Chapter 27

Sophia listened to the discussions among the members of the design department and felt outraged. She thought the people in the design department were simply disgusting, all hoping for Violet to end up with a bad outcome.

In the stairwell, Violet answered her phone with a blank expression. “Hello. What do you want?”

Henry snorted. “Now you don’t even call me Dad?”

Violet felt a shiver run down her spine when she heard his voice. She responded with sarcasm, “Does someone who drugs his own daughter and hands her over to other men have the right to be called Dad?”

Henry was momentarily taken aback, recalling the events of the previous night. He maintained a calm facade. “Violet, what’s your relationship with Patrick Hersey?”

“How is that any of your business?” Violet’s voice was sharp and unyielding. “Then aren’t you afraid I might take action against Charles’s company?” Henry’s tone carried a clear threat.

Violet scoffed. “As long as you can outmatch Patrick, go ahead.”

Henry remained silent for a couple of seconds and then said, “It seems like what Patrick said last night is true. Are you two married?”

further on the matter, instead moving on to the main issue. “Alright, let’s put everything else aside for now. Shouldn’t you withdraw your lawsuit against

confident as if he believed Violet would definitely comply and withdraw the

lawsuit? She plagiarized my work. Shouldn’t she be

her phone tightly out of disgust. Henry continued, “Don’t rely on Patrick to help you. To be frank with you, if Veronica is driven to commit suicide because of this, even if you win the lawsuit, what will it achieve? At most, it

“Aren’t you afraid

withdraw the lawsuit, from a

the only one who can record conversations. I can do it too. This conversation can easily prove that you’re married to Patrick. If you don’t want to be seen as a bully, you’d better drop the lawsuit.” Henry not only left himself without the possibility of being blamed by the public but also turned around

had not expected that Henry would completely side with Veronica. She hung up the phone

never be revealed, but right now, it was definitely

take her own life, and people were sympathizing with her. If everyone suddenly found out that Patrick and Violet were married, they would likely assume that Violet was using Patrick’s influence to bully Veronica. In that case, it would be very difficult for Violet to prove her innocence, and she would

eyes, looking at her newly manicured nails, and replied, “Well, your reputation is already in the gutter, so a bit

a divorce right now. You’re nothing but a venomous

trying to kick me to the curb the moment trouble hits? Since you’re heartless, I might as well get tough. How else can I match up to

let you enjoy any good fortune. You pretend to be innocent, don’t you? Well, I’ll show everyone your true colors.”

heart skipped a beat. She had been with Russell for two years, and there had to be something he could use against her. If he turned the tables

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