Chapter 151 Messing With The Wrong Person
The temperature in the room abruptly dropped by several degrees.
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Nathaniel’s menacing aura filled the room. If looks cold kill, Eugene would have died on the spot.
Nathaniel demanded. “Not only have you plagiarized my wife’s creation but are also falsely accusing her How do you think I should react to all that
Eugene’s gaze flitted nervously at he mulled over a response. The meaning of Nathaniel’s words finally hit the designer, who stammered. “W-Wife Did you say Christina Steel is your wife!”
Didn’t Christine just graduate from design school! He could the already be married? And to Mr. Hadley, no less? Ick! I’m doomed.
His body trembled with fear, but still, he willed himself to calm downI
He would not admit to any wrongdoing if there was no damning evidence Otherwise, his design career would be as good as over
“Im not falsely accusing anyone. Mr. Hadley. That is hy original design Eugene insisted rather weakly
Nathaniel shot the stubborn designer a withering glane before scoffing
A moment later, Sebastian threw a stack of document before Eugene
“These are all evidence of your plagiarizing habits. You used to pa** off intern designs as your own all the time. A leopard never changes its spots” commerned Sebastian
The documents sent Eugene into further panic
He had spent a lot of money and connection to keep his dirty past buried, and he was naturally astonished that someone had recovered the evidence
It was clearer than ever that he had to plead innocence till the end. Admitting to plagiarism in the past would only make him seem more guilty now.
Eugene broke into cold sweat before insisting. “I really didn’t plagiarize her design, Mr. Hadley. How about this? I can release a statement announcing that Christina obtained my permission before using my design”
Sebastian was appalled by the man’s brazenness. He oriously plagiarized Mrs. Hadley’s work! But if he simply refuses to plead guilty to any wrongdoing, things are going to get complicated,
In contrast, Nathaniel gracefully sat on a couch and seemed unperturbed by Eugene’s persistent denial. He stared at the designer coolly and said. “You laundered plenty of money from the money you last collaborated with Your studio will close down once make the call and report you to the authorities.”
Eugene went wide-eyed in shock.
The worst a plagiarism scandal could do was to put him out of work, but a corruption scandal could land him in jail.
Even a fool knew which was the easier way out.
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Mr. Hadley’s connections in the industry are vast. I should’ve known digging into my dirty past was nothing but child’s play to him.
Eugene’s legs gave out beneath him. He knelt and pleaded for mercy. “It’s my fault, Mr. Hadley. I plagiarized your wife’s design. I know how to fix this, so please don’t report my corruption matters to the authorities.”
Satisfied with the confession, Nathaniel shot the security guards a knowing look, ordering them to lead Eugene away.
Meanwhile, Christina slept soundly the whole night.
She was dismayed to realize it was already bright outside by the time she awoke. Oh no! I haven’t thought of a way to prove my innocence.
She jumped out of bed and changed into fresh clothes before hastily leaving the house.
Christina checked her phone on her way out. It was ringing with dozens of news notifications. Every headline she clicked into discussed her plagiarism scandal.
It turned out that Eugene had released an official statement around dawn, admitting to plagiarizing
Christina’s work.
In the statement, he shared that he had purchased Christina’s design draft from Xenia Darby, a designer at Radiant Corporation, before reproducing it stroke by stroke.
At the same time, he expressed his utmost apologies to Christina and his supporters over the trouble he had caused and announced his permanent departure from the design industry.
Christina’s grip on her phone tightened subconsciously. I have only been knocked out for a night. What happened in that short span? Why did Eugene suddenly confess to his wrongdoing?
Still, what infuriated her more was the fact that he lied about Anna selling him the design.
She had worried herself to exhaustion over the lie the night before, knowing she would be devastated if she were betrayed by the person she trusted most.
After calming down considerably, Christina began worrying about Xenia.
News of the plagiarism scandal must have spread like wildfire, which exposed Xenia to the public’s
blame.
Christina tried to call Xenia several times but to no avail.
Once she arrived at Radiant Corporation, she was immediately pulled aside by Gina, who muttered anxiously, “We’ve got a situation on our hands, Christina. Xenia says she wants to take her life.”
Christina stiffened, her body filled with dread. “Where is she?”
“On the roof of the building.”
Many colleagues had crowded the rooftop entrance by then, though no one dared to approach the lone figure perched on the edge of the roof.
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Xenia’s face was wet with tears. She hated Eugene with a vengeance.
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Why did he have to suddenly admit to plagiarizing someone’s work? Even then, he didn’t have to rat on me as his accomplice! Didn’t we agree that my involvement would be kept secret?
She whipped out her phone and called someone.
Much to her relief, the line connected almost immediately. Xenia wailed. “You’ve got to save me, Eugene. The whole world is calling me an ingrate. You promised me you would find me a design director job abroad if I stole the design draft for you. I can get on the next plane out of here right now. Just tell me where to go.”
Eugene’s mood soured further on the other end of the line. He was already brooding over the end of his lucrative career.
His poor mood spurred him to retort, “Do you think you can become a design director with your subpar skills? Dream again. Perhaps you can find work as an odd-job worker.”
Xenia exploded in anger. Her hands shook as she spat “Are you breaking your promise?”
“You’re useless, you know. You couldn’t even get such a small task done properly, and you’re expecting me to help you? Dream on,” Eugene replied in a very cold tone.
He only approached Xenia because she was Christina’s a**istant, which placed her in the best position to steal the design draft.
Now that his crimes had been revealed, he neither had the mood nor time to spare on a woman who was now useless to him.
The revelation was too much for Xenia to bear. She would not have stolen the draft for him if she had not believed that he loved her.
She nearly roared, “You lied to me! You heartless b*surd! I hope you rot in h*ll! I’ll expose all your dirty dealings!”
Eugene only scoffed, wholly unaffected by her threats. Instead, he countered, “Don’t forget that I still have your intimate photos. We’ll see who’s more ashamed once I send them to the tabloids.”
He hung up without giving her a chance to reply.
Only then did Xenia realize that she had been discarded like a dirty rag after serving its purpose.
Alas, she could not even protest the injustice of it all, not when Eugene still had incriminating photos of her.
Tears of despair rolled down her face. She was on the verge of an emotional breakdown.
She had just been abandoned by the man who used her, and behind her, her colleagues were mocking or humiliating her. Xenia had never felt lonelier at that very moment.
Worst of all, she had put herself in that situation.
Meanwhile, Christina and Gina finally arrived on the rooftop. Everyone turned to stare at them, eager to see the drama unfold.
“Xenia, what are you doing? Get off of there!” yelled Christina.
She strode toward the sobbing woman resolutely.
The familiar voice caused Xenia to cry a fresh wave of tears.
She turned around and noticed Christina’s approach. Hatred swelled in Xenia’s chest as she spat, “Why are you here? To see how I landed in such a predicament?”
Christina froze in her tracks. Pity and confusion flitted through her gaze as she denied Xenia’s accusations. “No. Why would I come here to do that?”
