Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Plagiarism?

With a raise of her brows, Pearl flashed a professional smile at that reporter. “No, it isn’t, because it’s my

product.”

“Your product? But Lawson Enterprises launched it before Waldorf Enterprises,” the reporter challenged

her, his tone overbearing, which was exactly what she wanted.

“Well, they did launch it before Waldorf Enterprises,” Pearl conceded, maintaining her confident smile. “B

ut the launch date doesn’t determine the true designer, and I can show evidence to prove that I am inde

ed the designer.”

After that, she turned on her laptop and projected its screen onto the screen behind her.

“I’m sure you all can see this. I began designing this three months ago in September.”

As expected, everyone could see the timestamp on the design file.

Pearl then changed the screen to her chat with someone. “This is the conversation between my mentor a

nd me from October. She told me how to make this design more delicate.”

Their chat was full of intricate descriptions and a

deep understanding of the product, something that couldn’t be faked.

“Lastly, I’d like to take this opportunity to address Brandon from Lawson Enterprises,” Pearl cleared her t

hroat and continued, “I wonder, Mister Brandon, are you satisfied with this result?”

The press conference was being streamed online,

and her statement created a buzz among the netizens.

[Wasn’t Brandon a former manager at Waldorf Enterprises?]

[I know him. He’s working at Lawson Enterprises now!]

[I work at Waldorf Enterprises, and I can confirm that Brandon was fired because of bribery, embezzleme

nt, and an attempt to seize the president’s position.]

[This is shocking! I couldn’t believe it.]

Pearl chuckled, satisfied with how she had captivated the reporters at the event.

“Look at them, Richard. Aren’t they so easily persuaded?” Pearl commented nonchalantly.

“Yes, you’re right.” Richard knew that Pearl could resolve this unscathed, but he was surprised to see sh

e did such a great job.

“This is the first time you didn’t ignore a question like that. You would have called me boring in the past.” P

Hearing this, Richard looked away and left. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Pearl

understood that Richard was a reserved man, and it would be unlikely to see him display much emotion.

As a result, Lawson Enterprises was defeated, and its monopoly over the jewelry market was broken.

After the crisis, Pearl found that the subsequent days felt strangely peaceful.

Knowing Brandon’s

vindictive nature, she expected him to come up with a more wicked plan after such a great blow. However

Puzzled by this, Pearl remained vigilant.

That afternoon, as she was delivering a document to Richard’s office, she noticed the fire alarm on the ce