Chapter 65: Why Are You Still On Her Side?
“Also, she is crazy about Austin Santa.” Emily continued. “So I’ve compared several of their works and found some clear cases of copying. I listed them, made comparisons, and put everything online. I didn’t expect it to go viral like this.”
Selene stared at the screen, and it went blank for a while. She recovered after a few moments. “You didn’t need to do this. This is big. It could ruin her chances of ever working with the JU Brand or with anyone else in this industry. If she finds out it was you, who knows what she’ll do.”
“I didn’t just do it for you. I just hate her very much. She stole my boyfriend, remember? Besides, I posted this anonymously. So there’s no way she’ll find out who it was.”
“If she wants, she could find out,” Selene said worriedly.
“I don’t care. I’m not afraid of her.” Emily answered casually.
After they finished talking, Selene rubbed her forehead confusedly.
Selene and Jennifer had been on bad terms for a long time, but things had never escalated to this degree before.
But now, Emily had just opened a Pandora’s box that could potentially destroy Jennifer’s career. Who knows what form Jennifer’s revenge could take in the future if that happens?
Selene went to her store with her mind in knots. When she arrived at the store, she met the last person she wanted to meet- Jennifer.
Jennifer was shouting angrily at Mandy. She had not come by herself this time; a male assistant stood by her.
Selene glanced at the man and recognized him quite quickly. It was Dan, Jennifer’s “henchman.”
Selene walked towards Mandy, who seemed very defensive about the whole ordeal and stared at Jennifer with a serious frown.
Selene stepped in between them. “If you have something to tell me, say it to my face. Don’t drag others into our business.”
Jennifer’s eyes were bloodshot. When she saw Selene, her anger was visible, oozing through all her pours. “I knew you were a bitch, but I never expected you to sink this low.”
“I don’t know what you mean.” Selene looked at her without any expression.
“Cut the crap. It was you who posted that stuff about me online, wasn’t it? If you’re that jealous of my success, at least compete fairly! What you just did is an utter-bitch move. It’s evil!”
“Yes. It’s evil and disgusting to post fake news about others online.” Dan echoed.
Selene jeeringly glanced at Dan, then looked at Jennifer. “It’s also disgusting to accuse someone of something without any evidence.”
“It has to be you. There’s no one else who envies me as you do.” Jennifer retorted angrily.
“Dear Jennifer, don’t flatter yourself. I’ve never had a reason to envy you.” Selene paused. “Also, I’ve read what they’ve posted online. As far as I know, most of it is true. If that’s the case, then what’s the problem? You’re just getting what you deserve.”
“You…” Jennifer lifted her hand, and she got ready to slap Selene. However, someone suddenly grabbed her from behind.
“What are you doing?” Clint asked angrily.
“Clint!” Jennifer cried, stomping her feet.
Clint turned to Dan. “She was about to hit her. Why didn’t you react?” He asked.
Dan hung his head low in shame. “She’s only looking for justice. The online articles hit her hard.”
“Clint,” Jennifer wept and looked at Clint. “Did you see what they wrote about me? The timing couldn’t be worse. You know I’m one of the candidates for the JU Brand Designer contest.”
Jennifer wiped a tear with her hand. “Mike hates plagiarism, so my career is over. She did this.” She said, pointing at Selene. “She’s evil!”
Clint looked deep in thought for a moment. Then, he turned back to Jennifer, “I don’t know if the stuff about you is true, but why are you assuming it was Selene who posted it? Do you have any evidence for this?”
“Clint. How can you treat me like this? You two have broken up, so why do you still take her side?” Then Jennifer began crying again in earnest, and tears streamed down her face.
“Okay,” Jennifer said. ”I’ll prove it to you, Dan. Have your friends track down the IP of the poster.”
“I will. Don’t worry; I’ll always have your back.” Dan said, frowning at Clint.
“Okay. That’s unnecessary. It was me who did it.” Selene said calmly after a few moments of hesitation.
“Did you hear that, Clint? She admitted to it. Why are you still on her side?”Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g
“Even if it was me who posted it, it wasn’t fake, was it? You’re acting like a victim, but you’re the one who did the cheating.
Feeling provoked by Selene, Jennifer bursts with anger and rushes to hit Selene. But Clint quickly intervened and blocked her path. That caused Jennifer to lose her balance and hit herself on the edge of the chair. She sighed with pain and sadness.
Dan rushed to her. “Jenni, are you okay?”
“Clint,” Jennifer cried out. ”We’ve known each other for over twenty years. So why do you brush me aside for a woman who doesn’t love you? This hurts so much.”
“You’ve gone too far, Clint. Jennifer has always been nice to you. Even if you don’t accept her love, at least don’t hurt her! And now that she’s the victim, why do you still protect the girl who caused all of this online mess?”
Clint frowned. “It was an accident. Sorry, Jennifer. You guys should go. This isn’t the place to argue.”
He then glanced at Jennifer. “Your career won’t be ruined. If everything goes bad with the competition, I will pull some strings and keep your career afloat.”
Selene sneered slightly.
Jennifer looked at her with hatred. She bit her lips and rushed out of the store angrily.
Dan glanced at Clint, then ran out after Jennifer.
“Jenni, are you okay?” Dan asked after catching up with her.
“What do you think?” Jennifer rubbed her thigh and then glared at him.
“Let me take a look.”
“Go away!”