Chapter 216
Chapter 216 Let Me Tell You the Answer ,Coolest Girl in Town
“Let me tell you the answer, then.” Elise nced at Coner and spoke with a cold yet definite tone. And
so, the former took the draft from Brendan and lifted her head to look at Coner. “You are indeed quite
smart. You can tell what to giarize and what not to, but I have to say that you’re too sloppy. You
didn’t even bother to look at theyout of the design carefully before you giarized it. Do you realize
why it’s unsymmetrical? That’s because the draft that you giarized from was just my first draft. It was
an iplete design. Well, your skills are not up to par so you couldn’t evenplete the work based
on my original design, which is why the whole thing is not symmetrical.”
As soon as Coner heard the other woman’s words, she could feel her heart skip a beat. However, she
instinctively denied it anyway, “I don’t understand what you’re on about. I didn’t giarize! This is my
design…” Elise had already made her point quite clear, but Coner remained stubbornly unrepentant. In
the end, Elise no longer bothered with the niceties and she brazenly flung the stack of designs onto
Coner’s face. “I’ve met many shameless people in my lifetime but you’re really one of a kind! Designers
are generally quite mindful of their reputation, but ones like you who even fail at giarizing one’s work
should honestly drop out of the industry.”
“This is nonsense!” Coner roared back at Elise, refusing to admit to this offense as she attempted to
use a loud voice to mask the truth. In the end, she shot a pleading look at Ashlyn and tried to seek
help. However, Ashlyn was caught by surprise as well, as she didn’t expect this incident to be exposed
so soon. In all honesty, she was wary of Coner bbering and implicating her into this. In the end, she
hurriedly interrupted Coner’s sentence.
“Coner, I can’t believe that you would resort to lying to me despite us knowing each other since
university! I trusted you so much and even introduced you to my lifelong friend. Why did you do this?”
Meanwhile, Coner looked at Ashlyn in disbelief. “That’s not true. It was—” “That’s enough.” At that
point, Ashlyn interjected and immediately nced at Brendan with an apologetic look on her face, “I’m
sorry, Brendan. It’s my fault for not handling this situation well. I didn’t expect to be taken for a fool. I’ve
misjudged her character and caused you so much trouble. I’m terribly sorry.”
With that, Ashlyn tugged at Coner’s arm and tried to make her leave, but Brendan wasn’t that foolish.
He would have lived in vain for all these years if he was deceived by such a simple ploy. “Miss
Lawson,” he uttered. However, those two words sounded formal and distant. He no longer paid any
heed to their personal ties. “There’s something that I think you should be reminded of.” Meanwhile,
Ashlyn was taken aback but before she could get a word in edgewise, Brendan continued, “There are
surveince cameras in this workshop. They are ced in discreet locations but can clearly show every
single thing that urred. It would be quite easy if I wanted to pursue this and uncover the truth.”
Ashlyn’s face paled instantly the moment she heard that. Meanwhile, she silently gripped both her
hands tightly. Prior to that, they were originally hanging loosely by her side. In the end, she lifted her
head and looked at him as she stammered, “O-Oh? Is that s-so….” Nheless, Brendan mercilessly
continued, “That’s why I’m quite curious as to how the draft got into an outsider’s hands. Why don’t you
apany me to take a look at the security footage? Let’s uncover the truth together.” Upon hearing
that, Ashlyn stumbled and instantly responded, “N-No, thanks.”
“However, I’m still very curious as to how it could be so coincidental that Elise’s draft was exactly the
same as Coner’s, and you guys somehow published it on the inte before Elise?” Somehow,
Brendan’s words spoke volumes and Ashlyn couldn’t seem to find any excuse to deny this. Meanwhile,
Elise, who was standing silently by the side, suddenly spoke up coldly. “That’s the most you can
achieve anyway. I guess the best you can do to reach your goal is to do such a despicable thing and
use underhanded tactics. Ashlyn, you really are detestable.”
At that moment, Ashlyn tried to continue denying it. After all, they had no evidence of her being the
perpetrator. However, she realized that there seemed to be nothing she could say that would make herThis content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .
sound convincing. “I…” Before she could even speak up, Molly strode into the room from the doorway.
“Mr. Griffith, Miss Sinir, I’m sorry but I told a lie…” In response, Elise looked at Molly with a frown on
her face. As for Molly, she was so frightened that she couldn’t control the tears from streaming down
her face. “Miss Sinir, I lied to you. Actually, I didn’t tell the truth when you asked me about it
yesterday.
In fact, I did bump into Miss Lawson but she paid me arge sum to keep it a secret. That’s why I didn’t
tell you the truth. I owe you and Mr. Griffith an apology.” Molly’s words were practically the final nail on
the coffin for Ashlyn. All of a sudden, Ashlyn went berserk and shouted, “You b*tch! What sort of
nonsense are you on about?!” However, Molly paid no attention to her and continued to apologize
profusely. “Mr. Griffith, I’m so sorry. I was tempted by the money Miss Lawson offered and I ended up
making this mistake.
But I didn’t realize that Miss Lawson was here to steal Miss Sinir’s design—” Meanwhile, Brendan
didn’t even bat an eyelid and he disregarded her words. In the end, he coldly responded, “Go and pack
your stuff and get out of here immediately.” “Mr. Griffith, please give me another chance,” Molly hastily
pleaded for mercy but Brendan couldn’t care less. “We don’t need a traitor in the office. Don’t make me
repeat myself.” At that point, Molly was aware that this was a gone case. Though she was displeased
with the oue, she had no choice but to turn around and walk out of the room.
“Brendan, can you hear me out? It’s not what it seems—” Ashlyn was about to continue to exin for
herself, but Brendan merely looked at her solemnly. “Miss Lawson, I don’t mind saving you from
disgrace out of respect for our friendship all this while, but please be mindful of your further actions.
Otherwise, I’ll definitely lodge a police report on this incident.” Ashlyn’s expression dimmed when she
heard that and her face fell. However, her current frightful appearance couldn’t even evoke any bit of
sympathy from the people around her. In the end, Brendan arranged for the security guards to kick
them out.
Ashlyn pleaded continuously up to the point where she was about to be thrown out of the ce, but
Brendan paid no heed to her words. He merely lifted his hand and gestured for the security guards to
hurry up. Once Ashlyn and Coner were thrown out of the ce, he finally turned to Elise. “Elise, I’m
sorry about that. It was my carelessness that caused your design to be stolen. Ultimately, I need to take
responsibility for this incident,” Brendan exined with an apologetic look. Meanwhile, Elise nced at
the draft in her hand and tore it up without a second thought.
“Actually, it isn’t a big deal. It’s just two drafts. My creativity stems from here.” she murmured as she
pointed to her brain. “After all, no one can steal what’s in here.” Brendan finally heaved a sigh of relief
upon hearing her words. Meanwhile, he couldn’t contain the appreciative look on his face and he
subsequently beamed widely. “I kind of realize the reason Alexander chose you as his lifelong partner.
It’s because you’re full of wisdom.”