The Bound Between Us

Chapter 159

Selena kept her cool, casting a cold glance at her assistant, scolding, “May, hurry up and get the design to the production department. Can’t you even handle this little task?”

“Alright, I’m on it,” May responded.

Seeing Selena trying to brush it off, Anastasia grabbed May’s wrist tightly and said to Selena, “Looks like you’re not planning on giving me an explanation. You’ve gotten quite comfortable with stealing, haven’t you?”

“Anastasia quit talking nonsense! I put my blood, sweat, and tears into this design, you’re just trying to steal my thunder,” Selena retaliated. “What gives you the right to claim it as yours?”

“I can vouch for it. I saw the design on Anastasia’s computer this morning,” Lauren chimed in.

Selena scoffed. “Those designs are throwaways from years ago. When I made those, Anastasia probably wasn’t even in the business.”

Unfazed by Selena’s boldness, Anastasia kept her cool. “How can you prove those are your throwaways from years ago?”

anything to you?” Selena retorted, pulling rank. “Don’t forget your place, Anastasia. You’re just an assistant. Don’t get too big for your britches.”

a disgrace to the

mind your language, Selena snapped. “You’re trying to claim my designs as Anastasia’s without proof,

the surveillance, Anastasia suggested calmly.

knowing the surveillance was broken, laughed. “Sure,

in the jewelry design industry, Selena wasn’t afraid of Anastasia at all. So what if she stole Anastasia’s designs

moment, a coworker mentioned, “The surveillance broke last week. I saw Harmon fixing it earlier, but I don’t

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panicked. “Anastasia, what do we do? Selena is blatantly stealing your idea. I can’t

Anastasia said calmly, “I’ve got surveillance. I’ve been losing things from my desk so I installed a mini camera. We just need to check

a hint of panic flashed in Selena’s eyes. Selena glanced at

Selena. “Are you willing to watch the footage?”

let’s do it,

whose designs. From the looks of it, Anastasia didn’t seem to