Wally ran out quickly as he wiped the sweat off his forehead. When he saw that no one in the office was really punished, he finally relaxed. His arrogant attitude quickly returned.He came to an office where the employees usually were and pointed at a woman who looked slightly timid. “Take this file and make two copies for me. We need this for the investment meeting with Mr. Erlington tomorrow.”The timid woman took the file from him obediently, but Wally glared unhappily at her. “What are you doing? This is your comic, isn’t it? Why are you acting so scared instead of making copies openly? Make sure nothing goes wrong with this. You’ll be rewarded once everything has been set in stone.”A sad look flashed in the timid woman’s eyes when she heard what Wally said. What did he mean when he said this was her comic? It was not hers at all. It clearly belonged to Mabel, but…There was always a ‘but’.The timid woman sighed. She hoped Mabel would not blame her because she did not want t
“Then why did you apologize to me?”Lucy was curious. If Mabel had not plagiarized the comic, there was no need to be acting so timidly. She even looked like she was guilty about something. It was very misleading. Mabel lowered her head guiltily. “When I was creating that comic, I discussed my ideas with another person. She was my best friend, and I'd always tell her about everything I wanted to draw, but…”It was surprising to see how calm Lucy was. “I see. So, your best friend divulged the story of your comic?”Lucy finally understood how the comic got leaked. She felt sorry for Mabel, but she was not surprised by what happened.From Lucy’s point of view, such occurrences were normal. After all, even her family she had lived with for more than 20 years would sell out the daughter they brought up for their own benefits or something profitable. Moreover, this was a friend who was not even related to Mabel by blood. “I… I don't want to point fingers at her, but… but…” Mabel trie
“Maple?” Lucy called out gently to Mabel.Mable wiped away her tears and quickly gave Lucy a nod of her head. “I’m sorry. I didn’t cry on purpose, Lucy. I’ll get back to work right now.”Lucy stopped her in frustration. “It’s fine. Just rest here for a while. If you don’t mind, how about telling me what exactly happened?”She was a little hesitant about getting Mabel to tell the truth.It would make Mabel feel better to tell the truth, but at the look of Mabel…The concerned look on Lucy’s face must have been too obvious because Mabel eventually revealed everything, “We knew each other back in high school. She’s two years older than I am, and she enrolled in art college first. "We could talk about anything under the sun, and we told each other everything, including our ideas for comics. However, the closer we got, the more we realized how similar our drawing styles were.“It never occurred to me that she was the one responsible for plagiarizing my comic this time. She was the r
Lucy smiled and reached out to shake Wayne’s hand. “Thank you for giving me a chance to explain the situation, and welcome to our company."The 35-year-old Wayne was surprised to see the gracious and elegant Lucy, who was in her mid-20s.He did not expect this company’s CEO to be a young woman of about 20. He was reminded of how Lucy sounded so decisive on the phone and could not help but look at her in admiration. He shook Lucy’s hand graciously.After they were done greeting each other, Lucy led him into the company. “Even though I'd love to show you the company, we have much more important things to tend to.“I would like to apologize to you again for what happened. I’m sorry that I had to trouble you to make this trip, but this involves our company’s credibility, and I can’t be careless about it.”Lucy was well-mannered, and her words revealed how cultured she was.Wayne found himself quite impressed with Lucy. He waved her off. “It’s fine. If this really isn’t your company’s
Wayne was known to be a cunning businessman. He could tell that Lucy was calm because she knew that there was something wrong with the documents he had given her.However, he was suddenly curious about something. “Looks like you’re confident that your artist is the original creator of the comic, and you have no doubts at all about it.”Lucy closed the file in front of her and looked Wayne straight in the eye. She said with conviction, “Yes, I’m confident of that. These documents aren't enough to convince me otherwise. "Every piece of evidence here points to their artist plagiarizing from an artist of ours. As for the reason for doing so, I’ll let the artist explain it to you personally.”She turned toward the door and called out, “Come in, Maple.”Mabel had been waiting outside the door, but she did not walk in immediately when Lucy called out to her. She took a deep breath outside the meeting room and relaxed before pushing the door and entering the room.She nodded at Lucy and
Mabel lowered her eyes and sighed. “She was my best friend.”Wayne immediately understood the entire situation. He could not help but feel melancholic over this. This whole scenario was caused by someone with bad intentions. He did not pursue the matter as he did not want to hurt the artist further by reminding her of this.“If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave, Miss Quinn, Mr. Erlington.”Mabel lowered her head at both CEOs. Lucy looked at Mabel sadly and waved her off.After that, she turned to Wayne. “Mr. Erlington, about this…”Wayne gave a wave of his hand. “I understand.”“Judging by the hand-drawn drafts she provided, I believe that she's the original creator of this comic. But what do you plan to do about Luna Arthouse, Miss Quinn?”Lucy closed her eyes, and when she opened them, she came to a decision. “Lulu Comics isn’t a company that’s easily bullied. They have to pay the price for plagiarizing our comic. I’ve already sent out lawyer's letter to them. This cas
Mabel did not dare say another word at the sight of Lucy’s dark expression. She went off to focus on her work, still looking fragile.Lucy returned to her office and began preparing for the trial next week.…Meanwhile, at Luna Arthouse, Wally ran anxiously into Luna’s office. “Bad news, Miss Quinn!”“What are you panicking about?”Luna interrupted Wally in annoyance. There were no outsiders around, and she did not bother to put up her warm and gentle act.“What’s going on? Why did you barge into my office like that? If you can’t give me a reasonable explanation, you can leave the company today.”Wally shrank back, but he still passed the document in his hand to LunaLuna took it from him and opened it nonchalantly. It was a lawyer’s letter.She accidentally knocked over a cup of tea and stood up furiously. She glared at Wally.“What’s this? Why is Lucy’s company suddenly suing us?”Wally shuddered in front of the enraged Luna. He did not dare to explain the reason.Luna di
“Don’t worry, Nana. I’ll find you the best lawyer we have. You’re too kind-hearted, Nana. You shouldn’t be merciful to people like that, understand?”“Thank you, Tim.”Luna’s tone was soft and coquettish.She was in a good mood after making the call. She sniggered after hanging up. What could Lucy do by suing her in court? Tim was on her side.Luna wondered how Lucy would react if she found out that her ex-boyfriend was helping Luna out with this court case. Luna began gloating over this, completely forgetting that Lucy was no longer interested in Tim.Moreover, Lucy now had a great husband who doted on her in every way.…Something similar was happening over at Lucy’s, but it was sort of the other way around.Matthew was speaking to Lucy anxiously over the phone, “How are you doing? Do you need my help, wifey?”Lucy sighed and perked herself up. “I’m fine. It’s just a small matter. I can handle it on my own.”The more Lucy insisted on this, the more Matthew felt upset on her