A stir rippled through the room at Noelle's words. Donovan remained calm and replied, "Noelle, claiming we stole your content is absurd! We have plenty of talent at our company. Why would we steal from a small company like yours?"
"Why is it impossible?" Noelle retorted.
Her team leader angrily added, "That's right! We worked hard to create all of this."
Donovan smirked. "So you're saying our presentation is so impressive that you had to resort to slandering us, right?"
Noelle sneered. "Do I really need to slander you?"
"Well, if you're so confident, do you have any proof?" Donovan challenged.
Her team leader said, "We do. The content we prepared is proof."
Donovan raised an eyebrow. "That only proves that your content was copied from ours, doesn't it? Stop embarrassing yourself. If you want to win, do it with skill, not cheap tricks."
Noelle gritted her teeth. "As expected of you business war veterans, you really know how to play dirty."
Donovan felt a bit pleased when he saw the frustration on her face. "I warned you earlier. If you had just apologized and come back to me, things would've been different. You've made your choice."
The team leader looked puzzled. "What's going on here?"
"Isn't it obvious? Noelle must have some connection with Mr. Liddell and leaked our ideas to get ahead," a colleague said.
The team leader frowned. "Noelle doesn't strike me as that kind of person."
"Maybe she let something slip while spending time with Mr. Liddell," the colleague added.
Noelle turned to the colleague, who was known for spreading rumors. "Watch your mouth. I have no relationship with him."
"Then, how do you explain our ideas appearing in their presentation?" the colleague pressed.
Noelle looked over at Xenia and Lucas. "You two sure know how to fuck around."
Xenia and Lucas both avoided her gaze.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric)