Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 26 The real thief

Lora's laughter resonated around the conference room, making the employees stare at her as though she had grown an extra head.

Was she pretending to have lost her mind to avoid the repercussions of her actions? They couldn't help but wonder.

Ryan frowned and asked again, "Miss Davis?"

The room fell silent as they waited for Lora's response, still confused by her reaction. Why would she laugh happily in such a dire situation?

Lora calmly stepped forward, her eyes gleaming with confidence. She smiled at everyone and said, "Miss Williams presented her design and now it's my turn. This was a competition and I have a right to present my design too before y'all jump to conclusions." She gestured to Hannah, who went to the front of the room to help Lora display her work. Once the work was revealed, gasps echoed around the room.

Their eyes grew and almost pop, out of their sockets as

out of their sockets as they stared at Lora's design.

The design was so beautiful that it left everything's mouth gaping in shock.

At the same time, Ryan stood up, pushing his chair back with a screech. "This is..."

He was lost for words.

Lora's detailed design displayed on the whiteboard was unlike anything he had ever seen before. Just looking at it would make one's eyes fill up with tears. Ryan could tell how sentimental the design was and if this was released, it would dominate the market by its ability to capture someone's attention.

It was completely original and daring.... Taking a seat, he stroked his chin as he

mused.

over the room as everyone took in

that could relay one's feelings to another- a design that spoke volumes. It could evoke one's memory

the latter presented a different design. "I didn't know she

the silence. Miss Williams, as you can see, this is my work. I didn't need to copy

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everyone heard that, they came back to their senses. That's right. How could Lora create such an amazing design? The only thing that made sense was that she stole one of Ivy's designs that she kept for the

She clapped her hands and uttered, "Wow! Miss Williams, you're really good at acting. However,

we set in secret couldn't be wiped off by anyone." She was indirectly saying Ryan's surveillance had been tampered with. No wonder they couldn't find any evidence of the plagiarism case. The

narrowed his eyes while Ivy panicked. She stammered, "W-What surveillance are you talking about? Did you install secret cameras in the company to

Ivy's claims and said, "I don't like explaining myself without any evidence

see how Ivy sneaked into Lora's office and stole her designs by capturing

fell silent

front of him.

what to say. Ivy was Ryan's

worked for Lora didn't hold

her own work?! What a shame!" Hannah added, "Miss Williams, what do you have to say for yourself? It's clear to everyone that

real thief here."