Although there was a small distance, Ava could still hear Mr. Rogers complimenting the design. “Miss Pine, your style is reflected in your design. I didn't expect you to be a newbie.” Mr. Rogers praised Laura before praising Bill, “Bill, you’re so discerning. It’s such a blessing for your company to have such an outstanding designer.”“Mr. Rogers, you’re very kind. I just designed it according to your requirements. If we’re talking about who has the most vision, it’s you because you chose our company to serve you,” Laura smiled sweetly and gave an equally sweet reply. Mr. Rogers laughed happily after hearing this.Ava bit the apple and listened calmly. She was also relieved that the project was settled.If Mr. Rogers was not satisfied, then she might have to pay the penalty for the loss of a contract.“Ava, did you hear that? I didn't expect Laura to be so amazing that she could actually handle this project.” Maisie, a female colleague, came over to gossip with Ava.“If this i

Maisie found it a little strange, but none of the other colleagues noticed the change in Laura's expression.Thinking of what Ava had said earlier while standing at Laura's desk, Maisie took a pensive sip of the juice in front of her.“Laura, you’re really amazing. Mr. Rogers is very picky. He initially asked Ava to do the design for him, but he didn’t like her design at all. Thanks to you, our year-end bonus has increased.”“Fortunately, Ava didn't come today. Otherwise, everyone would be embarrassed.”“Why should we be embarrassed? Ava is the one who should be embarrassed.” Several female colleagues on the side sneered in a very unfriendly tone.Maisie could not listen to this anymore. “Fiona, Kendra, it's not good for you to say that about Ava. Ava was so nice to buy everyone coffee today. Do you think it’s appropriate to say that about Ava behind her back?”The two women named Fiona and Kendra immediately showed dissatisfied expressions. They also rolled their eyes to show th

Maisie directly exposed Laura without considering her feelings.Laura’s and Bill's faces froze at the same time. Their expressions seemed very unnatural.Meanwhile, Mr. Lowe was very calm. Moreover, there was also an elegant and warm smile on his face. “Did you just say that this design was plagiarized? Do you have any proof?”“Mr. Lowe is right.”Bill hurriedly interjected, turning his head to glare at Maisie with a dark expression on his face.“Maisie, don’t slander others. Laura came up with this design with great effort. What evidence do you have to say that she plagiarized it? Besides, Ava has been busy dating for a while now. She hasn’t been able to concentrate on her work at all. In addition to that, her work level has plummeted recently and her designs are a mess. How could Laura have plagiarized her work?”“I’m not slandering her, and I’m not talking nonsense.” Maisie's reaction was also very calm. Then, she looked at Bill, who was hinting at her to shut up. “Ava came up

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 in 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 me 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 me now. Y-You—”“Only dogs slander people. I don’t do that. I’m only telling the truth,” Ava

“And you!” Maisie pointed at Bill without showing him any signs of respect. “You knew she was plagiarizing Ava’s work but you chose to turn a blind eye. You’re obviously keeping her as your secret lover!”The sweat on Bill’s forehead increased as he did not expect Maisie to directly accuse him.“T-That’s not it.” Bill tried to explain himself as he did not dare to offend Maisie anymore. However, he did not know what he could say.“If that’s not it, then what exactly is going on?” Mr. Lowe suddenly spoke.When Mr. Lowe said that, Bill was even more sure there was something unusual going on between him and Maisie.He could tell that his boss was siding with Maisie.Bill lifted his hand to wipe away the sweat on his forehead and stammered, “M-My eyesight is not good, so I might have missed it as I was not paying attention. Also, look, there are some differences in these two designs…”“Do you need to quibble over these small differences?” Maisie lifted her beautiful eyebrows and pee