Suddenly, Tom’s voice sounded from outside the crowd.
Everyone was stunned, and they turned around to see that their boss was here.
They frantically backed away.Tom walked over gracefully.
“Why are you guys still here at this hour? Do you want to work overtime?”
He was saying that jokingly but the next second, his eyes landed on Laura sharply.
“You’re here.”
‘You’re here?’ Laura lifted her head to look over.
Judging from his tone, Tom seemed to know that she would come earlier on.
Tom could see Laura’s confusion, so he shifted his gaze that was covered in thorns to her.
“I was the one who asked the finance department to tell you to come and settle your salary.You would’ve shown up if you were attracted to money.”
“..”
Laura’s face turned hot.Her face that was slapped twice by Maisie was burning up.
It seemed that Tom had deliberately set a trap for her to fall into.She indeed came for money but now, she felt that something was wrong.
Just now, everyone had heard Tom calling Maisie ‘Mai ’ so affectionately.
They did not need to guess to confirm the intimate relationship between the two.
Tom was very straightforward.He did not beat around the bush before going straight to the topic.
“When I walked in, I heard you questioning Mai what proof she has that you’re the one who posted the fake news online.She doesn’t have proof, but I do.”
“I asked IT to look up the IP address of the person who first posted that news online.I can tell you with certainty that I know you’re the one who did it.Also, I called the police to let them handle this.You can talk t o the police if you have any questions later.”
Laura’s face was frozen completely when she heard this.
Bill was standing at one side, and he took a few steps back as he was losing his head out of fear.He was terrified of being implicated.
After Laura was stunned for a few seconds, she felt that Tom might just be scaring her, so she scoffed.
“You called the police? Whatever.I didn’t do it anyway.I’m innocent! Plus, if those things online are real, then it’s not fake news and there’s no defamation!”
Laura was extremely nervous on the inside, but on the outside, she was smiling coldly while pretending to b e calm.
“Guys, I’m sure you’ve seen the news online.Look at what’s happening now.Mr.Lowe is showing such great concern toward Maisie Davenport.Even idiots can tell that their relationship is out of the ordinary!”
As she said that, she rolled her eyes.
“They’re lying about knowing each other for 22 years.Their relationship is improper.Such things happen all the time in the business world.Otherwise, do you think a fresh graduate like Maisie would’ve been able t o enter such a big company with her own skills?”
When Maisie saw Laura slandering her ability in front of everyone, Maisie started to get angry again.
However, Ava grabbed her and then retorted Laura with a solemn look on her face.
“I was the one who interviewed Maisie back then.She was hired because she fulfilled the company’s requirements and has the ability to work here.It’s not like what you said at all, but you, on the other hand…Hmph.”
As Ava said that, she smiled while imitating Laura’s disdainful expression.
After that, she peered at Bill who was hiding in a corner.
“Laura, you and that certain someone should know very well how you joined this company.”
“Ava, you…”
Laura was so mad she could not speak at that moment.
The employees on the side were all looking at this scene with wide eyes and astonished looks.
They did not dare to say anything at all, but they seemed to know what Ava was trying to say.
When Laura was about to quibble over this, two sets o f footsteps sounded from the front of the office.
“Is Laura Pine here?”
A deep male voice asked sternly.
Laura was stunned, then she looked at the source of the voice.She did not expect to see two police officers in uniform walking in.She did not expect Tom to have really called the police! Laura was seriously panicking now.
“Who called the police just now? Which one of you is Laura Pine?”
“I was the one who called,” Tom answered calmly.
Then, he shot a glance at Laura whose face was turning white.
“She’s Laura Pine.”
The police officer nodded and walked in front of Laura.
“Laura Pine, this man reported to us saying that you slandered the reputation of another person and committed plagiarism.Not only that, but you also worked with an employee of the company to embezzle the company’s money.Please come back to the station with us for further investigation.”
“..”
Laura did not know that there would be so many charges against her.She wanted to retort but all of them were real.
“No, I didn’t do those things! Officer, you have to look into this!”
“We’ve already obtained concrete evidence, so you have to come with us.”
The police were very stern about this.
Laura was really panicking now.
“Why should I go with you when I never did any of those things? If you want to arrest someone, go arrest them! The boss of the company is in an improper relationship with his employee! Shouldn’t you arrest them and educate them for doing such a thing that’s so morally destructive? Plus, he’s also the president of such a huge company!”
“So you’re that woman who started the rumors about my precious daughter and son!”
A very domineering voice suddenly penetrated everyone’s ears powerfully.
Then, a woman who seemed to be wearing all the luxury brands in the world on her body appeared in front of Laura with a strong aura after walking through the crowd.
That woman lifted her stern eyes.
There was a look of fearlessness and boldness in them that looked similar to Maisie’s.She looked at Laura whose face was turning red and white before lifting her hand to slap her across the face.
“Ah!” Laura yelped in pain.
Before she understood what was going on, she could feel the same searing pain on her face again.
Laura clutched her face and lifted her head to glare at that woman.
“H-How dare you slap me?!”
“Yes, I’m slapping you because you deserve to be slapped.You shouldn’t have spread those rumors online, then! I’m being very merciful by just slapping you.”
The woman replied calmly, but her eyes were piercing.
Laura’s jaw dropped open.
After being stuck in a trance for a few seconds, she remembered the officers who were next to her.
“Officers, you saw it.This woman slapped me in front of you! You should be arresting her!”
The officers were about to lecture the woman but the woman smiled calmly.
“I’m happy to cooperate with you two.I’ll take responsibility and face the consequences for slapping this woman, but first, you have to do something about this fool who went around spreading rumors about my daughter and slandering my daughter’s reputation.”
After the woman said that, she rolled her eyes at Laura.
Immediately after that, her eyes were filled with affectionate kindness and gentleness when she turned to Maisie.
“Mai, my baby, no one can bully you now that Mommy’s here.”
The woman promised solemnly.
Then, she glared at Tom with an extremely reproachful look in her eyes.
“Tommy, is this how you take care of your little sister? How can you allow rumors about her to spread? Also, don’t you go through a strict interview process before hiring your employees? How could this kind of person have the qualifications to enter our family’s company?”
“Gosh…”
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