Then, she looked at Bill, who was hinting at her to shut up.
“Ava came up with this design first.She even showed it to you but you rejected it, Mr.Branson.After that, Ava felt that the design wasn’t perfect, so she deleted it.I was there when she deleted it so I’m the best witness.”
Bill and Laura breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Maisie say that Ava had deleted her design.
“Maisie, you said that you’re a witness, but everyone knows that Ava is your friend.You guys are the closest to each other in the office, so you can’t be a witness at all.”
After Bill finished speaking, the other colleagues around them also chimed in.
“Yeah, Maisie.We all know that you’re the closest to Ava.How can we use what you say as evidence?”
“That’s right.What Mr.Branson said is also true.Recently, Ava hasn’t been focusing on her work because she’s in a relationship.Let’s just talk about what happened this afternoon.She bought all of us coffee before we finished our work.I couldn’t even concentrate on my work anymore after that.”
After hearing what the female colleague on the side said, Maisie suddenly flew into a fit of rage despite her initial calmness.
“Fiona, you didn’t say that when Ava brought you the coffee.Besides, I remember that you were watching TV shows on your computer at the time.
You even said Ava came just in time while you were enjoying yourself.”
“…”
Fiona’s cheeks flushed in embarrassment.
“Maisie Davenport, don’t talk nonsense!”
“I’m telling the truth!”
Maisie finished saying that decisively.
Then, she looked into Mr.Lowe’s inquisitive eyes righteously.
“Mr.Lowe, I’m telling you the truth.You have to believe me.”
After Mr.Lowe heard that, he nodded pensively.It seemed that he agreed with what Maisie said.
Laura saw this at the side.She immediately felt nervous, so she quickly went to Mr.Lowe to explain herself.
“Mr.Lowe, this design was based on my own creativity.I didn’t plagiarize anyone’s work, unlike what Maisie said.”
After Laura said that, she looked at Maisie aggrievedly.
“Maisie, I know you’re close to Ava but you can’t slander me because of that.If you can prove that I plagiarized her work, then I’ll have nothing to say.If you don’t have proof, I want you to apologize to me immediately.”
Laura requested solemnly.
“Alright, just you wait!”
Maisie was not scared of this confrontation.
“I’ll call Ava now.I’m sure she has a backup of that design.We’ll just take a look at the time the designs were created and we’ll know who’s lying!”
Maisie grabbed her phone to call Ava after that.When Laura and Bill saw this, their hearts skipped a beat.
Maisie’s call got through very quickly.She very decisively went straight to the point, saying, “Ava, I’m at Glendale Restaurant right now.I saw an interesting design here.Your design that was rejected by Mr.Branson which you deleted is now with Laura.She even claims that it’s hers but it’s clearly yours.Ava, are you free to come over now?”
As they listened to Maisie’s words, Laura and Bill looked at each other.
They were obviously feeling a little nervous.
However, they had all heard just now that Ava had deleted the previous design.
Hence, they did not need to be too nervous.
When they were about to take deep breaths to relax, they suddenly heard Maisie’s happy response.
“Ava, you and your friends are having dinner at Glendale Restaurant too? I’ll go get you from your private room.What’s the room number…”
Maisie said as she walked toward the door.
Bill glanced at Laura in a panic before walking to Mr.Lowe’s side.
“Mr.Lowe, Maisie has just graduated.She hasn’t been in our company for too long.She’s eccentric, even a little neurotic.Plus, she’s often bad-mannered.I only kept her around for Ava’s sake.Otherwise, she would have been fired long ago.”
Mr.Lowe frowned in displeasure as he listened to Bill’s complaints.
“So? What are you trying to tell m e?”
“I want to tell you that Maisie is just talking nonsense.Laura would never plagiarize!”
“Really?”
Mr.Lowe retorted, the corners of his lips rising slightly.
“But I also believe that Maisie will never lie.”
Bill looked embarrassed, and he was incoherent for a while.
“Um…Mr.Lowe, do you mean…”
“I mean…”
“Ava is here!”
Maisie’s clear voice came from the door of the private room, interrupting Mr.Lowe mid- sentence.
Bill looked at Mr.Lowe’s expression.He noticed that h e did not look angry or dissatisfied.
Bill was curious.
Mr.Lowe was the president.
Previously, he would never have shown up at this sort of party even when they completed a huge project.
However, he was here now and even patiently listened to an intern’s babbles.
Had Mr.Lowe taken a fancy to this fresh graduate? Bill wondered as he looked at Maisie.She was young, pretty, and energetic.
However, she was not Bill’s type.
The type of women Bill liked was the sexy and sweet-mouthed ones like Laura.
After Ava came in, she was surprised when she saw Mr.Lowe. She had only met him once or twice during their annual dinners, hence she did not expect him to be here.
It seemed that Laura’s project was pretty big.
Ava greeted Mr.Lowe politely.
Right after she said that, Maisie went straight to the topic.
“Ava, look at this design.Isn’t this the one you deleted?”
Ava looked at the design on the tablet and saw Laura’s signature at the bottom.She was not startled at all.
Instead, she nodded calmly and said, “That’s right.This is the design that I deleted after Mr.Branson rejected it.I didn’t expect someone to treat my trash a s treasure.”
After Ava said that in a joking tone, she turned her attention to Laura, whose face was gradually falling.
“Actually, I saw the draft when I was bringing the coffee over to you this afternoon.However, I wasn’t i n the mood to expose you then.”
As she said that, she looked at Bill, whose forehead was drenched in cold sweat.
“I also knew that you wanted to drive me away when you so kindly asked m e to take a break and go home.Bill, we’ve been working together for so many years yet you think I don’t know what kind of person you are?” Bill’s complexion was growing worse.
Even though he was nervous, he still did not forget to retort.
“Ava, what are you talking about? What do you mean I’m purposely driving you away? I saw how you’ve not been concentrating at work, so I asked you to go back to rest out of kindness.It’s fine that you don’t appreciate my kindness, but you’re even slandering m e now.Y-You—”
“Only dogs slander people.I don’t do that.I’m only telling the truth,”
Ava retorted calmly.
“It’s not a coincidence that I’m here.I knew you were coming here, so I followed you all.”
When Bill heard what Ava said, he looked even more nervous.
Then, he raised his hand unnaturally to wipe off the sweat on his forehead.
Since he had drunk some alcohol just now, his face was red.
Right now, his face looked even oilier than before.It made him look even uglier.
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