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    Monica’s smile faded in an instant.


    Leopardex was Bertha’s business, yet Samira had meddled in her affairs far too often. It was already exasperating. Now, she had the audacity to threaten her job.


    Monica’s expression turned icy as she fixed a re on Samira. How on earth did the Harper family end up with such a clueless woman? And now, she wanted to get rid of Elena? Unbelievable.


    Since Samira had acted so high and mighty, Monica saw no reason to hold back. “Bertha personally appointed me as the head of Leopardex. No one but her has the power to remove me from my role.”


    “You insolent wretch!” Samira’s face twisted in outrage. “A mere manager dares to challenge me? You’re defending that thief, Elena? Fine! I’ll deal with you as well! If you want to stay employed, apologize right now and kick Elena out!”


    Samira couldn’t dismiss Elena directly, but she was certain she could put a simple manager in her ce. To her, Monica was beneath notice.


    Monica’s chest rose and fell with anger, ready to fire back, but before she could, Elena’s voice rang out.


    “No need to fetch it. The bracelet is with me.” Elena’s gaze was steady as she lifted the jewelry. “This piece doesn’t have a concealed sp. If Elyse truly designed it, she would know that.”


    Elyse instinctively stepped back, panic shing across her face. She realized she had been fooled by Elena’s trick. For a moment, she forgot to keep up her act and scowled at Elena.


    “You set me up!”


    And if I did?” Elena’s lips curved into a cold smirk. “If this design was really yours, how could you fall for a trick? The only reason you were deceived is because you lied. You stole my creation and got caught. Now, tell me, what excuse do you have left?”


    “This can’t be!” Samira refused to believe it, snatching the bracelet from Elena’s grasp. She examined it over and over, unwilling to ept the truth. But there was no secret sp anywhere. Samira stood frozen, unable to process what she was seeing.


    The others in the room quickly pieced everything together.


    “I can’t believe Elyse is such a shameless person—she tried to take credit for Elena’s work when she couldn’t evene up with designs herself!”


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    “Unbelievable! She tried to frame Elena when she’s the real fraud!”


    “The Harper family’s daughter resorting to false usations? And she even tried to kick Elena out? That’s despicable!”


    Those who had initially felt sorry for Elyse now realized they werepletely wrong. Elena, on the other hand, had suffered unjust me for nothing. The harsh whispers and disdainful stares stung Elyse’s pride like daggers.


    She couldn’t let it end like this.


    Elyse quickly changed tactics. “Our designs are just too simr. Mine had a hidden sp, but I must have mistaken your design for my own. I lost my draft and got flustered. Surely you understand, Elena?” She refused to admit she had done anything wrong.


    Monica had never encountered such brazen shamelessness. “You think brushing it off as a mistake is enough? A moment ago, Samira was ready to dismiss Elena over this.”


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