If a man did not love a person, he would not be willing to showcase a skill before that person even if he already possessed a skill. Was that it?
“Bethan? “
Lucas could not help but call out after Bethan after hearing her end of the line silent for a long time.
“I’m listening.”
“The plane is about to take off.”
Lucas took a deep breath. “We’ll reach Banyan City in about five hours, and we’ll have to start investigating the video incident. The meeting yesterday was a confidential one. Someone actually dared to record it and post it online, so we have to find out who it was. Otherwise, the consequences would be terrible.”
Bethan furrowed her brows and nodded. “It’s true.”
If someone could record it this time, there could be the next time as well.
Before she announced her designs to the public, it was considered confidential information within the Group.
“Get your assistant to come up with a list of people who attended the meeting yesterday. Also, take these five hours to think of who could be a suspect. “
Then, Lucas hung up the call.
Standing by the balcony, Bethan gripped her phone and looked at the heavy traffic in the city.
Actually, she long had a suspect. However, would Brettley deal with the person she suspected?
After a long moment of silence, she took a deep breath and called Nigel.
“I don’t think I’ve made any mistakes. “
When Bethan said that the person last night was Brettley, Nigel’s voice was even more excited. “Turns out I was dealing with the scumbag last night. No wonder the firewall was so hard to crack. I thought that he found another skillful programmer.”
Then, Nigel said emotionally, “But, if it was really him last night, then he didn’t go all out on me.”
Nigel had dealt with Brettley before; his skills were definitely much better than his. When he hacked into Mo Sam’s computer the night before, and although there was some resistance, it was still manageable. Bethan paused for a while.
“Is his hacking skills…good?”
“It’s great. “
Nigel pursed his lips. “I might need a few more years of training to reach his level.”
Bethan’s heart sunk deeply upon Nigel’s words.
She casually caught up with Nigel for a little while more before hanging up the call and returning to the living room.
Anne had made breakfast. She called Bethan over to have some food, though with furrowed brows as she looked at her. “Mo Sam has admitted that he stole your designs, and this is good news. Why does it feel like you’re not in a good mood?”
Bethan forced a smile. She lowered her head and seriously started eating.
Five hours later, at Morrison Group Tower.
It was the same conference room with the same people. Everyone was called in for a meeting.
Sitting at the main seat, Brettley could not hide the tiredness and haggardness on his face.
Even so, he was equally dignified and arrogant- looking.
With a small smile, he tapped on the meeting table rhythmically with one hand. “I’m sure all of you have seen the news this morning. The plagiarizing incident doesn’t exist; Mo Sam was the only one who stole the designs. It has nothing to do with Mr. Peterson.”
Upon his words, Courtney, at the corner, could not help but roll her eyes. She muttered lightly. “Why does it have nothing to do with him all of a sudden? Didn’t Director Bethan capture it all?”
Bethan turned her head, looked at Courtney, and smiled. She said in a calm voice, “Perhaps, Mr. Peterson only thought that my designs were very pretty. He only took pictures of my designs to admire them, maybe? Although it crossed a line, accusing him of leaking confidential information is too heavy a punishment.”
Courtney bit her lip. She wanted to say something but did not know how to retort.
Thus, she clenched her fists tightly. “If that’s the case, that means your designs were stolen while you had the video call with Mo Sam, and that was why your designs were leaked. That means you have to bear the responsibility, too. You also leaked confidential information! “
Bethan shrugged. “I’m in the wrong, too.”
“As a punishment, Bethan’s bonuses and commissions from this project will be canceled.”
Brettley then remarked calmly, still on the main seat, “I’m sure no one has anything to say about this, right?”
Bethan was the first one to say, “Yes.”
Courtney gritted her teeth harshly. She was speechless.
Alice, by the side, chuckled a little. “Ms. Bethan, what a great sacrifice.”
She then shot her a glare laced with vague mockery, however.
Bethan knew that Alice was mocking her for sacrificing for Joseph. Alice knew better than anybody about the entire story.
Bethan slightly squinted and coldly swept her a glance. “As for the plagiarizing incident, we’ll put it aside for now.”
In the main seat, the dignified Brettley calmly rubbed the middle of his brows. “Next, we have to deal with the video issue yesterday.”
Lucas took a set of documents and placed it in front of Brettley.
Brettley coldly slammed the documents on the conference table. “According to our investigation, the IP address from which the video was posted came from Morrison Group’s design department.
Whose computer is computer number fifty-two? “
The entire conference room was in silence for a few seconds.
In the end, Shannon timidly stood up. “I remember that computer number fifty-two…”
She slowly looked at Alice. “Mrs. Morrison has been using it for the past half a month.”
Everyone was instantly quiet upon hearing Shannon’s words. They subconsciously look at Alice.
After a long while, everyone started discussing in hushed tones.
“Mrs. Morrison and Bethan never had a good relationship…”
“But Mrs. Morrison won’t do such a thing that would ruin the Group’s reputation, right?”
“Who knows? Perhaps Mrs. Morrison knows that Mr. Morrison spoils her, he might not mind…”
The discussions went on.
As the person in question, Alice was surprisingly calm.
She calmly swept a glance at Shannon. Her eyes were filled with surprise. “Are you sure that computer fifty
-two was the one that I used?”
Shannon furrowed her brows and nodded.
“I’m sure. I was the one who arranged that computer for you back then.”
Alice furrowed her brows. “Are you sure? How could it be…”
Alice looked at Shannon confusedly, then she looked at Brettley. Her reactions turned from surprised to stunned, then into a rage.
“There must be a mistake! How could it possibly be sent from my computer?”
Then, she anxiously walked over to Brettley and grabbed his arm. “Brettley, there must be some misunderstanding…”
Brettley furrowed his brows. He swept a cold glance at everybody there. “I also believe that Alice would not do such a thing.”
Courtney, by the side, also immediately nodded. “
Someone must be trying to frame Mrs. Morrison. How despicable ! Not only did they record the meeting, they even used her computer to upload it! They are trying to ruin our company’s reputation and also drive a wedge between the president and his wife! “
Then, she raised her head and looked at Brettley. “
President Morrison, this person is too horrible. We have to find out this person and see who is the one behind it all! Since the video was uploaded yesterday, let us see who was the one who used Mrs. Morrison’s computer then! “
“I agree! “
Before Brettley could say anything, Alice, who was holding onto his arms, nodded fervently. “I also agree with this! We need to find out who it was and the person instructing them! “
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.