Chapter 7


    Chapter 7 Not Anymore


    Everyone was stunned by Julian’s words.


    Few people knew where Seraphina had gone since she disappeared from the business, let alone her


    rtionship with Julian.


    At the moment, the reporters were excited.


    Originally, they thought they came here for an ordinary press release. However, they happened to get


    news like giarism and betrayal. It was indeed a wonderful night.


    Seraphina watched Julian walk towards her and say in a sad tone, “You are a member of Prosperian


    Company. When did you go to anotherpany without telling us? And… How could you take away


    our product?”


    Julian’s voice was not loud, but there were microphones beside him, which could make everyone hear


    what he said clearly.


    “So she’s a traitor. No wonder she would giarize,” someone suddenly said.


    “She was ttered at the beginning. I remember when she won the Rising Star Award, the media hyped


    it. However, what happenedter?”


    “It’s illegal to stealpany secrets. They can call the police!”


    “So she doesn’t have a good sense of smell or even a conscience. She looks pretty. I didn’t expect her


    to be so despicable!”


    The abuse towards Seraphina was so intense that Julian held back hiscency. Although he


    hadn’t figured out what was going on for the time being, at least he changed the situation now.


    Julian turned around and looked at Karter, the representative of Aroma Delight, arrogantly, pretending


    to be generous and saying, “I think yourpany may not have figured it out and was deceived by


    Seraphina. It’s not your fault. I think it’s just a misunderstanding. But everyone knows that the work


    belongs to the creator, so obviously First Love is ourpany’s work.”


    “Mr. Brown, did you just say that I was a member of Prosperian Company?” With a faint smile,


    Seraphina turned to look at Julian and asked calmly.


    Seraphina was so calm that Julian felt a little panicked.


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    But with so many people watching, Julian calmed down and said, “Not anymore. I’m sorry about what


    happened today.”


    Seraphinaughed suddenly as if she had heard something funny. She continued to ask, “Not


    anymore? Was I a member of yourpany before?”


    “I…”


    Before Julian could answer, Seraphina interrupted him, “Mr. Brown, I have never signed any contract


    with Prosperian Company. Did we ever have a written agreement? Or have you ever paid me? Do you


    have any evidence?”


    “Evidence? People in Prosperian Company can prove that you are an employee of Prosperian


    Company. What evidence do you need?” Julian asked.


    “So, you have no evidence,” simply replied Seraphina.


    Julian couldn’t retort.


    Back then, Julian knew that Seraphina was loyal to him, so he didn’t sign any contract with her at all.


    Moreover, Julian was even more afraid that Seraphina would make trouble for him if she had a


    contract.


    As for the sry, there was never a certain amount. When Julian was in a good mood, he would


    directly transfer more money to Seraphina. Anyway, Seraphina didn’t spend much money since the rent


    was paid directly by Julian every month. Julian supported her, so he didn’t pay her sry.


    But now, Seraphina used the unpaid sry to attack Julian and joined anotherpany. It was likely


    that Julian had no advantage even if they went to court.


    “There’s no need to show you the evidence here,” Vivian, who had been standing under the stage for a


    long time, couldn’t help but say impolitely.


    Vivian raised her chin and looked at Seraphina proudly. “You shouldn’t have wasted our time here. For


    the sake of our once-friendship, I won’t care about what happened today, but now please leave,” said


    Vivian.


    Vivian’s words seemed to enlighten Julian. He stepped forward, pinched Seraphina’s cuff quietly, and


    stared at her, whispering, “Seraphina, whatever the misunderstanding might be, we can talk about it


    Julian looked Seraphina in the eye and warned her that if she wanted to continue their rtionship, she


    had to obey him.


    However, Seraphina was no longer the old her.


    “Mr. Brown, since you and Ms. Garcia believe you are the victims of giarism, how can you not


    defend your rights? Thispetition is fair,” said Seraphina.


    Seraphina took a step back, broke away from Julian, and turned around to look at the host with a smile.


    “We have handed over the data and sample of First Love to the organizers. I believe there will be a fair


    result,” Seraphina said.


    “Wait a minute!” Julian raised his head and said, “Since Ms. Jones used to work in ourpany


    before, she had ess to the data and samples. If the data are exactly the same, how can you make a


    judgment?”


    Julian was not sure what would happen.


    After all, the data and samples were given by Seraphina. It was sure that the two copies would be


    identical.


    Now that Julian couldn’t stop Seraphina, he had to abandon her and seize the opportunity to make


    everyone believe that Seraphina was a thief and a traitor. Only in this way could Julian turn the tide.


    At this time, someone whispered to the host. The host straightened up and looked at Julian, saying,


    “Mr. Brown, don’t worry about that. The judges have already made a decision, and… Although the


    particrs and sample data of both sides are very simr, they are not exactly the same. There are still


    some differences.”


    “Oh?” Julian was surprised.


    And Vivian was a little uneasy, pondering, ‘Different? How could they be different?’


    Besides, although the people around were all focusing on the stage, they subconsciously stayed away


    from Vivian. Vivian could also smell that strange smell herself from time to time, but she was too


    embarrassed to walk away.


    “The judges have made a judgment on First Love. The winner is Aroma Delight.”


    The host didn’t keep people in suspense and made a straight announcement.


    Julian’s face turned pale in an instant.


    Then Julian shouted, “Impossible! It’s impossible! We have been researching and developing it for so


    long, and we invested so much effort and money, how can they win? First Love belongs to Prosperian


    Company and we have proof!


    “You can’t suppress a smallpany like Prosperian Company just because Aroma Delight has Apex


    Corporation as its backer. It’s not fair to neers in the industry! Although smallpanies are not


    so powerful now, we are still contributing to the perfume industry. If thepetition does this to


    Prosperian Company, it will upset Prosperian Company and other medium-sizedpanies that have


    worked as hard as us but are suppressed!”


    Julian’s words touched many people in the industry present.


    In the current market, after all, there were only a few leading enterprises. Many smallpanies kept


    participating inpetitions and exhibitions to improve their poprity step by step and expand their


    market share gradually.


    But if they were suppressed by majorpanies, it was likely that all their efforts would be in vain.


    “That’s right. Since the two works are simr, why is Aroma Delight the winner?” someone questioned.


    “Obviously, it’s an inside job! Maybe Mr. Brown should call the police!”


    Seraphina raised her eyebrow and looked at Julian. He was standing there with an air of integrity that


    made people unconsciously believe him.


    “Mr. Brown has been talking about the evidence, so I’ll show it to you.” Seraphina turned sideways and


    took two small bottles from the staff of Aroma Delight.