Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard) novel Chapter 248

Chapter 248 Dishonesty 

“But this incident has nothing to do with you either!” 

Jill wanted to help me fight back. All I did was shake my head. 

“Jill, you’re not from this industry. There are a lot of things that you don’t know. A few managers from the design department also dropped their signatures on the documents other than Emma. They’d be thrown into jail because of the legal responsibility they had to bear.” 

I had to admit that Amelia’s plan was quite flawless. She slotted in her own name as the main designer of the projects, but the employees of the design department were the ones signing the documents. While it was true that she left her name on the documents, she wasn’t the one signing them. 

If the projects turned out to be a success, Amelia would be the main person in charge of the projects. She’d be taking credit for the projects‘ success. 

But if the projects turned out to be failures, she’d remain as a secretary from the secretarial department. She had nothing to do with the design department. After all, she wasn’t the one signing the important documents. 

The only mistake she committed occurred during the handover process. Other than that, Amelia had nothing to do with anything else in the projects. 

Even if the top brass wanted to talk to Amelia, she’d just argue that she was just a secretary from the secretarial department. How was she involved with the design department? 

If Leonard could take the blame for her, he’d do it in a heartbeat. But if he couldn’t do that, the design department would be the scapegoat instead. 

Amelia never honed her design skills despite spending all those years in her postgraduate studies. Instead, she focused on honing her scheming and plotting skills. 

In the past, I was the one who ran the design department. My colleagues all thought that the top brass wouldn’t make them the scapegoat, so they never paid attention to the documents they signed. 

Amelia was very certain that I would never drag innocent people into this mess. That was why 

she chose to make Leonard force me into a corner. 

Well, none of that mattered now. We were about to get divorced, after all. 

Our divorce would serve as the hotter piece of news, so it would take the Internet users‘ attention off the projects. Harmon Group’s PR department would use the opportunity to deal with everything accordingly. 

Moreover, Harmon Group still owned my patents and my design blueprints. If anything, Amelia was the one who got to become the main designer of those projects. Why would she 

Still be kicking a fuss after reaping all the benefits? 

Bitterness surged into my heart at that thought. 

In the past, Leonard hated designers who gained fame and popularity through dishonest means. He had fired countless senior designers because of that trait. 

But now, he was willing to accept Amelia’s dishonest side just because he loved her. Seriousl he was a hopeless romantic. 

Jill got even angrier once she heard my explanation. But helplessness was quick to sweep ov her the next moment. 

“Is this the only way to resolve this situation?” 

“It takes a long time for a court case to get processed. Everyone will be affected because of i It’ll be difficult for the designers to find another job when the time comes. What’s worse is that they might get suspended indefinitely on unpaid terms.” 

I looked down at my lap. Resentment began bubbling in my heart. 

Everyone in the design department was relatively young, but they still needed money in order to support their families. They needed to rear their young, pay off their mortgages, as well as save up enough for their parents‘ hospital bills. 

I could vividly recall all the young faces in the design department. They were now reduced to Amelia’s bargaining chips. 

What would happen to the designers if this case were to be taken to court for a year or two? 

I closed my eyes. “Whatever. It’s just a divorce.” 

“I support you, Eva! Leonard’s just a fucking idiot! Jill waved her clenched fist’s immediately. Even if he mistook Amelia for you, he should still at least retain some sort of decency, right? “It’s fine if no one knows what you’re like. You two have been together for so many years, yet you’re telling me that he doesn’t even suspect a single thing? You’re not the type to do such things, after all!” 

I just lowered my gaze without saying anything. All I could feel was hurt.