Shannon paused for a while. “It said that if she died, you’re the main culprit. Irene grew up in the countryside, and her family used up all they had to pay for her education. She was hired to be an assistant at Morrison Group once she graduated, yet she encountered such a thing…”
Then, Shannon sighed. “People on the internet are talking about this now: her teachers, schoolmates, and even people from the same place as her are scolding and humiliating you. They said that you used your powers and tried to kill Irene.”
Bethan calmly furrowed her brows.
She initially thought that the trick Irene pulled out of her sleeve the day before was already the limit. She did not expect that Irene would have another trick up her sleeve.
Bethan looked at the news; the comments were all against her. The terrible comments were filled with malicious intentions, too.
Some even brought up the plagiarizing incident that happened to Bethan previously. They said that Bethan could deal with someone rich from abroad, that Irene was just ‘a piece of cake’.
The insults on Bethan came one after another. Bethan casually scrolled through and was about to shut off the page when she saw a Tweeter notification.
It was from Alice.
(Don’t talk about Bethan like that. Bethan is my best friend. She’s a good person. My husband and I believe her. Stop coming after her. I’ll be sad.]
Bethan narrowed her eyes and tapped to see the comments.
Sure enough.
Some of the people on the internet praised Alice for being kind, some asked her to cut off ties with Bethan, and some even reminded Alice that Bethan and Brettley’s relationship was more than what it seemed.
Alice even replied to some of the people on the internet.
(My husband is a great, great man. Even if he has a relationship with Bethan, that’s definitely not his fault.
(Maybe I don’t know her that well, but I just think that one shouldn’t be so pretentious. Sigh.]
(My husband is so worried about this incident that he could barely eat. I just want to share his worries.]
Reading through Alice’s replies, Bethan could not help but sneer.
She turned off the computer, lifted her head, and swept Shannon a glance. “Which floor did Irene jump off from?”
Shannon furrowed her brows. “Third floor.” “Third floor?”
If Irene truly wanted to die, why would she pick the third floor?
At that thought, Bethan could not help but raise her eyebrows. “Which hospital is she at right now?”
Upon her words, Brettley’s indifferent voice came from the entrance, “Why? Are you planning to go and have a look?”
Bethan raised her brows and looked in the direction of the sound.
By the entrance of her office, Brettley, in black, was leaning by the entrance, looking at her indifferently. His arms were crossed around his chest.
It looked like he had been there for quite some time.
Bethan said seriously, “I only want to know which hospital she is at, so I can get Theo to help me gather some news.”
At that moment, Irene was being resuscitated, everyone’s emotions and despise against Bethan had to be at their peak. Bethan would be crazy to go to the hospital personally.
However, in the end, everything that Irene did was targeting her.
Bethan had to know of Irene’s situation, so getting Theo to look on her behalf was the best option. If Bethan recalled correctly, Theo has a few friends in the hospitals of Banyan City.
Brettley slightly furrowed his brows. “You trust Theo that much?”
Theo was not from the medical world, he did not have influence in Banyan City as well. He was not even from Banyan City.
Still, once she encountered such a matter, the first person Bethan thought of was actually Theo to help her gather news.
Was Bethan just treating Brettley as a prop? Perhaps, in her heart, Theo was more reliable than him?
Once Brettley knew of the Irene incident, he immediately contacted the doctor who was resuscitating Irene in the shortest time possible. Then, he came over to look for Bethan with his first – hand news.
Still, Bethan just kept talking about Theo!
Bethan furrowed her brows and met with his gaze fearlessly. “Shou1dn’t I trust my boyfriend?”
Shannon, who was scrolling through her phone by the side, said, “Found it. She’s currently in New Life Hospital. Getting Mr. Allen to have a look is one of the safest options. On one hand, he is Director
Bethan’s boyfriend. On the other hand, he is also a famous artist. Even if the people were vicious, they have to be wary of his status. They would not dare to do anything to him.”
Then, Shannon lifted her head. “Director Bethan, you….”
Before she could finish her sentence, she realized that the atmosphere between Bethan and Brettley was a little off.
At the thought that Bethan and Brettley had so many rumors between them…
Shannon paused for a while and cautiously backed out. Then, she shut the office door.
It was only Bethan and Brettley left in the office. The atmosphere was so quiet it was suffocating.
Brettley entered and sat down on Bethan’s sofa. “I thought that you would trust me more.”
Bethan furrowed her brows and sat down on the chair once again. “What did I do to give you such a misunderstood impression, Mr. Morrison?”
“Theo’s mother was still finding fault with you yesterday.”
“Theo is Theo, his mother is another person.”
“You called me last night to do something for you. ” “But I also promised to add another design in this project.”
The air was once again in silence.
In the end, Brettley harrumphed coldly and stood up. He took out the sketch he saw on her table the day before. The one with his hand.
“How do you explain this? You have been secretly modeling your sketches after my hand, yet you say you don’t trust me?”
Looking at Brettley’s hand in the sketch, Bethan’s head instantly ached.
Actually, the sketch was done a long time ago.
Back then, when they were abroad, Nellie would like to come up with topics for her to sketch. Nellie told her to design a ring for their father, wondering what it would look like.
Although Bethan did not like that topic, but to appease her daughter, she still sketched it out.
The ring has a skull on it and other assorted horror elements. Those represent her resentment for Brettley.
Because the design was for him, so naturally she modeled the sketch after his hand.
Neil must have shipped this sketch over together with the others when he sent all her sketches back from abroad.
However, why would it appear on her desk at that moment?
She furrowed her brows and thought for a long while.
Finally, she recalled. When Celeste came to throw the check at her the day before, She placed all her honorary certificates on the table. One of the folded sketches dropped on the floor, but at that time she was busy dealing with Celeste, she did not care for it.
At that moment, it seemed like…
Either Arianna, Samson, or Zayne must have picked up the sketch and mistook it for a recent sketch of her, that was why they placed it on the table.
At that thought, Bethan could not help but rub the middle of her brows.
No wonder Brettley would ask her about modeling in her sketches in their phone call the night before. It was because of this.
Seeing how she was silent, Brettley sneered and laughed, “Why are you not talking? You secretly drew my hand, designing a ring for me, yet on the other hand, you say you don’t trust me?”
Bethan pursed her lips. She should not have agreed to Nellie playing that game back then.
Bethan took a deep breath. She lifted her eyes and looked at Brettley. “Alright, yes, I did secretly design a ring for you, Mr. Morrison, but my reasons are also simple. As an employee working under the Morrison Group, I have been causing you troubles many times, so I wanted to specially design a ring for you as compensation.”
Then, Bethan took out her phone and searched for Theo’s contact. She was about to dial it when Brettley calmly raised his gaze and looked at her.
“Are you still getting Theo to help you?”
Bethan paused for a while. “Can’t I?”
Brettley changed into another comfortable position on the sofa. “In Banyan City, I rule.”
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.