Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander) novel Chapter 606

Chapter 606 Flee

“Why is Kenneth Bailey here? Could it be that Smith Co. wants a share of the jewelry industry’s profits as well?”

“He seems to be up to no good. Let’s see what he’ll do.”

Kenneth’s presence calmed most of the bystanders as though he was their anchor. After a brief moment of silence, he looked up and rested his eyes briefly on Alexis’ sign, which was carved in cursive script. Then, he lowered his eyes and gave Frostine’s designs a cursory glance. “Is this what you guys were squabbling about?”

Of course, Fiona had heard of Kenneth’s name before, so she quickly assumed a gentle demeanor and replied in a soft whisper, “Mr. Bailey, this may just be an inexpensive piece of merchandise to you, but to us designers, our designs are just like our own kids. They contain all the painstaking effort we’ve put into them.”

“Kids, huh?” Kenneth curled his lips into a meaningful smile. Then, shifting his tone all of a sudden, he asked ingeniously, “Since it’s your kid, why let it fall into somebody else’s hands instead of keeping it safe?”

Fiona’s expression froze. Indeed, if one knew their design work would be used in a competition, they had all the more reason to keep it safe, so there was no reason for Fiona’s design to be leaked so easily.

Just then, someone spoke up for Fiona. “Uh, Mr. Bailey, aren’t you blaming the victim by saying that? Are you saying that those who committed heinous crimes like murder and arson are not guilty of what they did, whereas the victims should’ve been the ones to reflect on their mistakes? And besides, how could she possibly guard against people who are determined to steal her work?”

“She wasn’t able to guard against them, you say?” Kenneth looked at Tom and the others before turning his gaze to Fiona. Then, he said meaningfully, “She’s a celebrated designer paid handsomely by Saunders Jewelry, whereas they’re just a small company on the brink of bankruptcy that nearly has trouble issuing paychecks to its employees. How could they be capable of breaking through Saunders Corporation’s layers of security and stealing her design drafts?”

The person who had spoken just now fell silent. Now that he’s mentioned this, it’s true that Alexis isn’t qualified to set itself up against Fiona.

Kenneth then continued, “Frankly speaking, if I were one of Alexis’ employees, I wouldn’t have plagiarized the work of one of the most talked-about designers. Is it even necessary to do that in the first place? If I were to do that, I’d be found out as soon as I published my work. What’s the difference between that and announcing to the world right away that I’ve plagiarized her work?”

Every word he said hit the nail on the head while leaving no room for debate, especially when he spoke with an expressionless face and stony eyes that gave the impression that he wasn’t to be messed with. Who would dare to ask for trouble by incurring his wrath?

Fiona didn’t bother to put on airs anymore. She said imperiously, “No matter whether it’s necessary or not, no excuse can change the fact that Alexis has plagiarized my work!”

Without turning a hair, Kenneth turned to meet Fiona’s eyes, his thin, cold lips parting as he uttered, “Let me remind you that I’m now vouching for Alexis. If it’s found out later that what you said isn’t the truth, what happened to Ziggy Carnegie is gonna happen to you.”

“What happened to Ziggy Carnegie?”

“Seems like the whole Carnegie Family was brought down, and the family’s business chain was gobbled up overnight!”

“Could that have been Kenneth’s doing?! Oh, my God! It has to be him! Only he has the capability to do so!”