Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 257 Eavesdropping

I sneered inwardly but kept my face tense with worry. "There's no time to panic. She's probably still inside the banquet hall. Let's look around."

Jack wasn't exactly stupid, but the moment anything involved Elsa, it was like his brain was short-circuited.

Without questioning me, he nodded and followed my lead. Just as planned, I led him through the venue, weaving through hallways and corridors until we

eventually stepped into the outdoor garden. Winding past the towering hedges, we finally spotted Elsa.

The moment he saw her, Jack instinctively started forward but I grabbed his arm, stopping him.

He turned back, frowning. "What are you doing?"

I kept my expression calm. "Does she look like she's being kidnapped to you? She's clearly having a serious conversation. If you go barging in now, wouldn't you just be interrupting her? What if the person she's talking to is offering her a design collaboration? Wouldn't you just be getting in the way of her career?"

Jack shot me a suspicious glance. "You're awfully considerate today."

my eyes. "I just don't want her screwing up our company. If she has a promising future

a little shove and snorted. "But hey, if you don't believe me, go ahead and rush over. Just see if she

Elsa. Surprisingly, he didn't argue this time.

pressed my lips together to hide a smirk and put on a serious face. "We'll just stay here and listen. If something

and followed my lead as we hid in the shadows, ears

all over her face as she eyed

don't need to worry about that. If I want to get in somewhere, nothing can stop

stepped forward, her sharp gaze sweeping over Elsa like a blade. Her voice was soft, almost gentle, yet it carried

won second place,

uneasily, her response lacking confidence.

nothing to do with me? I took a look at your competition entry, and compared

tell me. Can I say, with absolute certainty, that you

laughed softly, though there was no warmth in it. "No, wait. I should say that you didn't just copy my work; you submitted my

face turned

His first instinct was to charge in and defend her. I quickly grabbed his arm. "If you rush in now, how do you think she's going to face you after this? What if this is just