Serena was already busy managing the company and preparing for Denzel’s birthday celebration. With Wanda being so disobedient, she had no extra energy to deal with these kinds of problems
“Forget it. I’ll just take things as they come.” After some intemal struggle, Jessie decided not to bother Serena and to face whatever came her way.
The next morning when she amived for her 8:00 am class, a figure she dreaded appeared at the door.
“Jessie, could you step outside for a moment?”
To avoid disturbing the class or the teacher, Jessie reluctantly stepped outside. “What is it, Professor Lloyd?”
“The matter we discussed last night–have you thought it over?
“What matter?”
“Of course, your paper. “Steve adjusted his glasses, a faint smile playing on his lips. After being rejected last night, he had been waiting for this moment. Others might hesitate because of jessie’s status as the young lady of the richest family In Silverbank City but not him.
ly for business discussions, but when
His family was from Skyhaven City and had been looking to expand into Silverbank City. They had approached the Walker family The Walker family refused to make concessions on certain terms, things ended on bad terms.
Now, with the chance to create some negative publicity for the Walker family, he wasn’t about to let it slip by
“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
Jessie tried to stay calm, playing the “I don’t know tactic. After all, there was no concrete evidence, and as long as she didn’t admit to it, he couldn’t do anything. “Why are you still pretending? Do you really believe what you’re saying? With the level of that paper, forget about you, neither not Professor Carter could match it! To put it bluntly, it that paper were presented at an international forum, it’d definitely win an award! Do you really think someone at your level could write something like that?”
Thear.
Seeing that she remained silent, Steve softened his tone slightly and lowered his voice so that only the two of them could b
“Actually, all you need to do is pay as
y a small price, and I can make this go away for you. Not only will nothing happen, but you’ll also get public praise from the professors. I guarantee this price is well within your means.
Two minutes passed, and Jessie still didn’t respond, seemingly lost in thought.
“Of course, you can keep rejecting me, but I’ll show the evidence on the projector in the classroom.”
Finally, when she saw the USB drive in his hand, her composure shattered. She asked, “What’s in the USB?
“Nothing much just some photos of the handwritten drafts of your paper.”
Hearing the words “handwritten drafts“, Jessie suddenly remembered, Yesterday, she found typing the paper manually too tedious, so to save time, she went to the university’s photocopy shop to scan it into an electronic file. After making a few simple edits, she submitted it.
She never imagined that he would manage to find those original photos.
“So, what do you say? Can you agree now?
Once those photos of the handwritten drafts were exposed, she would be exposed once her handwriting was found to not be a match. Ethan’s distinctive, flowing calligraphy was something she could never replicate.
“Tell me, what price do you want me to pay?”
“It’s simple. Just agree to have a meal with me”
“That’s all?”
“Yes, that’s all
She was in disbelief, while he nodded in assurance.
If it were really just about a meal, she could probably agree. But the fear was that the meal was just a cover, and he might be plotting something else behind the
