Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

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Counterback of the Despised Luna

Chapter 102 Is the Plagiarism Justified?

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Heartstone Jewels had long been a dominant force in the jewelry industry, a well–established name in the country. But ever since I got involved, Eclipse Group started venturing into the jewelry business, and Heartstone Jewels‘ competitive edge began to fade away.

I was confident that once we launched the Ice and Fire collection, Eclipse Group’s jewelry would defeat Heartstone Jewels and seize an even larger market share.

Given the circumstances, it wasn’t surprising that Heartstone Jewels was making a counterattack.

But what shocked me was that Marilyn, an internationally renowned jewelry designer had copied my designs.

Aren’t these people shameless?

As I was pondering, Caden’s call came through. “Come to my office.”

After we cleared things up that night at the old mansion, Caden and I had gradually adapted to working together. Now, when we faced each other at work, it was much less awkward.

Arriving at Caden’s office, I saw him leaning back in his chair, and he asked in a low voice, “Did you see the news about Heartstone Jewels today?”

“I did.” I nodded and showed him my phone.

Caden frowned. “How did this happen?”

I pressed my lips together, looking at him. “What if I told you Marilyn copied my design? Would you -believe me?”

“I would,” Caden answered calmly, his voice steady.

My heart warmed. He truly believed in me without question.

looking good for us,” Caden said, his fingers tapping rhythmically

my temples and spoke in a low voice. “Heartstone Jewels released this design across the internet, and our press conference isn’t for another two days. By then, everyone will think we copied

descriptions, they were already ahead in the game. By the time our press conference happened, everyone would assume Heartstone Jewels was

this was a targeted attack

thing still bothered me–how did Marilyn get access to

a mole inside Eclipse

knowing smile and spoke coldly, “I’ll get to the bottom of this. We’ll find out how your design ended up with Heartstone Jewels. But, I think we’ll need to postpone the press conference. If we go ahead without solid proof, it could easily

the ochlan ”

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and said softly, “No need to postpone.”

raised an eyebrow,

you trust me, let’s proceed with the press conference as planned.”

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me and nodded. “Alright, I’ll leave the

problem!” I replied

desk, I saw Sabrina storming toward me, her expression

did you plagiarized?” Sabrina didn’t hold

her coldly and rebutted, “Which

rising. “Look at this! Your design is a complete copy of

and the contents mirrored what I had seen earlier on my

even Sabrina believed I

lifted my chin and spoke calmly. “I didn’t.”

your plagiarism is going to cause for the company?” Sabrina’s voice grew louder, as if she wanted everyone around to hear and believe I

been humiliated by my critique of her designs. Now, it seemed like she was seizing

was so serious, it was clear she truly thought I was guilty.

to take

know about the company’s troubles,” I interrupted, “but I think you might have some.”

“What trouble

the design department, you can’t even tell the difference between original

Sabrina’s POV:

to mock me in front of