Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 49 Chapter 49 A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Jeremiah's face turned ashen with fury at my words. He opeised his mouth to say something, but Eric had already stepped in front of me.

"As far as I know, Ms. Elsa here studied interior design, right? I happen to have a friend in the same field. He mentioned that she only achie her current position by plagiarizing other people's work. And Cornell Group values her because of those stolen designs.

“Jeremiah, if you had even a shred of common sense, you'd look into this matter more carefully. Otherwise, you'll end up being conned by th The moment those words left his mouth, the entire room froze. Not just Jeremiah and Elsa, but even I was stunned.

In my past life, I thought Jeremiah valued Elsa for her talent as a designer. I never realized her so- called “talent” was actually stolen.

Eric was impressive. He went straight to the point as soon as he spoke.

“No! Jeremiah, he's lying!” Elsa's face turned deathly pale as she stammered out a defense. “Y-

You know my abilities better than anyone else! How could I ever plagiarize someone else's work?"

gaze flickered with doubt as he recalled something. “Elsa, wasn't there someone who caused

across Elsa's face. She

welled up in her eyes, making her look

prove my ability with my design work! You've known me for so long. You

a moment before his eyes filled with disdain as they turned back to

boyfriend's lies," he sneered. “You two just can't stand seeing me and Elsa happy, so you're trying to drive a wedge be bad for you. Elsa is

Eric, his gaze dripping

Elsa's business? It's bad enough you're sneaking

keep spouting nonsense,

letter from

Jeremiah leap to Elsa's defense was laughable. He thought he had found an innocent, angelic woman who

with a cold expression.

here. And if you come back

whatever lingering feelings Jeremiah had for me were gone, replaced by disdain