Chapter 225 Heartstone Jewels Rise Again

“Rosaline? Didn’t you resign!” Heidi looked up at me, feigning surprise as she widened her eyes in exaggerated shock.

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“I did, but Caden refused to approve it.” I glanced at Caden with a mocking smile. “So I had no choice but to

stay.”

“Caden, is that true? Heidi turned to him, her eyes brimming with grievance.

Caden gave a faint nod. “Tessa, this seat belongs to Rosaline. I’ll arrange another one for you

Hearing this, Heidi stood up, her face full of understanding, “Oh, Caden, I thought Rosaline had already left.

so I sat here.

She bit her lip and lowered her gaze. After a brief pause, she whispered, “Caden, don’t worry, I won’t put you in a difficult position. I’ll move right now.”

With that, Heidi gathered her things and moved to an empty seat nearby. “Caden, is it okay if I sit here?”

“Mm,” Caden responded indifferently. He had someone help set up her workspace before heading back to

his office.

I watched her little act unfold with an icy expression and sat back down at my desk.

on my

immersed myself

and lost a few days because of my trip to Northrend to find Hughie. Now, my workload had piled up, and I needed to catch

latest sales reports for Ice and Fire, I sensed that something was off.

plagiarism scandal–especially with the truth coming to light–the Eclipse Group had gained a significant boost in

instead, sales had dropped by

going

made no

quickly scanned the reports, and then called an urgent meeting to get

screen and turned to Chris, the marketing director in charge of Ice and Fire sales. My voice was calm but firm.

on the recent drop in Ice and Fire

before replying, “Ms. Sinclair, sales for Ice and Fire have indeed declined compared to last

for it?” I pressed. “A

the sweat off his forehead. “Well… recently, the market has been

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with high standards. The presence of so many counterfeits has, in a

is behind this?”

producing these knockoffs is

raised an eyebrow

plagiarism scandal, their reputation in the industry plummeted. And now, they

haven’t we taken action? Why haven’t we demanded a public

copying Ice and Fire’s signature elements outright, so legally, it doesn’t count as plagiarism. But

situation,” I instructed, rubbing my temple. “You can return

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