Chapter 214 I Didn’t Plagiarize It

“Alright. I’ll hold you to it, then.”

The smile Elise gave Alexander was so sincere that it was practically infectious, and he voluntarily reached out to grasp her hand. “Come on, let’s go home.”

Shoulder to shoulder, they walked off into the moonlit night.

The next day, Elise went to work as usual, only for a grim Brendan to follow her into her office immediately upon her entry. With a complicated look in his eyes, he stared at her and pursed his lips for a moment before stating, “I have something to ask you, my darling sister-in-law.”

Startled by both the appellation and the stern look on his face, she urged, “Go on.”

After a moment of contemplation, he continued, “Have you finished the draft for your design? May I see it?”

Even though Elise found it to be a strange request, she carelessly flipped through her papers to locate her design draft and hand it over to him. “It’s mostly done. If you need it urgently, I can finish it by today.”

Yet, Brendan’s expression turned ugly the moment he saw her design draft.

“What’s going on?” she queried. In the next second, he lifted his gaze and stared right into her eyes.

“Did you show this draft to anyone else before this moment?”

After thinking about it earnestly, she answered, “No one has seen it apart from you. Why? Did something happen?”

cell phone and

it, and all of the blood drained out of her face. “How is this possible?! This design is my

a local first-rate designer, Coner. She announced it to the public last evening as part of her new series—the design I showed you being the main diagram. The whole series is in a style

I didn’t plagiarize it,” Elise muttered

believed her, but his trust would do no good in a

use these diagrams anymore, Elise.

it, the more she realized that something was wrong. After all, she had noticed that someone had touched her drawing papers when she came back from lunch the previous afternoon, and now her design was on the Internet a scant few hours after

slowly, “—and now I suspect that someone has stolen

reason, he felt like she was telling the truth, but evidence was needed for everything nowadays. “Do

but the truth can’t be hidden or falsified. I will find the proof

“If that’s the case, I have

he leaned

fists silently. After putting the diagram away, she took up a blank piece

with a fresh

“Put it down. I’ll

Molly was quick to respond. After putting the coffee aside, she turned to leave, only to have Elise stop

“Just a moment.”

at that. “Did you need

Her gaze was as clear as always and free of any

a question for

added, “Go ahead, Miss

from my office

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