Jessamine smiled bitterly at Selene's words. She opened the company's email and saw an email from Amy. It was forwarded to everyone in the department. Attached to the email was the design verification report.So, this was why Amy hadn't done anything for a day after getting out of the hospital. She was waiting to release this report.Jessamine opened the company's official website and saw the announcement occupying the homepage's largest section. It was about a popular product that would be launched at their quarterly press conference.That product was Andromeda, a pendant she had designed. It was nearly complete, needing only the finishing touches. That pendant design was what Amy used to assert her authority as chief designer in Holt Jewelry.Jessamine returned to her senses. First, she wrote a resignation email and sent it to Thaddeus. Then, she contacted the people at Swan and sent them the design draft for Andromeda. Finally, she turned off her computer and left the company.
Thaddeus had been busy all morning. When he saw Jessamine's resignation email, he was pissed. He rubbed his temple with one hand and dialed Jessamine's office number, wanting to call her over to teach her a lesson. However, she didn't answer the phone, even after he called her several times."Jordan, get Jessamine from the design department," Thaddeus said. Since calling her didn't work, he had to ask someone to bring her up.Jordan noticed Thaddeus' dark expression and went downstairs without asking any questions. He didn't know what happened but knew he had to be careful.The design department was lifeless. When Jordan walked to Jessamine's workstation, he noticed her desk was tidy and spotless. Her computer was off, and her seat was arranged neatly. It didn't look like anyone had been there.Having a bad feeling, he asked Selene, "Hello, do you know where Jessamine went?"When Selene realized it was Jordan asking, she was so nervous that she stuttered. "S-She turned off the c
If Thaddeus found out Jessamine also left the house without saying goodbye, how angry would he be? Jordan was scared just thinking about it.…Meanwhile, Thomas lectured Jessamine after she hung up on Jordan. "Jessie, how can you resign? I'll transfer you to other departments. Since you've been in the design department, why don't you try the marketing department? "Try to figure out the company's business flow in a year. Then, you can run the company with Ted. I want you to work in different departments because it's useless for others to teach you. You have to gain experience yourself."Jessamine knew Thomas had high hopes for her and didn't know what to say. She could only apologize. "I'm sorry, Grandpa,""You fool. Spend some time relaxing with me first. Then, I'll let you join the marketing department when you return. Don't worry. That brat Ted won't have any objections."Thomas looked solemn, his mind reeling. Thaddeus had to keep Jessamine in the company even if he didn'
There was a heavy and gloomy atmosphere in Holt Jewelry that afternoon.Thaddeus got off work wearily. His eyes lit up slightly as the car passed a restaurant in the city center. The restaurant was small, and their food was just average. He wondered why a picky eater like Jessamine loved the food from this place."Stop the car."Jordan quickly found a place to stop the car, fearing he'd be punished if he was too slow. At this juncture, he dared not upset Thaddeus. He carefully stopped the car on the side of the road.Thaddeus looked outside the window and said, "Buy some empanadas."Jordan wondered why Thaddeus wanted some empanadas. His boss normally never spared a second glance at small restaurants like this one. He also vaguely remembered that Thaddeus didn't like empanadas.He was about to get out of the car when Thaddeus said, "I'll buy it myself."Thaddeus got out of the car, fastened the bottom button of his suit, and strode to the restaurant. He looked handsome and digni
Thomas calmly placed a chess piece as if he hadn't heard the phone ring."Aren't you going to answer that, Grandpa?" Jessamine asked. Thomas paused at her words and rejected the call. Then, he refocused his attention on the chess game. However, the phone rang again.Thomas scoffed, "How annoying. He's still calling me even after I rejected the call. How can he manage a company when he's this dense?"Upon hearing Thomas' words, Jessamine guessed that Thaddeus was the one calling him. She picked up a peanut from the table out of boredom. "You better answer that, Grandpa. It could be something important."Thomas was unhappy at the mention of Thaddeus. "There's no way it could be important. He just wants to blame me for taking his wife away."Jessamine sputtered at his words. Thomas answered the call and asked impatiently, "Why the hell are you calling? You've ruined my good mood."Thaddeus felt resigned. Thomas refused to answer his calls, and when he finally got through to him,
Thaddeus tossed and turned in bed for a long time. Soon, he was sure of one thing. His insomnia was back.He found the sleeping pills that Lana had given him before and took one. Then, he slept in the study.The next day, he was woken up by his phone ringing. "We're in trouble, Mr. Holt." Jordan's voice trembled over the phone."What is it?""The people at Swan contacted me last night. Andromeda, the pendant featured on our official website for the new quarter, is almost identical to the one Lolly designed for Swan," Jordan explained. He continued, "Fortunately, they haven't made the finished product, but they have a prototype. I've compared both designs, and it's difficult to know which one is the original." Lolly was an extraordinary designer. When anyone's design matched the style of her designs, no one would be stupid enough to suspect Lolly of plagiarism. They would only think that others had plagiarized her.Jordan dared not bring up the plagiarism.Thaddeus was so sh
"Mr. Holt, someone as skilled as Lolly wouldn't copy any person's designs. There's only one possibility. Since we've copied her designs, we need to ask the designer about the situation.""Mr. Holt, we don't condone plagiarism. Holt Jewelry has risen to the top because of the excellent jewelry that designers make. We can't discredit their hard work. In so many years, we've never had such a scandal.Thaddeus became angrier as he listened to their words. Of course, he couldn't tolerate plagiarism. Plagiarizing would only invite trouble. However, these people decisively believed that Amy had copied Lolly's designs before they even heard her explanation. He was a little disappointed in them for not trusting the designer he had hired.Everyone started talking again until they heard a voice that made them go quiet. "Mr. Holt, Holt Jewelry's stock market has a limit-down drop."Everyone was stunned hearing the news.Holt Jewelry had more than 100 shares of their stock. If they had a li
Amy returned to her workstation and immediately found the design draft she had hidden. She was glad she hadn't thrown it away. When she presented this design to Holt Jewelry, she never expected anything like this to happen.Since she had the design draft, there was no way anyone else could accuse her of plagiarism. No plagiarist would have the original design draft with them. She was full of confidence, and she wanted to take revenge on those who wanted to watch her suffer.Amy took a photo of the design draft from several angles and posted it on Twitter. Then, she posted the documents and manuscript and declared that she would investigate the rumors against her.She mentioned Holt Jewelry's official account, jewelry appraisers, and Swan's official account in her post. After that, she exited Twitter, satisfied with her work. She never took this little misunderstanding seriously.Her post quickly attracted the attention of many people. Initially, this scandal hadn't spread so quickl