Chapter 118


    Chapter 118 Pay the Price!


    “Wendy, go back first. I’ll take care of this matter,” Colton said. Somehow, he felt that there was


    something fishy about the matter.


    Seeing that Colton was obviously taking Nicole’s side, Wendy felt her anger surge. She gritted her


    teeth, and there was a hint of a sob in her voice.


    “Colton, it’s alreadye to this point, yet you’re still siding with her! Just because of her giarism,


    I’ve be a joke. I… I actually wore a giarized dress!”


    Growing up, Wendy was spoiled by the Gardner Family, so she had never suffered such a huge


    grievance. Now, many ssmates took her as a joke and made snide remarks about her.


    Feeling a headacheing, Colton rubbed his temples and summoned his patience as heforted


    her. “Wendy, I’ll get to the bottom of this and give you an exnation.”


    “What else is there to investigate? She must just want to impress you, but she doesn’t have the


    capabilities, so she copied a design!” Now, Wendy only had negative feelings about Nicole!


    “Wendy!” When Colton noted how Wendy was gradually bing unreasonable, his tone got heavy


    as he stood up and walked to Wendy’s side. Seeing how aggrieved she was, he couldn’t bring himself


    to be stern as his heart softened instead.


    He let out a soft sigh, then reached out and patted her head tofort her. “Wendy, Nicole is from


    F&M Apparel after all, so I can’t make a decision on my own. We must wait until this matter is


    thoroughly investigated.”


    As soon as Colton finished speaking, a majestic voice rang out.


    “The two designs are right in front of you. It’s obviously giarism! What else is there to investigate?!”


    Colton looked up and saw that it was Anna, followed by Joanna.


    “Mom, why are you here?” Colton asked.


    Anna didn’t seem to be in a good mood. As Joanna helped her in, she snorted coldly. “Even if she is


    not an employee of the Gardner Corporation, this giarism report alone is enough for her to undergo


    investigation!”


    Upon seeing that her mother had shown up, Wendy threw herself into Anna’s arms and sobbed without


    holding back.


    Anna was distressed to see her daughter cry, so she quickly softened her tone andforted her.


    “There, there. Wendy, don’t cry.”


    “M-Mom, I’m a total joke now…” Wendy couldn’t endure this kind of shame and humiliation. As the


    daughter of the Gardner Family, she had a certain status in the upper ss social circle.


    When she wore the dress designed by Nicole, thedies showered her with praises, so she didn’t


    expect that they would look down on her now that news about the giarism was exposed.


    Anna’s heart ached, and her hatred toward Nicole grew. “No matter what the reason is, giarism is a


    shameful deed! Colton, even if the Gardner Corporation isn’t the tycoon of the fashion industry, we


    mustn’t let such a person go unpunished!”


    Colton’s head throbbed. Now that Nicole wasn’t there, he couldn’t confront her directly, so he softened


    his voice as he said, “Mom, after I get to the bottom of this, I’ll definitely give you and Wendy an


    exnation.”


    As soon as he made the assurance, Joanna spoke up. “President Gardner, it’s not that we don’t want


    to give Miss Lisa time, but she copied the design of the champion of the national designpetition


    four years ago.” Joanna paused. “Now, even the judges of thatpetition have stood out and said…


    that she indeed giarized the design.”


    Only then did Colton realize the severity of the matter. As judges of thepetition, they must have a


    certain status in the world of design.


    It seemed that Nicole was truly in huge trouble this time.


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    At this moment, he could only look for Nicole to rify the matter. Otherwise, he couldn’t exin this


    away no matter what he said.


    Colton nodded, then said in his deep voice, “Alright. I’ll give you all a satisfactory answer.”