Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Russell spun around in a fit of rage. “Are you looking for trouble? Who the hell wants to die…”

He turned his head and was met with Patrick’s expressionless face, causing his words to catch in his throat.

Violet, upon spotting Patrick, immediately seemed a bit flustered. “What are you doing here?”

Patrick glanced casually at Violet and replied tersely, “Having lunch.”

With that, he shrugged off Russell’s hand, retrieved a handkerchief from his suit pocket, and slowly wiped his fingers as though they were tainted by something filthy.

Russell’s face changed.

Violet’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch slightly.

After tossing the handkerchief into the trash, Patrick subconsciously positioned himself in front of Violet. He nonchalantly raised an eyebrow at Russell. “How did you find out about my marriage to Violet?”

He was just there for lunch, and he happened to notice that Russell had been bothering Violet. Russell had menacingly threatened to reveal his marriage to Violet.

Patrick found it utterly absurd. When had his marital status become a weapon for Russell to threaten Violet?

Russell glanced at Patrick, his bravado waning. “Veronica told me.”

Patrick’s eyes narrowed dangerously. “Then do you believe that you can threaten. me with that too?”

Russell flinched, his gaze locked on Patrick, but he remained silent.

At that moment, Nelson finally caught up and murmured softly in Patrick’s ear, “Mr. Hersey, Veronica attempted suicide this morning, and it’s all over the news now. She claimed to be Miss Webb’s sister and accused Russell of deceiving her. She had no knowledge of his two–timing and plagiarism. She handled it with finesse, and now the internet is flooded with sympathy. They’re saying Miss Webb was so heartless. It was she who had forced Veronica into this tragedy. If news of your marriage to Miss Webb gets out, they’ll surely think that Violet abused her power and bullied Veronica.”

Patrick raised an eyebrow, his gaze frosty. “Then why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Nelson shrugged, his voice barely audible. “Didn’t you instruct me not to mention Miss Webb today?“,

Violet shot Patrick a surprised look.

Patrick immediately recalled this thing and felt a bit embarrassed. “Alright, I know. I’ll take care of this matter.”

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Violet. “You can go and have lunch now”

Violet was a bit hesitant and glanced at him.

Patrick raised an eyebrow. “What’s the matter? Don’t feel like having lunch?”

Violet immediately shook her head. “No.”

Patrick lazily raised his eyelids and looked at her. “Then go ahead and eat.”

Violet stood her ground somewhat stubbornly and raised her head. “I’m not dropping the case.”

Patrick was slightly amused. “Who asked you to drop the case? If you do, it’ll also be a blow to Foreverie Jewelry’s reputation. I won’t allow that.”

Violet couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Her eyes seemed to light up suddenly. “Thank you.”

After she finished speaking, she turned around with a smile and headed back into the restaurant.

Patrick was momentarily stunned. Violet’s eyes were so bright just now that he seemed to have seen stars.

Nelson couldn’t help but steal a glance at Patrick. “Mr. Hersey…”

Patrick snapped back to reality, glanced at Nelson, and then turned his gaze to Russell. “If you want to save Oceanen Jewelry, follow me.”

Russell stiffened and quickly followed.

After having lunch, Violet returned to the Design Department and noticed that everyone there was quiet, not discussing the morning’s events.

She raised an eyebrow in surprise. As soon as she sat down, she saw Sophia discreetly approach her and whisper, “Violet, check Twitter. The company has issued a statement.”

Violet’s eyes widened with surprise.

She opened Twitter and saw that Foreverie Jewelry had posted a statement.

“In response to Miss Veronica’s attempt to commit suicide, we at Foreverie Jewelry extend our sympathy to Miss Webb’s situation. However, the jewelry industry cannot tolerate plagiarism. Foreverie Jewelry, on behalf of Miss Webb, is pursuing the plagiarism case and will not withdraw it.”

This statement was released when Patrick learned about Veronica’s attempt to commit suicide.

At this time, there had been tens of thousands of comments below the tweet, with netizens roughly divided into two factions.

One faction argued that Foreverie Jewelry’s words were entirely reasonable. Plagiarism should never be condoned at any time, and those who do wrong

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should face consequences. This was common knowledge that even the kids knew, and why did so many people fail to see the reason for this?

Another perspective posited that Foreverie Jewelry’s refusal to drop the lawsuit was driven by Violet’s intentions. According to this view, Violet was the victim, and she refused to let Veronica go easily. She was determined to see this through until Veronica faced the consequence of death.

People were emotional beings, and the majority seemed to sympathize with Veronica in the end. Moreover, it appeared that some individuals were

deliberately steering public opinion.

Before long, “Violet withdraw the case” became a trending topic.

People seemed to treat Violet as if she were one of the worst offenders, calling her inhumane and even animal–like on the internet.

While Violet had mentally prepared herself for this, reading those comments left her feeling uncomfortable.

Violet briefly scrolled through Twitter but found it uninteresting, so she decided to log out.

At the same time, Veronica received a phone call from Russell. “Veronica, I’m in front of the hospital. Come out, let’s sign the divorce agreement.”

Veronica frowned, “I tried to kill myself, and now I’m hospitalized. Don’t you know about that?”

Russell, showing clear disdain in his tone, replied, “Oh? Then how did you do that? By slashing your wrist or your ankle?”