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Chapter 214

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?”

pulled out his cell phone and handed it over to her. “Look at

her face. “How is this possible?!

part of her new series—the design I showed you being the main

my design. I didn’t plagiarize it,”

believed her, but his trust would do no good in a situation where Coner had

these diagrams anymore,

had touched her drawing papers when she came back from lunch the previous afternoon, and now her design was on the Internet

myself—” she uttered 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.

eyes. “No, but the truth can’t be hidden or falsified. I will find the proof I need to claim my innocence. Until then, I hope you’ll believe

nodded obligingly. “If that’s the case, I

met and he leaned

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

that, Molly walked in with a fresh cup of coffee.

drawing, Elise answered carelessly, “Put it down. I’ll drink it after I

quick to respond. After putting the coffee aside, she turned

“Just a moment.”

at that. “Did you need something else, Miss

at Molly. Her gaze was as clear as always and free of any stray thoughts, but Molly

question for you,

and added,

her acknowledgment, Elise continued, “Thing is, something has gone missing from my office yesterday. Did you see anyone come in here around

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