Chapter 316


    J clenched her fists and said through gritted teeth, “It hasn’t been proven yet. I have a clear


    conscience. I’ll never admit to it, nor will I apologize.”


    Ritchie narrowed his eyes at her and fiddled with the ring on his thumb. “We’re giving you onest


    chance. If you don’t admit to it and apologize, we’ll sue you. Things will only get worse for you.”


    J pursed her lips and didn’t say anything. She couldn’t confront Ritchie head on.


    Seeing that J had fallen silent, Ritchie didn’t say anything more. He stood up and walked past her,


    muttering, “Just you wait and see, little bitch.”


    Before J could respond, he left.


    Tiffany patted J on the shoulder reassuringly. “Don’t mind him. Let’s go back. If Lester Silk Fabric


    had to threaten us, it means they’re not a hundred percent sure they’ll win in court. The ball’s in our


    court. We just need to see how thepany will deal with it first.”


    J nodded wordlessly. She knew that Ritchie was just trying to scare her.


    Because the boss of Lester Silk Fabric himself hade to the Larson Group to question J,


    rumors about the giarism spread all over the building like wildfire.


    J didn’t want to listen to them, but no matter where she went, she couldn’t escape those


    discussions.


    On her way back to her desk at the design department, she heard colleagues whispering, “Why hasn’t


    she been fired yet?”


    “Lester Silk Fabric and the Larson Group have always been enemies. But I never thought this would


    happen. Because J giarized some other person’s designs, she has ruined thepany’s


    reputation. She should’ve left!”


    Many employees in Larson Group felt humiliated andined about J.


    Biting her lower lip, J nced at the gossipers and returned to the design department with her


    head down.


    However, as soon as she reached her desk, a staff from human resources department approached her.


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    “Lind, can we talk in the meeting room?” the staff asked with a smile.


    But her smile was not warm. J looked at her warily and said, “Okay.”


    In the meeting room.


    The staff of human resources department continued to smile unsettlingly. “Lind, I’m sure you’ve heard


    the newstely. It’s indeed a questionable thing for a designer to produce work that resembles another


    person’s work. This matter also has a great impact on ourpany. If you leave now, it would be good


    for both you and the Larson Group.”


    J looked at her coldly and said, “I can’t resign now. You’re trying to tell me to leave thepany


    before I’ve even had the chance to find out the truth. I simply can’t do that.”


    The staff’s smile stiffened somewhat. She didn’t expect that a fragile-looking woman like J would


    be so difficult to deal with.


    “We only make decisions based on the current situation,” the staff continued awkwardly.


    She attended yesterday’s meeting and realized that Charis wanted J fired, so she wanted to help


    her seed. It’d be beneficial to her if she could please Charis.


    J’s gaze was bone-chillingly cold. She refused to back down. If she resigned now, it was like she


    was admitting to the crime.


    “Let me make myself clear. I didn’t do anything wrong, and I’m not resigning.”


    The smile was wiped from the staff’s face. She took out the resignation document and slid it across the


    table in front of J. In a tough tone, she said, “We will fire you sooner orter. By then, you’ll be


    even more embarrassed.”


    ‘Judging from her aggressive manner, the senior executives of Larson Group must have given the


    order to dismiss me,’ J thought to herself with a frown.


    She was distressed. Those people were driving her to a dead end.


    Just then, her phone pinged. It was a message from Brandon. She hadn’t heard from him in a long


    time, so she nced at the message quickly.


    “J, I found evidence that you didn’t giarize.”