Chapter 105
No.1
Evelyn regarded her silently.
That gaze acted like a mirror, exposing the unease in Melissa's heart.
Those eyes were terrifying!
Jealousy burned through Melissa.
Why? She'd grown up in this industry, graduated from elite schools, yet still couldn't measure up to this orphan who supposedly slept her way up?
Worse, Julian had mobilized the entire East China region's Crimson Roses for her!
"Your replacement arrives tonight," Melissa spat through gritted teeth. "Leave willingly or be removed. Your choice."
No.2
"Chief, are you really going back?" Charlie Young and Iris Cooper paced anxiously.
"We swear we didn't leak the styling designs!" Iris looked ready to cry.
Evelyn shook her head. "I believe you."
"We've decided," Charlie suddenly straightened. "If you're leaving, we're going with you!"
"Horizon's executives are blind," Iris fumed. "Someone clearly framed you, and they're pretending not to see it. Chief, let's start our own thing!"
Go independent?
Evelyn had plans, but the timing wasn't right yet.
No.3
"Leaving like this means admitting defeat." She narrowed her eyes. "Want to play a big hand?"
Their eyes immediately lit up.
In the surveillance room, Iris wiped sweaty palms. "Chief, why are we copying this?"
"Instinct." Evelyn worked swiftly.
If she'd obtained Ryan Holt and Isabella Winslow's call records last time, she'd find the crack this time too.
Isabella had grown smarter, pulling strings from behind the scenes.
But foxes always left tails exposed.
No.4
"Done?" Iris checked her watch repeatedly. "Charlie can't stall much longer."
"Go!" Evelyn yanked out the flash drive.
In the hallway, Charlie waited anxiously. "Well?"
Evelyn Sinclair gave a slight nod, then abruptly fell silent.
"Miss Sinclair." Nathan Carter appeared nearby unexpectedly. "Lord Alex asked me to relay that Horizon Media's doors remain open should you wish to leave Horizon Media."
He deliberately raised his voice, ensuring Charlie Young and Iris Cooper heard every word.
This was precisely the effect Nathan wanted.
No.5
Even if Evelyn remained unmoved, the rumor mill would pressure her into considering it.
True to form, Charlie and Iris immediately buzzed with excitement.
"Evelyn, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"Those roses might've really been from Lord Alex."
"You'll regret passing this up."
Evelyn ignored them until they finished, then swiveled her laptop screen toward them.
"See for yourselves."
No.6
The surveillance footage she'd just pulled up glared back at them.
As the timestamp advanced, their expressions morphed from eager anticipation to shock, then deflation.
"Those chat logs are obvious fabrications," Evelyn stated calmly. "They claim I stole designs from Isabella Winslow last night, but the footage proves I never went there."
Horizon Media's obtained styling drafts were incomplete from the start.
The爆料博主 had insisted "Evelyn Sinclair" confessed to stealing them from Isabella.
Yet the surveillance showed no trace of Evelyn near Isabella's hotel room door.
Only one person's comings and goings stood out starkly.
No.7
A man.
For five full hours.
......
"Chief Editor, are we really publishing this?" Iris's voice trembled.
Evelyn's lips curved slightly. "Naturally."
"Didn't Alexander Kingsley sue me for spreading rumors about him and Isabella?" Her fingers flew across the keyboard editing the video. "This evidence serves both as counterattack and vindication. Why wouldn't I use it?"
Iris hesitated.