After uncovering the mole within thepany, Jade leveraged her extensivework to ess the office surveince footage.


    Located at the entrance of the Design Department, the camera quickly revealed that Hank had sneaked back into the officete at night the day before the data mishap, meddling with theputers.


    Given the shared nature of many projects within the Design Department, merely logging into thepany''s ount allowed for modifications, exining why Jade hadn''t initially caught on to the issue.


    Moreover, taking advantage of the team''s celebration over a sessful project bid, Hank had sneaked into the office, plugging a USB drive into Jade''sputer. Though he had attempted to disguise his actions, the birthmark on his left hand gave him away.


    Fuming, Jade gritted her teeth. "That son of a bitch, Hank! After all I did to cover for himst time, he backstabs me like this!"


    I held her hand, urging her to calm down. "Jade, you must realize something. The material Hank stole was for your boss." That was the real kicker. Hank was merely a pawn, and her boss was the true viin. Tall poppies were the first to get cut down.


    Jade''s exceptional capabilities earned her colleagues'' trust after joining thepany for less than a year, as evidenced by the team showing up for her bid presentation. However, such prominence often made one a target of their superiors'' envy, especially in a family-run enterprise that had hired her on a high sry, presumably with ulterior motives.


    While clutching her fists in anger, Jade''s eyes reddened. "No, Mnie, I can''t let this slide. It''s not my fault, and I''ll clear my name even if they fire me."


    Her voice was hoarse, but her anger was palpable.


    I looked down, inwardly agreeing with her stance.


    The designers'' work was withoutpensation, a clear case of leveraging cheapbor.


    When Jade and I returned to thepany, her team gathered around. Plugging the USB into the conference roomputer, the video of Hank altering and stealing data was unmistakable. All eyes turned to him.


    Hank instinctively looked to his current boss, who sneered at Jade arrogantly. "So, Miss Scott, I heard about your data mishap almost derailing the project. What''s this about now? This footage is so grainy. You''re not suggesting Hank stole your data, are you?"


    "What else?" Jade''s voice was raspy.


    The truth was in front of everyone, yet some refused to acknowledge it.


    When the boss arrived, his fury was evident. "Jade, what''s this? Didn''t I tell you to go home? This project belongs to thepany, and you''re apany designer. What''s wrong with using your designs for the team? Starting right now, you''re out of the Design Department. You''ll be working in logistics from here on out."


    It seemed they had nned to dispose of Jade under the guise of her recent illness.


    As Jade was about to protest, I stepped before her. "Most of this


    solo work Although she''s an employee, she hasn''t got


    project''s core designs were J


    compensation for her work, and thepany has no right to use her designs withoutpensation."


    The other party scoffed, "Go ahead and sue. When it''s settled, the project will have long finished. Let''s see what you can do then."Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.


    Realizing they intended to y dirty,


    several colleagues and I held Jade back, preventing her from


    confronting them. I had anticipated this scenario. Such a shameless boss had likely nned to fire Jade.


    But these fools hadn''t realized Hank hadn''t copied the core Design Department files. They were still gloating over their perceived victory.


    "Fine then. Thepany needs to put out a statement saying this project has nothing to do with Jade anymore, and she won''t be held responsible for


    it."


    "Fine!" The boss seemed almost excited by the challenge, sweeping his hand dramatically, "Well, if that''s the case, Jade no longer needs to stay with thepany."


    I was about to reason with him when Jade, through gritted teeth, said, "Fine."


    She gave me a resigned look, then shook her head. At that moment, I realized she had lost faith in thepany. Staying on was pointless.


    Back home, I received a message from Eliana, who had reviewed the footage again and discovered Hank hadn''t just tampered with data but sold a wealth ofpany information to Ka.


    I quickly called Lina, who sent me the Design Department III project files.


    Jade immediately noticed something was off. "Why are these designs, which I discarded, now with the Patterson Group? Did Ka buy my designs from Hank?"


    After pondering briefly, I stood up, grabbing my coat. "Jade, get your documents ready. We''re going to the police."


    Even Jade''s discarded designs


    weren''t up for grabs. It seemed


    Clyde had intended for Ka to take over the Design Department III, and she was eager to make her mark. Unfortunately for them, ignorance in one field didn''t trante to skill in another.


    When we arrived at the Patterson Group with the police, Ka was still sweet-talking Clyde.


    "Clyde, the L brand just released a new handbag. They called me about it. Let''s go and check it outter?"


    Ka reluctantly let go of Clyde''s hand as the secretary ushered us in.


    The police officers turned to Ka. "Ms. Ka, you''re under suspicion of stealing business secrets. Pleasee with us."