Sherry was seething with anger, demanding, "What do you mean by that?"
Jane responded with casual indifference, "Exactly what I said."
Sherry's rage intensified, frustrated that Jane was mocking her in front of their colleagues, "Stop denying it. It's a fact that you plagiarized."
Jane maintained her composure, even as their coworkers began to cast doubtful looks at her, "Is that all, Sherry? If there's nothing else, you should go back to work. This madness isn't welcome."
Sherry, boiling with anger, retorted, "What? I'm not crazy! I can't believe you dare to even suggest it."
Jane calmly replied, "Did I say that? You're the one who said 'crazy.'"
Sherry lost her temper, resorting to name-calling, "You bitch!"
Taking a few deep breaths to regain her composure, Sherry remained determined to publicly expose Jane's alleged plagiarism. She questioned Jane with disdain, "What's with your attitude? Do you feel it's reasonable to plagiarize? If my memory serves me right, Ice and Fire will be launched in two days at the press conference. Are you planning to create a scandal?"
Jane responded with sarcasm, "Don't worry, Sherry. The design department isn't expected to be involved with the press conference. If you have spare time, you might want to work on improving your department."
Sherry's expression contorted with anger as Jane exposed her incompetence, "I have never known someone so shameless. Everyone can see that you're guilty of plagiarism, and you don't even have the decency to admit it. I'm going to inform Mr. Pansy of the situation and ask him to cancel the press conference."
Jane confidently stated, "Patrick gave me full authority over the press conference."
Sherry sneered, convinced that Patrick couldn't have missed the news about Love Jewelry's collection, and Jane should have been fired for plagiarism, "Impossible."
Jane responded, "Believe it or don't, but it's the truth."
As Sherry couldn't accept Patrick's decision, Jane grew tired of the petty rivalry and wanted to focus on the preparations for the press conference. Sherry's antagonism was a waste of her time. Hostility dripped from Sherry's words as she accused Jane of thinking too highly of herself and expressed doubt that Patrick would give authority to a proven thief.
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