Depriving her of a chance to compete for the lead designer position and advance to the next level in her career, as well as being the subject of people's gossip was even worse than firing her.
Jessica could not accept the outcome. “No, you can't do this to me. You can't just stop me from becoming the lead designer. It's not fair.”
Artemis pressed his hands on the desk and said with a smirk, “You want to talk about fairness in front of a capitalist? You must be kidding. You can stay if you want to continue to work for the company. If not, you're always free to get the hell out of here. I know you have Eve behind your back, but she has no power to influence my decision.”
Jessica blanched at his words. Get the hell out of here? No way. I'll never be able to make a name for myself if I leave Luther Group.
Of all the companies around the world, only Luther Group could help her realize her dream. To her, all the other companies were nothing but child play. “Fine. I'll accept your decision.”
Looking away, Artemis started checking the documents. “Don't cause trouble anymore. You can't always expect Eve to get you out of trouble.”
Meanwhile, Felicity was reading a newspaper in the living hall in the Luther residence.
As she was flipping through the pages, she sighed. “What she did was right, but the method she used was wrong. I guess I could still use her, though.”
Walking up to her, Caridee glanced at the newspaper and pouted. “This Bailey is quite scary. Whoever went against her would be unlucky. Look what happened to Rhonda and Janice. Now, even Jessica has fallen from grace. That woman is quite a capable designer. I would have chosen her gown for my coming-of-age ceremony had she not plagiarized Snowflake's design.”
Felicity glared at Caridee and reprimanded her, “Stop paying so much attention to that copycat. We won't be able to use her gown anymore since the scandal is all over the news. I'll get in touch with Jessica and get her to customize another gown for you. I hope this will help her get her position back.”
Narrowing her eyes, Caridee asked, “You must have an ulterior motive for helping Jessica, right? If I'm not wrong, you want to use her to deal with Bailey, right? Don't you think the plagiarism case could take her down?”
“It's not that easy.” Felicity sighed. “Artemis and your cousin are defending her, and I'm sure they're planning their next course of action now. The plaintiff might not win the case. Besides, Artemis is in control of Luther Group, and he has the power to influence the verdict.”
A hard glint flashed across her narrowed eyes. “This is going to be a long, arduous battle. I'll do what it takes to stop Bailey and her b*stards from entering the Luther or the Chivers family.”
“That woman is too much. Does she not know where she stands? She already has two children and still dreams of marrying into a wealthy family. Does she think she's in a fantasy or something?”
“Women are vain and greedy creatures. We're born into prestigious families, so we'll never understand their desire to climb the social ladder.”
Meanwhile, Bailey was leaning on the couch while playing a game on her phone in a unit on level six in Bayview Condominium.
Victoria came out of the washroom in her nightgown. “I've prepared the clothes for you. I've only worn them twice, and you can use them temporarily. I'll go to the mall tomorrow and buy you some new clothes.”
Tossing away her phone, Bailey beckoned Victoria over with her finger. “Come here.”
Victoria narrowed her eyes, sneering, “I can't give you the pleasure you need, so it's useless to tease me.”
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“You totally crushed Jessica and ruined her future. Are you not afraid that she might take revenge against you?”
Strolling over, Victoria sat beside her and snorted. “Never. Fear isn't in my vocabulary.”
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