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Ella couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard she tried, and after a sleepless night, she had dark circles.
She counted her household staff and found several missing all under suspicion.
During dinner, Jaden casually inquired, “Where’s Luis Gun from the flower garden?”
What’s wrong?” Ella asked.
“He didn’t come to deliver flowers today. He promised to do so every day.”
“He has some family matters and won’t be coming for a while. I’ll arrange for someone else to deliver flowers next time.”
if he had been exposed.
Jaden couldn’t find any sign of suspicion on Ella’s f
dar, so he wasn‘
His spy network had been thoroughly cleaned, leaving him uneasy
Lies begeted more lies, and he now understood the agony,
He was increasingly afraid of losing Ella.
Ella was overwhelmed by Finn’s situation because just as the group was flourishing under her leadership, she had to let others ruin i
She had just dealt with Marcus, and now Finn was causing more trouble. It was exluusting
She went to the group and reinstated Finn’s real power
She chose to trust Devin, wanting to satisfy Devin siner he didn’t care.
“You’ve been handling these projects, and you’re the most familiar with them, so you may take over. Zeke Kom has been supporting you, let him continue assisting you.”
She handed over important projects and people to Finn, letting him do whatever he wanted.
At this point, she only wanted Jady Studio
Finn remained silent, his eyes harboring a hint of complexity.
He wasn’t as talkative as before and he had become increasingly gloomy.
Ella said. Tve been busy lately. Please take care of more for me. Im going to the studio.
Ella chose to ignore it all since there would be peace of mind if it was out of her sight.
On her way to the studio, she also saw Hank, feeling that it was a small world to meet her enemy. She decided to take action, asking Yale to have someone puncture Hank’s car tires.
Then her car stopped in front of him
“Mr. Donovon, your car broke down?“.
Hank replied, “Probably ran over a nail
“In a hurry I’ll give you a ride.
“Thank you, Ms. Willow.”
Hank hadn’t sensed the danger yet, thinking Ella was only targeting Jaden and wouldn’t hold a grudge against him.
But the car kept veering off course and Hank started sweating profusely.
Hank began to swallow his saliva crazily.
“Ms. Willow, where are we
going?”
Ella smiled without saying a word but the smile resembled a beautiful but deadly Bower,
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Hank silently gripped the handle above his head.
Soon they arrived at a secluded area where she stopped the car.
Yale and a few hooligans were already waiting.
Without another word, they dragged Hank out and beat him
up.
Ella knew her limits and didn’t go too far, only left him bruised but without internal injuries.
“I thought planning bankruptcy was ruthless enough, but it seems you’ve planted people in my house too. You two are colluding, and neither of you
is good. This is just a warning. If you try anything else, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
“Ms. Willow, it’s all a misunderstanding
Hank said inwardly. “You’re my boss’s wife, do you know?
Hank couldn’t express his grievances
“Tell Marcus not to push his luck anymore. He’s just trash, ugly in looks and heart.
With that, Ella walked away in her high heels,
Hank limped to the hospital, finally finding an opportunity to contact Jaden and vent
Jaden instructed, “Let’s not contact each other for a while. I’m afraid she might notice something”
Hank reminded him, “But there are many social events, meetings, and decisions that require your attention”
“Push them off if you can
Hank stammered, “Sir, you can’t act like a fool for the rest of your life.”
Jaden was silent upon hearing this.
He knew but there was no better way now, saying. Tll find an appropriate opportunity to explain things to her
Jaden just didn’t know when the right time would be.
He couldn’t deny that he had initially wanted to bankrupt the Willow Group,
He had pushed her away, planted spies in the Willow family, and stolen financial secrets from the Willow Group.
Even if he wanted to make amends desperately now, he couldn’t undo his past mistakes.
At night, he cautiously approached Ella, like a shivering dog seeking warmth from the only source of heat.
These days, Ella resisted his affectionate gestures, probably leaving a shadow, so he didn’t force her because these things had to be mutual
His warm hand caressed her stomach, hoping for a new life to be born there.
Feeling his strong emotions, he couldn’t help but laugh at himself.
When did he become like a woman vying for favor in the ancient palace, hoping that having a child would secure his place in her heart and the family!
“Ella, how would you react if I lied to you!”
In her sleep, she mumbled, “A fool wouldn’t lie to me.”
Even though she s
slept soundly, she immediately recognized his voice and responded.
“What if I realized my mistake in time?”
“I don’t know.”
After saying that, she turned over and continued sleeping.
Those three words were like a thousand waves in his heart
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Neither here nor there, he felt anxious and uneasy.
Ella was busy with Yale’s upcoming competition.
After all, he was her mentee, and she cared deeply about him.
Despite being almost the same age, she was his senior in experience by far.
She registered him for the competition and helped him by delaying many of her orders
When his work was submitted, the organizers hinted that he could make it to the final round and win an award.
She breathed a sigh of relief, not telling Yale the good news, letting
ting him ex
experience the nervous excitement of the competition on his own
But suddenly, the organizers informed him that Yale’s entry had been rejected.
“Why?”
She was surprised. His work had been selected, so why reject it now?
“It’s suspected of plagiarism, and it wouldn’t look good if this escalated”
“Plagiarism? Are you kidding me??
“Do you not know yet? Check it out yourself.
The organizers sent a webpage, and she clicked on it. It was the autumn collection from Grace’s online studio and the designer was Foster
The designs were almost identical, but Foster h
Tad
published his first, making it impossible to accuse him of plagiarism.
Ella had been involved in this design and knew Yale couldn’t have plagiarized
So, she angrily called Grace to question. “What do you mean?”
Grace looked innocent. “What’s wrong?”
Ella was puzzled, thinking, ‘Doesn’t she know?
Grace quickly understood the situation and weakly said, “Shall I take down the work? As long as you don’t use my child as leverage, anything is fine.”
“Is it useful now? How will I be perceived if I publish later? Am I abusing power or suppressing newcomers?”
“What do you suggest then? I don’t even know that he plagiarized”
“Forget it, this is between him and me.
“It won’t implicate me,
will it
“Stay out of it
Ella was extremely angry now.
She could be considered a senior in this industry, yet she had been played by a recent graduate.
Foster was full of evil intentions and was not walking on the right path at all.
She hung up and Yale walked in, his face pale and distant, his whole being lost in thought.
Looking at Ella, he suddenly teared up, his eyes reddening, and his nose running.
“Foster’s gone too far. He came to my house to invite me to a class reunion, so I went to change clothes. This guy must have sneaked into my study. What do we do now! I can’t produce another piece in such a short time for the competition.
“Our hard work has gone down the drain, and we even let him benefit. Ella, I don’t want to live anymore.”
Ella rubbed her temples and said, “Don’t cry, a grown man crying like this, aren’t you embarrassed?
“I’m just sad”
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