over and lowered his head to look at Maisie, who looked very aggressive.“What happened? Why are you so mad?”Maisie was fuming as she glared at Bill who could not even form his words properly. “Ask him!”Tom looked at Bill sharply after he heard that. “Answer me.”When Bill heard this, he was even more terrified.The rest of the people in the office raised their widened eyes to look in their direction.Plus, they could tell that there was something unusual going on between Tom and Maisie judging from how gentle and patient he was with her.How could a normal employee speak to their boss like that?It would be a fantasy!When they saw this, Fiona and Kendra were even more excited. “Did you see that? What’s being said on the internet is real! Ava, do you believe us now?”“But Ava, which one of your friends is so powerful
“Maisie, where did you go?”“I went to find Laura but I couldn’t find her,” Maisie told Ava honestly and sat down. Then, she glared in the direction where Bill’s office was. “He must know.”Ava understood what Maisie was trying to say, and she comforted Maisie, saying, “Alright, don’t be mad. I believe you. Those things online are all fake. You and Mr. Lowe are innocent.”When Maisie heard Ava say that, she felt much better.However, even though Ava believed her, their other colleagues did not.During lunch, Ava wanted to treat Maisie to a meal but Maisie ran away after she said she wanted to use the restroom.Ava waited for a while but Maisie was still nowhere to be seen. Hence, when she was about to call Maisie, the nosey pair walked over.“Ava, are you still waiting for Maisie? I saw her going to Mr. Lowe’s office just now.” Fiona told Ava with a righteous expression, “And you still believe there’s nothing going on between her and Mr. Lowe. Ava, she’s lying to you!”“No.” Av
Gina, who was standing at the door, saw this scene and was about to walk in when she was stopped by her husband.“Stop causing more trouble. Do you really want your son to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?”“Who said I'm going to make trouble? I’m going to tell them that I agree to this marriage now, okay?”Her husband was startled. “You’re agreeing to this?”Gina was about to answer when out of the corners of her eyes, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the lights in the room. It was followed by cheers and applause from inside.Ava pulled herself out of Daniel's embrace. She was surprised to find Madeline and Jeremy, her parents, and even Tom and Maisie slowly approaching them with smiles on their faces.Ava stared blankly at Madeline. Then, she finally understood that they had all worked together to arrange this.Only she and Daniel’s parents were kept in the dark.Daniel had never thought of leaving her at all. He just used a different approach to let her know that she w
Upon hearing this, Gina slowly stopped.She never thought that Ava still had some respect for her in her heart.This really surprised her.However, she soon heard Madeline stand up for Ava. “Ava, you respect them, but have they ever respected you? Respect should be mutual.”“But Danny will always be their son. If Dan and I insist on getting married, his parents won’t be happy about it for the rest of their lives,” Ava said with a helpless sigh. “I really don't want Dan to be caught in the middle of this matter.”“But Ava…”“Maddie, don't persuade me. You should know best that when you truly love someone, you don't have to stay with them. As long as they’re safe, healthy, and happy, that's enough, isn't it?”There was a smile of relief on Ava's face as if she had already made a final decision in her heart.Madeline wanted to persuade her a little more, but nothing seemed appropriate at this moment.“Ava, are you leaving, then? Are you going to stop looking for him now?”“I've
Daniel's parents, who were secretly observing Ava in the distance, gradually became more and more restless in the car.“Hmph, how dare she say that she has a deep relationship with Dan? It's been so long and she still doesn't know where Dan has gone,” Gina rolled her eyes and complained.Daniel's father glanced at Gina. “Stop being so mean. Right now, the most important thing is to find Dan. Ava isn’t a bad person. In the beginning, you disliked her because she didn’t have parents, money, and power. Now, her parents are alive and well, her mother is extremely rich, and her father is a specialist doctor and professor. What else are you dissatisfied with? Do you really want your son to stay single his entire life?”Gina was not happy when her husband was complaining about her. “Didn't you object at the beginning as well? I agreed with the relationship after that, but your father refused to agree to save his reputation. Why are you blaming me now?”“Stop talking.” Daniel's father in
After Old Master Graham read Daniel's message, he was so angry that his eyes were wide open.‘He just got out of the hospital and he ran away for a woman?‘He even said that if he can't marry that woman, he won't get married in the future?’Old Master Graham would never allow such a thing to happen.However, when he thought about it, he still felt a little nervous.If Daniel really did not get married because of this, would this not be the end of the Graham family?‘I can’t let this happen.’After Ava ran out, she went to find Daniel in all the places she could think of. However, after spending the entire morning, she still could not find Daniel.She tried to call Daniel, and although the call was connected, it was always unanswered.As time passed, Ava felt very tired. She sat down on the chair by the roadside and watched the street where people came and went. Then, a deep sense of loss welled up from the bottom of her heart.‘Dan, have you decided to just give up?‘Are we
“I'll be right back!”Gina hurriedly ran back. Suddenly, she turned back and stopped Ava, who was about to follow her.“Don’t follow me! You’re not welcomed at our house.”Despite Gina's warning, Ava could not stop herself from looking for Daniel.She did not know what was going on. How could Daniel suddenly be discharged by himself? He had obviously been in a coma on the hospital bed. He did not wake up this whole time.On the way there, Ava called Daniel, but Daniel did not answer.Ava did not know if Daniel had his phone with him, but in short, she could not get into contact with him.She wanted so badly to stand in front of Daniel right now, but there was traffic on the way.When Ava followed Gina into the door of Graham Manor, she heard Gina's sharp voice. “What? Dan’s gone? Where did he go? D-Didn't he just wake up? What the hell is going on?”“Look at this and you'll know what's going on." Daniel's father sounded like he was reproaching someone, then he seemed to hand s
Ava stared at the empty ward for a while. Then, she returned to her senses and immediately went to look for Daniel.However, after looking around for a while, Ava could not find Daniel, which made her feel a little nervous.At this time, Gina also came in.She saw that the ward was empty, and Daniel, who was supposed to be lying on the hospital bed, had disappeared.“What’s going on? Where’s Dan? Did the doctor take Dan away?” Gina looked at Ava and asked with an unfriendly expression on her face.Ava was used to Gina's attitude, so she did not bother to argue with Gina. Instead, she replied, “I want to know as well.”“How could you not know? You came before me.”“Dan wasn't in the ward when I came,” Ava said and turned around. “I'll go to the nurse's station and ask.”“Wait.”Gina grabbed Ava, her face was dark.“Ava, let me tell you this. Dan has suffered a lot and gotten a lot of injuries because of you. Because of you, both Naya and her mother have been sent to prison. It
Since Julie was about to think that way, it showed that she was a reasonable person.“Lily.” Julie walked up to Lillian and squatted down, giving her a friendly blessing. “Lily, I really like you. I hope you can be happy every day, and I hope you’ll be able to speak soon.”Lillian was a sensible child. She raised a sweet smile and nodded vigorously, indicating that she acknowledged Julie's blessing.Julie stood up and faced Fabian. Right now, there was a little more admiration in her eyes and a little less of her unwilling persistence before.If one liked someone, one did not necessarily have to stubbornly fight for it.Julie did not say anything and just smiled at Fabian.Fabian did not say anything more either. He bent over and picked Lillian up in his arms. Before turning around, he gave Julie a friendly smile.“Miss Charles, you can still come to me if you need help in the future. After all, I still owe you a favor.”Julie smiled and shook her head. “You stopped owing me an
“I did,” Fabian admitted frankly.Julie thought she would feel embarrassed because of this, but she did not know why she still felt very relaxed. Even so, she still felt a little embarrassed.In order to not make Julie feel embarrassed, Fabian smiled and said, “I wanted to help you get out of that situation, Miss Charles, but I didn't want to cross the line. I also didn’t expect someone to have taken a video and put it on the internet. Lily and I have caused you much trouble. I'm really sorry about that.”Fabian paused as he spoke, then, he glanced at Lillian softly.“But Miss Charles, rest assured, there’ll be no such trouble in the future.”Julie was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, and she inexplicably felt a strong sense of loss coming up from the bottom of her heart.She looked at Fabian suspiciously, and sure enough, the words she heard next made her feel remorseful.“Miss Charles, I’ve found a more suitable school for Lily, and it’s closer to where I work so
The scene of Mr. Martinez causing a ruckus and Fabian coming to the rescue with Lillian at the end was all recorded and posted on the internet.This person was still a little conscientious and had censored Lillian's appearance, but Fabian's figure and face were clearly visible in the video.Patty recognized the person in the video as Fabian at a glance.After seeing the comments below, Patty was even more anxious.“Julie, how could you fall in love with a single father?”Julie frowned. “Yes, I won't deny it. I do have a crush on Mr. Johnson.”“What?”“Tsk tsk… Julie, do you really like this single father?” The look in Mrs. Gill's eyes was very subtle. “Someone dug up all his information, and it turns out that this man is Yorick's younger brother. Back then, Yorick stirred up all kinds of troubles and did whatever he wanted in F Country. His sister, Lana, was also notorious in our circle.”“What? He's Yorick and Lana's younger brother?” Patty was even more nervous, for fear that