Chapter 214


    Chapter 214 I Didn’t giarize It,Coolest Girl in Town


    “Alright. I’ll hold you to it, then.” The smile Elise gave Alexander was so sincere that it was practically


    infectious, and he voluntarily reached out to grasp her hand. “Come on, let’s go home.” Shoulder to


    shoulder, they walked off into the moonlit night. … The next day, Elise went to work as usual, only for a


    grim Brendan to follow her into her office immediately upon her entry. With aplicated look in his


    eyes, he stared at her and pursed his lips for a moment before stating, “I have something to ask you,


    my darling sister-inw.” Startled by both the appetion and the stern look on his face, she urged, “Go


    on.”


    After a moment of contemtion, he continued, “Have you finished the draft for your design? May I see


    it?” Even though Elise found it to be a strange request, she carelessly flipped through her papers to


    locate her design draft and hand it over to him. “It’s mostly done. If you need it urgently, I can finish it by


    today.” Yet, Brendan’s expression turned ugly the moment he saw her design draft. “What’s going on?”


    she queried. In the next second, he lifted his gaze and stared right into her eyes. “Did you show this


    draft to anyone else before this moment?”


    After thinking about it earnestly, she answered, “No one has seen it apart from you. Why? Did


    something happen?” Without answering her directly, he pulled out his cell phone and handed it over to


    her. “Look at this.” Elise took the phone and nced down at it, and all of the blood drained out of her


    face. “How is this possible?! This design is my own. How can this person’s design resemble mine so


    much?” “This is the work of a local first-rate designer, Coner. She announced it to the publicst


    evening as part of her new series—the design I showed you being the main diagram.


    The whole series is in a style identical to yours.” “It’s my design. I didn’t giarize it,” Elise muttered


    darkly. The fact of the matter was that Brendan believed her, but his trust would do no good in a


    situation where Coner had already published her designs. This meant they could no longer use Elise’s


    design. “We can’t use these diagrams anymore, Elise. You’ll have to redesign them.” The more Elise


    thought about it, the more she realized that something was wrong.


    After all, she had noticed that someone had touched her drawing papers when she came back from


    lunch the previous afternoon, and now her design was on the Inte a scant few hours after that


    incident. There was no way this could be a coincidence. “I designed this myself—” she uttered slowly,


    “—and now I suspect that someone has stolen it.” The moment she said that, Brendan stared at her


    gravely. For some reason, he felt like she was telling the truth, but evidence was needed for everything


    nowadays. “Do you have any proof?” It made Elise smile without any warmth in her eyes.


    “No, but the truth can’t be hidden or falsified. I will find the proof I need to im my innocence. Until


    then, I hope you’ll believe me.” Upon hearing that, he nodded obligingly. “If that’s the case, I have a


    solution.” Once again, their eyes met and he leaned forward to whisper into her ear. After Brendan left,


    Elise looked down at the design diagram in her hands and clenched her fists silently. After putting the


    diagram away, she took up a nk piece of paper and began to redo her design in a brand new style.


    Not long after that, Molly walked in with a fresh cup of coffee. “Your coffee, Miss Sinir.” Keeping her


    eyes on the drawing, Elise answered carelessly, “Put it down. I’ll drink it after I finish my drawing.” “Of


    course, Miss Sinir.” Molly was quick to respond. After putting the coffee aside, she turned to leave,


    only to have Elise stop her. “Just a moment.” Molly turned back at that. “Did you need something else,


    Miss Sinir?”


    It was only then that Elise paused in her motions and slowly lifted her head to stare at Molly. Her gaze


    was as clear as always and free of any stray thoughts, but Molly got the vague impression that she was


    behaving differently than normal. “I have a question for you, Molly.” Molly nodded and added, “Go


    ahead, Miss Sinir.” Humming her acknowledgment, Elise continued, “Thing is, something has gone


    missing from my office yesterday.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    Did you see anyonee in here around lunchtime?” Immediately, Molly looked shocked. “Have you


    lost something, Miss Sinir? What is it? Is it valuable? Nothing like this has ever happened in our


    studio. Perhaps you should search for it again.” Staring at the woman cidly, Elise continued,“The


    object itself isn’t very valuable, but I did lose it, after all. Perhaps I should file a police report.” Of


    course, the mention of a police report terrified Molly out of her wits, but she willed herself to keep a


    straight face. “Maybe that’s blowing things out of proportion, Miss Sinir.


    I don’t think there’s a need to file a police report if it’s nothing valuable, since that will have a negative


    impact on the studio’s image.” The response more or less confirmed Elise’s suspicions, but she only


    sneered internally without giving anything away. Nodding her head, she agreed, “You’re right—it’s not


    valuable enough to warrant such an action. Even so, I won’t rest until I find the thief. You may leave


    now.” Just like that, Molly felt a chill run down her spine. Even though she felt like Elise was hinting at


    something, she dared not dwell on it and only strode out of the room without a second thought.


    It wasn’t until she had left that Elise’s gaze darkened. Meanwhile, as Molly was standing outside the


    office patting her chest and blowing out a sigh of relief, she saw Ashlyn walk in with a strange woman.


    At once, she went up to wee them. “Miss Lawson, what a pleasant surprise! What are you doing


    here?” Looking at Molly with an indifferent expression, Ashlyn asked carelessly, “Is Brendan in?” “He’s


    in the office,” Molly answered truthfully.


    “Allow me to escort you.” With that, she led Ashlyn to Brendan’s office, whereupon Ashlyn threw open


    the door and walked in. “Brendan!” she called out with a broad smile. After all, the pair had grown up


    together and were very familiar with each other. It was only after the previous incident that Brendan


    was no longer as gentle with her and only treated her with the cordiality of a casual friend. “Ah—Miss


    Lawson.


    We have yet toplete the formal gown that you requested of us, but surely you don’t need us to run


    ourselves into the ground for it. I will notify you once we’ve finished the design.” “What are you saying?”


    Ashlyn chuckled and continued, “I’m not here to rush you. I’m actually here for another reason.” With


    that, she ushered the woman behind her forward. “I imagine you must be quite familiar with this


    person.” It was none other than the designer, Coner.