Coolest Girl in Town

Chapter 214 I Didn’t Plagiarize It,Coolest Girl in Town

“Alright. I’ll hold you to it, then.” The smile Elise gave Alexander was so sincere that it was practically infectious, and he voluntarily reached out to grasp her hand. “Come on, let’s go home.” Shoulder to shoulder, they walked off into the moonlit night. … The next day, Elise went to work as usual, only for a grim Brendan to follow her into her office immediately upon her entry. With a complicated look in his eyes, he stared at her and pursed his lips for a moment before stating, “I have something to ask you, my darling sister-in-law.” Startled by both the appellation and the stern look on his face, she urged, “Go on.”

After a moment of contemplation, he continued, “Have you finished the draft for your design? May I see it?” Even though Elise found it to be a strange request, she carelessly flipped through her papers to locate her design draft and hand it over to him. “It’s mostly done. If you need it urgently, I can finish it by today.” Yet, Brendan’s expression turned ugly the moment he saw her design draft. “What’s going on?” she queried. In the next second, he lifted his gaze and stared right into her eyes. “Did you show this draft to anyone else before this moment?”

After thinking about it earnestly, she answered, “No one has seen it apart from you. Why? Did something happen?” Without answering her directly, he pulled out his cell phone and handed it over to her. “Look at this.” Elise took the phone and glanced down at it, and all of the blood drained out of her face. “How is this possible?! This design is my own. How can this person’s design resemble mine so much?” “This is the work of a local first-rate designer, Coner. She announced it to the public last evening as part of her new series—the design I showed you being the main diagram.

no good in a situation where

Internet a scant few hours after that incident. There was no way this could be a coincidence. “I designed this myself—” she uttered slowly, “—and now I suspect that someone has stolen it.” The moment she said that, Brendan stared at her gravely. For some reason,

I need to claim my innocence. Until then, I hope you’ll believe me.” Upon hearing that, he nodded obligingly. “If that’s the case, I have a solution.” Once again, their eyes met and he leaned forward to whisper into her ear. After Brendan left, Elise looked down at the design diagram in her hands and clenched her fists silently. After putting the diagram away, she took up a blank

that, Molly walked in with a fresh cup of coffee. “Your coffee, Miss Sinclair.” Keeping her eyes on the drawing, Elise answered carelessly, “Put it down. I’ll drink it after I finish my drawing.” “Of course, Miss Sinclair.” Molly was quick to respond. After putting the coffee aside,

her motions and slowly lifted her head to stare at Molly. Her gaze was as clear as always and free of any stray thoughts, but Molly got the vague impression that she was behaving differently than normal. “I have a question for you, Molly.”

should search for it again.” Staring at the woman placidly, Elise continued,“The object itself isn’t very valuable,