A stir rippled through the room at Noelle''s words. Donovan remained calm and replied, "Noelle, iming we stole your content is absurd! We have plenty of talent at ourpany. Why would we steal from a smallpany 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 ndering us, right?"


    Noelle sneered. "Do I really need to nder 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 y dirty."


    Donovan felt a bit pleased when he saw the frustration on her face. "I warned you earlier. If you had just apologized ande 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 rtionship with him."


    "Then, how do you exin 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.


    Donovan snapped, "Noelle, business is all about survival of the fittest. That''s the first lesson I taught you."


    One of the Maple Enterprise colleagues stood up and said to the officials, "I''m not convinced. I want to report Noelle and Mr. Liddell''s illegal rtionship, which led to ourpany''s secrets being leaked!"


    Donovan red at him. "Watch your mouth. I''ll sue you for defamation!"


    "Isn''t that the truth?" the colleague retorted.


    Donovan sighed. "Although I hate to admit it, Noelle is my disowned sister. She''s always beenpetitive and will use any means to get what she wants."


    The colleague''s face turned pale when he realized Noelle was really a high- society heiress. However, Noelle had never mentioned it. She didn''t wear designer clothes, so no one had any idea.


    The team leader looked at Noelle. "Is he really your brother?"


    "I hate to admit it, but yes, he was my brother. Now, we''ve severed all ties. We have nothing to do with each other," Noelle responded.


    "Alright, I understand now. In that case, Noelle, you''ll be hearing from ourwyers for defaming ourpany," Donovan said. He was determined to make Noelle back down.


    Noelle pped mockingly. "That was impressive, but you''re the one who will be hearing from ourwyers instead."


    She turned to the official. "Sir, do you believe me now?"


    The middle-aged official nodded. "I understand."


    Donovan turned to the official and said, "Sir, my sister has always been a liar. She


    gave up the life of a wealthy heiress just to rebel against the family."


    The official adjusted his sses. "Your sister showed me herpany''s ideas before the meeting started."


    Donovan''s smile faltered. "What?"


    How could he not have known that Noelle had shown the officials their ideas in advance? He nced at Xenia and Lucas, wondering if they were also left in the dark.


    Noelle smirked. "Stop looking at them. If they knew, the little act from earlier wouldn''t have worked."


    She wasn''t careless enough to leave herputer open and unattended, but two fools still fell for it. At that moment, Xenia realized she had been tricked.