Chapter 140
From the outside, Selena seemed to have no fear of Anastasia, but deep down, she was still a bit spooked by her.
Anastasia looked pretty average, but there was something unsettling about her. She was like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment and potentially deliver a crippling blow.
If it werenât for Wendyâs picky nature, Selena wouldnât have had to resort to plagiarizing Anastasiaâs work in order to create something that would please
her
Selena was a top student from a prestigious university and had won many awards abroad. In contrast, Anastasia was just a high school graduate with no real experience in jewelry design. So, Selena copying Anastasiaâs work was kind of a bitter pill to swallow. But when Wendy saw Anastasioâs work, she Instantly loved it and placed an order for the finished product
Anastasia quit arguing with Selena and returned to her seat, calming herself down. But she wasnât planning on letting this slide.
âAnastasia, Iâm beat. I need a break, Lauren said tiredly, having spent the morning shopping for materials. She plopped into a chair and moaned, âI came here to chase a guy, but I havenât even seen him. Iâm working my butt off every day, and Iâm still broke, What am I doing this for, Anastasia?â
Anastasia teased. âDidnât you say that as long as youâre close, youâll eventually run into him? Youâre going to be the future wife of his
âIâm just wasting my energy Lauren admitted. âMr. Salstrom is at the head office. He wonât come to our branch, I really messed upâ
Anastasia asked, puzzled, âLauren, as the heiress of the Mill family, meeting the CEO shouldnât be a problem. Why go through all this?â
âYou just donât get him, Lauren evaded. âHeâs out of everyoneâs league. No other woman can get within three meters of him, except for his secretary and mother. Let me grab a drinkâ
Anastasia asked curiously âDoesnât this man plan to get married? Lauren, are you sure Mr. Salstrom is into women?â
Hearing that, Lauren spewed out the water she was drinking, looking around nervously, afraid that someone might have heard Anastasia âAnastasia, youâre really pushing it. If your words reach the CEO, weâre in deep troubleâ
Anastasia shrugged it off. âItâs a legitimate question. And thereâs no one else here, donât worry Nobody heard anything
Lauren pondered the question and admitted, Tve wondered the same thing. Such a handsome man, thirty years old, and heâs never been seen with a girlfriend. Not even a rumor. Itâs weird.â
Anastasia didnât care about Elysian Technologies CEO. She asked. âLauren, you mentioned Selena exploiting employees. Can you tell me about it?â
Judging by Selenas attitude, Anastasia guessed this wasnât the first time sheâd plagiarized. Other colleagues in the design department must have been exploited and had their work stolen too.
âWhy are you suddenly asking about this, Anastasia? Did that she-devil Selena bother you again?â
Just tell me about her exploiting the staff.â
If Anastasia wanted to deal with Selena, it wouldnât be hard. Wendy asked Selena to design earrings and a necklace, which was bait. As long as she seized this opportunity, she could find evidence of Selenaâs plagiarism. She planned to install a miniature camera on her desk, deciding she wouldnât stay quiet about this,
To prevent Selena from seeing her drafts. Anastasia told no one about Selenaâs plagiarism. She kept working diligently, lulling Selena into complacency. When it was time to finish work, Anastasia clocked out on time. Even when Selena tried to make her stay late, Anastasia didnât care. She had dirt on Selena and wasnât afraid of her.
After leaving the company. Anastasia remembered Laurenâs story about Selena plagiarizing university studentsâ work to become the Chief Designer. This raised some questions for Anastasia. The timing of Selenaâs plagiarism and when she was accused of plagiarism at school was suspiciously coincidental
As she had lost some of her memories, Anastasia wasnât very familiar with the plagiarism incident back then. She decided to visit Monica at the beauty salon for more information
On Hermanâs side, Pattie slept all afternoon and went out with him for a social event in the evening. They were busy until about eleven oâclock
Hermanâs driver dropped him off at the entrance of Harmony Meadows. Herman got out of the car with Pattie and told Nelson, âPark the Chevrolet in the underground garage.â