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The onlookers’ discussion had thrown Marie completely out of her wits.
And Zoe also looked unwilling to let her go, so suddenly Marie shouted, “That’s enough! What kind of business secret? It was just a simple design draft.”
“Zoe, you stole Annie’s design five years ago and told everyone it was your own, so that she has missed the opportunity to be admitted to the Royal College of Art.”
“Now, you still want to use the original draft of five years ago to frame her again! Do you think it is really yours? You are so vicious. Aren’t you afraid of being punished by God?”
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
What? The design draft in her hand was the one that caused Zoe to be involved in the scandal of five years ago?
What did she mean by that?
Someone had realized what Marie really meant. They turned to look at Zoe with strange looks.
Zoe framed Annie with the original draft five years ago and claimed that the design was hers, which meant…
Victoria’s face also changed as she heard this.
She looked at Zoe and asked her with eye contact.
‘Zo, you only asked me to play this show for you , but you didn’t tell me this!’
Of course, she didn’t think that Zoe was trying to frame Annie.
But she didn’t expect Marie to say so. After all, there was no evidence for that case at that time, and that was also why Zoe was unable to prove herself. If everyone should just buy what Marie had said today, this farce would not only be turned back against themselves but also get Zoe involved in the scandal again!
Victoria was restless, but Zoe just sneered.
“Do you mean the design draft in this USB drive is the one of five years ago?”
Marie looked confident and replied, “Of course.”
“Heh!”
Zoe smiled coldly and said nothing. She went straight to the table next to her, turned on the laptop and inserted the USB drive into it.
Soon, the file was opened up.
“Annie, since you are here, why don’t you come and check what this file really is?”
Annie was a little shocked when she was asked. She tried her best to calm herself down and walked over. When she saw the colorful design draft on the screen, she widened her eyes in disbelief.
“The origin draft of Amy’s latest work?”
Zoe raised her head slightly. “Yes, I found it online. I saved it and wanted to study her latest inspiration and style, but I didn’t expect you also to be so interested in it! You should have told me before, since you also like it. I would have asked someone to send you a copy. Actually you had no need to steal it. Do you think so?”
Annie’s face changed dramatically, so did Marie’s face.
The matter was out of their control.
Just now, even if Marie was caught, AnnieProperty belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.
still didn’t give up hope completely.
After all, in the eyes of the public, she was the victim of what had happened five years ago.
As long as she insisted that it was Zoe’s plan to frame her, and that she asked Marie to steal the original draft just to ensure a self-protect, everyone would be on her side.
But now…
How could it be like this?
Squinting her eyes, Zoe smiled.
“Annie, you look so disappointed!”
Annie couldn’t put on the right expression anymore. She felt a chill down her spine when she thought that she had been tricked by Zoe from the beginning to the end.
Beside her, Steven also sensed that something was wrong. He lowered his voice and asked, “Annie, what’s going on?”
Those onlookers might not know the real relationship between Marie and Annie, but he certainly knew it.
However, Annie didn’t say anything.
Victoria said impatiently, “Well, since everything is clear, let’s call the police!”
Marie shouted, “You can’t call the police!”
“Who do you think you are? Why should we listen to you?”
“You can’t call the police!”
All of a sudden, Marie pounced over and slapped down on the phone that Victoria was taking out. Fear and panic filled all over her face.
Zoe said in a cold voice, “Since you think I wanted to frame you and Annie, isn’t it just right to call the police? Let the police figure out who wants to frame whom. Isn’t it fair?”
Marie shook her head, “No, no!”
She was an unknown actress, but anyway, she also had fans.
It was not easy for her to get to this position today. If Zoe called the police and her crime of thief was proved to be true, her career that had just begun would be over at once!
Zoe sneered.
“It’s okay if you don’t want us to call the police. Tell me what did you want to do here today?”
Annie secretly clenched her fists beside them.
She stepped back quietly.
Pretending not to see her, Zoe reached out her fingers and said in a low voice, “I’ll count to three. If you don’t tell me the truth, then there will be really no chance for you. Just let the police deal with this case if you don’t speak the truth!”
“One.”
“Two.”
“……”
“I’ll tell you!”
Marie said suddenly.
There was an uproar outside.
It seemed that there was really something behind it!
Noticing that the situation was dangerous, Annie covered her forehead and fell on Steven.
“Steven, my head hurts. It’s so noisy here. Can you help me out?”
Steven didn’t want to leave.
After all, the case was about Zoe and Marie. He also wanted to know what was going on.
However, looking at Annie’s pale face and twisted expression, he finally frowned and wanted to help her out.
“It’s Annie! She asked me to come here. She said that you stole the original draft of her work five years ago and wanted to make the matter clear tonight. She didn’t want you to take it out, so she asked me to come here and steal it. It was none of my business. It was all her plan!”
Everyone was stunned.
For a while, no one could believe what Marie had said.
What?
Annie?
Steven was also stunned.
He looked down at the woman in his arms and saw that Annie’s face suddenly turn deadly pale and her lips twisted.
Before he could say anything, he heard Zoe’s extremely cool voice.
“Annie, since she has talked about you, I’m afraid it’s not appropriate for you to leave now.”
Annie and Steven froze.
In the eyes of everyone, they turned around stiffly.
Annie forced a smile and looked at Zoe.
“I even don’t know what she is talking about.”
Marie’s eyes widened.
“Annie, you can’t say that. You said that Zoe had just the original draft five years ago and asked me to take it back for you. How can you deny it now?”
Annie took a deep breath and pulled a long face.
She looked at Marie with a sad face.
“Marie, Zoe is my sister. We have also made clear the matter five years ago. I don’t want to argue with her anymore. I believe that she has already changed as well. Now that we are in a good relationship now, how can I frame her?”
“Marie, I warn you. Never make up stories just to turn us against each other!”
Marie was stupefied.
She couldn’t believe that Annie would say something like that.