Chapter 1742


    “Take it easy!" Gavin said, chuckling and raising an eyebrow, “It''s no biggie. Just that on Friday night,


    Emily escorted you upstairs and some folks saw it. They started making a fuss, ndering Emily,


    throwing dirt on her name."


    Charlie''s eyes hardened, "Chad?"


    Gavin nodded, “Most likely."


    Charlie put away the document in his hand and stood up, heading for the door, “I''m going to Paragon


    Pixel Design!"


    After a few steps, he paused as if remembering something. He turned to Gavin, "You handle this."


    Gavin teased, “What, don''t want Emily to know you''re standing up for her?"


    A trace of annoyance crossed Charlie''s face, “You got her into this mess. You clean it up. If you can''t,


    Property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    don''t bothering back!"


    Gavin chuckled, “Alright, I''ll go. Even if I have to tear down Paragon Pixel Design, I''ll protect Emily. And


    my job!"


    "Quit stalling, get going!" Charlie frowned.


    Gavin could tell Charlie was worried. He felt a pang of sympathy for the guy, who couldn''t even openly


    show his affection.


    With a meaningful sigh, Gavin turned and left.


    Ron had been out all day and was unaware of the rumors about Emily. It wasn''t until his assistant


    called to say Gavin had arrived that he hurried back.


    "Mr. Gavin!" Ron eximed, obviously anxious. “If I had known you wereing, I wouldn''t have kept


    you waiting!"


    Gavin gave a faint smile, “I heard Emily''s gotten into some trouble. Thought I''d drop by."


    "What trouble?" Ron looked confused.


    His assistant quickly ryed the rumors circting about Emily.


    Ron''s expression altered dramatically, "Where did these rumorse from? Have you looked into it?"


    His assistant squirmed ufortably, saying nothing.


    Gavin spoke up, his voice indifferent, “Only a handful of people attended the party that night. Shouldn''t


    be too hard to figure out who started this."


    Ron nodded immediately, "You''re right. I''ll look into this personally. In the meantime, Mr. Gavin, please


    have some coffee. I''ll report back to you shortly"


    "Do make it quick. Mr. James is waiting for my news. Gavin''s tone was friendly, but his words carried


    an air of authority, "This matter could have serious consequences. It involves Emily and tarnishes Mr.


    James''s reputation. I hope you understand the gravity of the situation, Mr. Ron~ "Rest assured, Mr.


    Gavin. This happened in the firm, and even if Mr. James doesn''t ask, I''ll clear Emily''s name. I won''t let


    this kind of behavior go unpunished. I''ll be back soon."


    Ron smiled apologetically and then left the room.


    It wasn''t difficult for Ron to track down. He asked Chad''s assistant to the meeting room. A little bit of


    pressure and the assistant spilled the beans.


    It was Chad who Feared that Emily might be promoted to chief designer by the James Group. And that


    night he happened to catch sight of Emily''s getting upstairs, so he had his assistant spread rumors that


    Emily was using sexual favors to win over clients.


    This kind of gossip was a sensitive topic which was easy to intrigue people. So it soon spread


    throughout the design department.


    Ron summoned Chad to the meeting room. He gave him a piece of his mind, berating him severely.


    "You''ve lost your mind? Doing something so stupid! Can''t you see that Mr. James has a soft spot for


    Emily? I have no idea how you managed to be a senior designer!"