[Peacevale University, please respond. Expel the plagiarizer and give justice to Reina!]…The storm on Twitter just made North sneer. So, this was Reina’s strategy?North had clearly been the one who personally designed the brooch one week ago, and it had somehow ended up as Reina’s design. Ring!At that moment, her phone suddenly rang. It was from Mr. Shelby. “Hello, Ms. North. Everyone knows that you plagiarized someone else’s work now. Why don’t you come to the company to defend yourself?”North had actually wondered about Mr. Shelby’s strange behavior before, but at that moment, she suddenly came to the realization that her subordinates had long since betrayed her. Thus, North pressed down on the record button. “Mr. Shelby, I remember that I handed the designs to you.”A cunning look flashed in Mr. Shelby’s eyes. “That you did. But that doesn’t matter. I didn’t know that you plagiarized Reina Myers’s work. Seriously, Ms. North, my heart hurts. I never expected you to
At that moment, it was as if all the sounds in the world faded away. All North could hear was Gerald comforting her. “I’m sorry this happened to you.”She felt as if something had tugged at her heartstrings, and her heart felt full enough to burst. Even when Reina threw mud at her and when Mr. Shelby betrayed her, North did not feel sad. But when Gerald held her in his arms, she suddenly felt a surge of an unidentifiable emotion in her heart. It confused her. Why did this happen? She went through a period of time where no one loved her or comforted her. Why was she becoming increasingly delicate? It was as if she had regressed. “I don’t feel upset. Don’t worry.”Gerald put his forehead against hers. “You’re free to feel upset when you’re with me.“You didn’t plagiarize her, but you were accused of it. You were also betrayed by someone you trusted. Those are both upsetting things, so you’re free to feel sad about them.”Any other woman would feel distressed if such thing
North was shocked. Marlin was coming back?Marlin Brandy was a legend in the entertainment industry. He was a three-time award-winning actor, but he was not just an actor. He was someone who was in control of half of the resources in the entertainment industry. North thought about it. “No. I can handle this. This is just a small matter. He—”Ring!Her phone rang and interrupted her before she could finish her sentence. North checked the caller ID and narrowed her eyes. It was from Henry. “North, I’ve heard about the plagiarism. Do you have any idea just how much trouble you’ve caused Myers Corporation?”Ivan frowned and wanted to hang up.But North stopped him and cocked an eyebrow. “Oh? What sort of trouble?”Henry was about to explode. “Three of our business partners have canceled their partnerships with us because they think that our company is filled with immoral people. You made us lose more than thirty million dollars! That’s the sort of trouble you’ve caused!”Nor
“True. Plagiarizers never have good endings. But you know full well whether I copied anyone’s design.”Linda fell silent. Her expression also turned stiff. “Seriously, North. Why are you still not admitting to copying someone else after what you did? During the banquet tomorrow—”“I’ll be there.” North paused for a moment. “The plagiarizer will apologize tomorrow.”With that said, she hung up. Linda’s hands trembled, and the phone nearly slipped from her hands. North’s words kept repeating in her head. “The plagiarizer will apologize tomorrow.”She had a bad feeling. But they had “proof”, how could North possibly turn the tables? She had to be overthinking this. “What did North mean? Why did she say that you know whether she copied Reina’s design or not?” Henry was a little suspicious. Linda’s heart leaped to her throat. “Henry, North is just trying to defend herself and make us believe her. How could I possibly know why she copied Reina? Even if you don’t believe me, you
Alarmed, Henry blurted out, “No!”Marlin was not just an A-list actor, he was also the Brandy family’s leader. Forming a partnership with the Brandy family was a dream for Henry. No one could guarantee that there would be another chance to work with them. If North refused to admit to the plagiarism claims, Marlin would not work with them, so…“I’ll have someone look for her. She has to come, whether she wants to or not.”Reina finally gave a satisfied smile. “Once Mr. Marlin comes, I’ll introduce you to him.”“Alright.” Henry sighed with great emotion. “Reina, you truly are our lucky star. I can’t believe that you managed to get the leader of the Brandy family to support you.”Reina’s eyes flashed with an unidentifiable emotion. Honestly, she did not know why Marlin would suddenly agree to attend Myers Corporation’s banquet either, but no one she knew was powerful enough to ask him over, so she was sure that Marlin had only come as a sign of respect to her. …While they wer
North’s eyes flashed with cunning. [Sure, but not now.]What would be the best time for Marlin to show up?It was when everyone was showering praise on Reina and Henry was busy with his head in la la land, of course!“North, get over here!”Right after she put her phone away, she heard Henry yelling at her with a sour expression. “How could you have only just arrived?! The banquet is about to start!”North said in a relaxed fashion, “You’re asking me to be on time while also asking me to be the scapegoat? You should be thanking your lucky stars that I even decided to be here.”“You little…” Henry’s expression froze. “Also, how could you say that I’m asking you to be the scapegoat? You’re the one who copied Reina’s design, and you still have the audacity to push this on someone else? I’m going to publicly fire you later, and you’re going to go up there to apologize. After that, you can leave.”North then said meaningfully, “I can leave after apologizing? You’re not even going to
With that said, he took over the microphone, and, with an air of righteous superiority, he said, “We will never welcome plagiarizers! I’m hereby firing North Myers, and I demand her to apologize to Reina!”North cocked an eyebrow in amusement. She finally figured out what sort of act they were trying to pull today. Reina was a national icon, so how could she be aggressive? That was why Reina and Henry had put up the good cop, bad cop act. Reina feigned shock. “Uncle Henry, don’t do that. North is your flesh and blood as well as the successor of Myers Corporation—”“No, Reina. It’s my fault for not bringing her up properly. If she copied your design, then she will highly likely betray us! I can’t hand over the company to her with peace of mind!” Henry pretended to look pained. “Stop trying to defend her. “North, come up!”Everyone turned to North. The reporters trained their cameras on her as well. North smiled and went up on stage. Henry threatened her. “Don’t forget what
Reina did not answer, but someone from the crowd shouted, “Of course!”“Whoever uploaded the design earlier is the original creator! That’s common knowledge!”“Reina already livestreamed the entire process of her designing the brooch a month ago, but what about you?!”Why was everyone so familiar with the brooch? Because Reina would spend every livestream of hers drawing the design of the brooch over the past month, her fans remembered it. Linda’s eyes flashed with cunning. “North, what else do you have to say for yourself? We’re a family. If you apologize now, Reina won’t blame you for it.”Reina pursed her lips. “North, at this point, it’ll be bad for you if we continue arguing about this. Even if you’re not concerned about your own reputation, you should do it for Gerald’s sake.”North smiled. For Gerald? Reina was seriously constantly trying to remind Gerald of her presence. “If that’s the case…”North snapped her fingers, and the screen flashed. The original picture vani