Chapter 29


    Natalie shrieked and pushed him away. “No! You bastard! Haven’t you heard a word I’ve said?”


    Without waiting for a response, Natalie rushed into her room and mmed the door.


    Sebastian didn’t dare to stop her. He stood there, stunned, as the bath towel fluttered to the ground in


    front of the closed door.


    He saw something he shouldn’t have seen just now.


    He cursed, feeling hot all over. Leaning against the wall heavily, he pulled at his cor as though it was


    choking him.


    The next day, Natalie went to work. Her stomach churned with unease the entire time. She knew that


    Ike wouldn’t spare her for what happenedst night.


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    As soon as she arrived at her desk and sat down, Ike stormed out of his office and threw a stack of


    documents on her table. “You are fired! Pack your things and get out of here now!”


    Natalie picked up the documents and looked at them — they were all design drafts she had previously


    submitted. “May I know why you’re firing me, Mr. Lyman?” she asked calmly.


    There was still a Band-Aid on the bridge of his nose to cover the injury he had sufferedst night. His


    eyes were zing with rage. Natalie’s words reminded him of the way he was humiliatedst night.


    “You’re ipetent for your current position!” he spat venomously. “Pack your things and get out of the


    Larson Group. You’re just a graduate. I’ll make sure you don’t flourish in the fashion field, ever. As long


    as I’m in the industry, you won’t be able to get a job, let alone seed in your career.”


    “You already approved my designs. Why do you say I’m ipetent now?” Natalie retorted, clutching


    her design documents. Her sharp gaze met his, and she didn’t seem afraid in the slightest.


    Ike’s screams drew the attention of other employees.


    Everyone stopped working and looked up at them.


    “That’s right. Mr. Lyman. We have already started executing Quinn’s design n after you approved


    them,” said one of Natalie’s colleagues.


    Natalie had a good rtionship with everyone in the department, and her colleagues liked and


    respected her.


    “Is there any misunderstanding? Mr. Lyman, we all have witnessed Quinn’s exceptional talent. She is


    dynamic and diligent.”


    Ike’s face darkened when he saw his colleagues standing up for Natalie. He cleared his throat and


    said, “There is no misunderstanding. The design n is changed now. She is fired! I’ll pick a new


    design from what you all submitted earlier. No more questions! I’m the director. If I say she is


    ipetent, it means she is!”


    The people around fell silent and cast a sympathetic look at Natalie.


    By now, everyone guessed that Natalie had offended Ike in some way, and that was probably why he


    was firing her. Ike had made his decision. Moreover, he was a respected senior designer in the design


    industry, and no one dared to question his decisions or argue with him.


    Natalie breathed a long sigh of relief. Considering what happenedst night, she knew things would


    end this way.


    She gritted her teeth and sorted her designs, preparing to pack her things. Her heart sank at the


    knowledge that she wasn’t an employee of the Larson Group anymore.


    “Wait!” said an intimidating male voice.


    Natalie looked up and found that it was Garrett.


    He nced at Natalie and walked toward Ike. “Lyman, someone has filed a report stating that you have


    molested a female employee in thepany and attempted to rape her.”


    Everyone in the design department burst into an uproar. All eyes turned toward Ike as they eyed him


    with scrutiny.


    “What? Mr. Harding, I would never do such a thing. Someone must have filed aint against me


    on purpose, just to ruin my reputation,” Ike said, shaking his head fiercely.


    At that moment, Christopher walked into the design department. “You would never do such a thing?”


    He glowered at Ike. “Yesterday, I saw you forcefully take Miss Quinn to a dinner party and threaten her


    with her job.”


    Ike grew tense. “You’re just making groundless usations!” he snorted coldly. “I thought Quinn had


    potential, so I proposed to take her to a party held for designersst night. I wanted to introduce her to


    some designers and help her. I didn’t mean to molest her at all.”


    Natalie clenched her fists and red at the man. Bile rose in her throat. She couldn’t believe he had


    the audacity to lie after what happened.


    “Let’s see the evidence first. Only then will we know whether it’s true or not.” A knowing smile emerged


    on Garrett’s face. His assistant immediately opened theptop and yed a video.


    The ce looked like a hotel corridor. The door of an elevator opened, and Natalie wanted to get in, but


    Ike dragged Natalie out. Her hair was disheveled, the panic evident in her eyes. She struggled


    desperately as Ike tried dragging her into a room.


    “Is this how you help an employee?” Garrett sneered, his face red with rage.