Keira looked like she was on the brink of tears, her eyes red and face pale like she was seriously wronged.
Allan's face turned sour. It felt like they were in a miniature version of the world, with people from all places ready to stir up trouble based on others' behavior. A small issue could easily blow up into a huge one, and become a question about the quality of a whole nation. Making a lady cry was definitely not something a gentleman would do.
"When did I say you plagiarized?"
This woman was a pro at playing the victim, a few words and he was suddenly the target of everyone's criticism.
Was he biased against her? She was good at pointing fingers!
Keira's face eased a bit, "Is that so? I'm sorry, I misunderstood..."
Allan was grinding his teeth in anger, when he felt a light tap on his shoulder. Chloe appeared from behind him. Her caramel-colored trench coat contrasted with her pale skin, making her look stylish yet classy. A hint of a smile was on her lips, but her brows were slightly furrowed.
She walked over to Keira and stopped. She looked down at Keira for a while without saying anything. Keira was frozen under her gaze; her strength seemed to be slowly draining away.
Chloe's overpowering aura was felt not just by Keira, but also by the people around them who were watching Chloe and Keira intently.
"What are you trying to do?!"
Carolina, anxiously moved to Keira's side, ready to protect her.
Chloe glanced at her, then turned her gaze back to Keira. She slowly spoke, her cold voice spreading through the air.
"What was the misunderstanding? Accusing you of plagiarizing was a misunderstanding?"
Keira's face stiffened, then she forced a smile, saying calmly, "What do you mean? I don't quite get what you're saying..."
Chloe gave a soft laugh, took a deep breath, and said quietly,
"Since you said it was a misunderstanding..."
She paused, glanced at the space between them, and took two steps closer to Keira. Keira tensed up and instinctively backed up two steps.
Chloe gave an ironic smile, then continued, "Then I want to ask, the person who stole the perfume formula back then, are you sure it was me?"
Keira's eyes flickered, and she looked at Chloe with a bit of contempt. That’s the best Chloe could do?
"I've said it many times, there are a lot of misunderstandings in this..."
"Oh? Accusing you of plagiarizing is a misunderstanding, accusing me of plagiarizing is a misunderstanding! Then who's the real plagiarist?"
Keira's heart pounded. Chloe had never brought this up in public before. Was she really going to discuss this now?
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"Sudden? Wasn't all this chatter deliberately leading to this? Have you forgotten the words you used to humiliate me in front of the world? Isn't everything going according to your plan? Come on, tell me what really happened in that incident?"
Chloe was closing in; Keira was extremely nervous. She turned her head and sent a fearful glance towards Annarie, who got the signal and immediately stood up, "Chloe, you're still bullying Keira so blatantly? We all know you stole Keira’s work back then..."
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