Chapter 303 Framed by Plagiarism Again Josie came to her senses and turned on her cell phone. There were a few unread messages.
Are you home?â
âTell me once youâre home.
She immediately replied, âOn my way now.â
Actually, she wasnât confused. Arnold didnât meet many women like that. There was only one possibility. Is Summer back in the country?
That canât be. Laura and Summer are good friends. How would Laura not know if Summer was back?
Laura didnât act strange at all today.
Josie held her cell phone and hesitated for a long time. She didnât jump to conclusions, but her heart beat furiously. She had an ominous premonition.
She returned to everyday working life after Carter Groupâs anniversary celebration ended. Dexterâs business trip this time was exceptionally long. He was so busy he didnât even have time to call her.
Josie had a fixed routine. Other than visiting her father, she was engrossed in polishing her design. Her and Lauraâs designs were selected for the semifinals.
Laura said disdainfully, âTry harder if you want to win.â
Josie didnât want to fight with her.
Kevan didnât make it into the semifinals. She looked at the name list and sighed. But at this time, she saw a familiar name. Claire Wilcher.
Claire Wilcher? Claire!
Was she shortlisted too?
Josie hadnât heard anything about Claire for a long time. She was momentarily baffled. Claire was fired from Russell Group because of her devious behavior, but she was professionally capable. She must have wanted to win an award and make a comeback.
Josieâs thoughts were simple. But shortly after, she received a call from the awards organizing committee. âMs. Warren, the design you submitted resembles another contestantâs. Weâre very sorry, but we must start an investigation.â
It was a bolt from the blue. Josie suddenly stood up and said disbelievingly, âHow can this be? Who is the other contestant?â
âClaire Wilcher.â
Josie was dumbstruck.
It was impossible. Josie hadnât seen Claire for a long time, and the two never interacted. How can our design be similar?
The organizing committee didnât elaborate.
Josie subconsciously wanted to call Dexter. She hesitated for a long time and didnât call him in the end.
She called Calvin instead.
âDesign work?â The two sat across from each other. Calvin turned on her laptop and took a look.
âYes. Iâm perfectly sure that I never met Claire in person, but I donât know if my laptop was breached.â
Josie was slightly anxious. âI thought about it but didnât know who to approach, so I came to you.â
Calvin glanced at her kindly. âYouâre welcome to come to me when Dex isnât in Wavery.â
Warmth spread in Josieâs heart. It felt like she had a family because of Dexter. She felt reassured.
âI installed a firewall for you the last time your laptop was repaired. It couldnât have been breached.â
Calvin didnât find traces of her laptop being breached. âThink about it. Did you really not meet Claire?â
âI didnât.â Josie was sure.
The last time she saw Claire was when Claire was beaten up. She didnât know what had happened to Claire after that.
Calvin tapped his fingers against the desk. âHow about this? Instead of just waiting anxiously, why donât you initiate an attack?â
âWhat do you mean?â
Around two hours later, Calvin received a document. It showed a detailed record of Claireâs current situation. She had broken up with Mr. Yves, and her pregnancy was terminated. After that, she interviewed for jobs but ran into dead ends. She was living a simple life.
âIâm leaning toward the possibility that someone peeked at your laptop and sent the design to Claire.â