The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart novel Chapter 8

"Sydney, do you two know each other?"

A colleague looked at her curiously, and Sydney Ramsey sneered: "Of course, she's one of our outstanding students from the Jewelry Design Department at Imperial University... Oh, I almost forgot, she was suspected of plagiarism during a competition and lost her chance of guaranteed postgraduate recommendation!"

The atmosphere of the whole office shifted at these words. The welcoming vibe was replaced by contempt in an instant. Everyone's gaze on Brittany was filled with disdain.

Brittany stood stiffly, her ears ringing.

"Sydney, shut up."

William sternly rebuked, "Brittany is my schoolmate. I know whether she plagiarized or not."

Sydney didn't expect William to stand up for Brittany, "William——"

"During work hours, call me Mr. Dillion."

William was not pleased. Sydney was always arrogant and domineering, but he didn't expect she would say these things in front of everyone.

He led Brittany to another desk, "just work hard."

"Understood, Mr. Dillion."

Brittany recovered from her initial shock and smiled. For a moment, William seemed lost, then he regained his composure, "If you need anything, let me know, okay?"

"Sure, I'll keep that in mind."

After William left, Sydney approached Brittany, "Brittany, I'm warning you, William is going to be my husband. Stay away from him!"

"Sydney, are you and William together?"

Brittany asked, recalling how Sydney used to claim to be William's girlfriend back in university. She wondered if their relationship was official now.

That made Sydney think Brittany was laughing at her. "Regardless, William is not someone you can covet!" Sydney crossed her arms, "Don't think you can just coast by now that you're in the company. I'll get you out of VelvetGlow Jewellery sooner or later!"

After saying this, Sydney left. Brittany held only respect and gratitude for William, who had helped her countless times in the past. VelvetGlow Jewellery might not be as big as it used to be, but the salary and benefits were still decent. Brittany took some time to adapt to the pace of VelvetGlow Jewellery and reviewed all of the company's designs from the past few years to gain more knowledge.

Her colleagues knew about her past and kept their distance. But she was used to this kind of life. It was lunchtime at 12 o'clock.

After Brittany left, Sydney immediately marched into William's office.

"William, why did you hire Brittany?"

Sydney, who came from a well-off family, had lowered herself to work at VelvetGlow Jewellery just to be close to William. She hadn't expected Brittany to suddenly appear and disrupt her plans.

William was reviewing some contracts when Sydney burst in. He didn't even look up, "Brittany has exceptional talent. You should know, as her classmate, she was the top student in our department."

"But she plagiarized!"

Sydney gritted her teeth. Was academic excellence a free pass to everything?

"Sydney, Brittany is my junior, and I am very optimistic about her. Don't always have opinions on her," William's tone softened slightly, "Besides, as the Director, I have the right to decide who works here. I don't need to report every decision to you."

Sydney's face turned red with anger, "But we're going to get married!"

Her father had told her they would visit the Dillion family soon and their engagement would be announced.

William looked confused, "Sydney, I've always seen you as a friend. We're not a good match."

Sydney clenched her teeth in anger. She didn't want to be his friend.

She stormed out, noticing Brittany's empty seat and a plan forming in her head.

Dream on if you think you can establish yourself in VelvetGlow Jewellery, Brittany!

In the cafeteria, Brittany sat by the window, texting Hannah, "Got a job at VelvetGlow Jewellery. I'm working with William."

Hannah replied immediately, "Congrats!"

"How's William doing these days?"

Hannah was having lunch and felt a bit uneasy at the mention of William. She had always felt that William liked Brittany, but Brittany had only had eyes for Finn. If William had come back earlier, maybe Brittany would be married to him by now.

Brittany replied, "He's doing well."

Hannah checked her schedule, "Do you have time for dinner? We could ask William to join."

"I'll ask him."

After lunch, Sydney threw a file on Brittany's desk when she returned to the office, "This is a full set of jewelry that a certain client wants. You're in charge."