Chapter 255 – The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)

Even if Hadwin Stephenson did not mention names stating who was his girlfriend, the whole firm knew that Lina Sweeney and Hattie Robson had been involved in a scuffle yesterday over Taylor Carline.

Everyone of the design firm thought it was true. After all, Taylor Curline was quite a catch white Line Sweeney was just a nobody of the design firm, She came from an ordinary family background and had ordinary looks on well. It was quite normal for her to be interested in a man like Taylor

Carline

After what happened yesterday, many colleagues were on

Hallie Robson’s side.

Many fell that even though Hattie Robson and Taylor Carline were keeping their relationship low-key without anyone knowing, Line Sweeney should not try to steal him away.

However, who would have thought Lino Sweeney’s boyfriend would be Hadwin Stephenson, the president of Stephenson

Group!

If they compared Hadwin Stephenson and Taylor Carline, were the results not obvious? Hadwin Stephenson won in every way!

If Lino Sweeney had a boyfriend like Hadwin Stephenson and still seduced Taylor Carline…. That was impossible, no?

Immediately, many colleagues who had been partial to Hattie Robson and Taylor Carline changed the way they looked at them and began to wonder if things were not necessarily as what Hattie Robson said.

Hattie Robson’s mind was almost blank. She thought it was all so unimaginably queer. After a while, she finally regained her speaking abilities. “You mean… Lina Sweeney is your girlfriend?”

She asked what was on everyone’s mind, though the answer was almost certain.

“That’s right.” Hadwin Stephenson smiled. Then, he stood up, and step by step, he walked toward Lina Sweeney under everyone’s eyes. He stopped when he reached Lina Sweeney. “Lina, why don’t you point out to me the colleague named Taylor Carline? The one who caused the argument between you and your colleague yesterday? I would like to see if that person is really better than me, so much so that even your colleagues have misunderstood you.”

Hadwin Stephenson clearly said that from the standpoint that Lina Sweeney was wronged.

Lina Sweeney stared at him blankly. She never expected to have their relationship exposed in front of her colleagues like this. “Why are you here?”

“To invest in your project. Didn’t you say you might have some funding problems with your recent project?” answered Hadwin Stephenson. His gentle lone was that of a most considerate lover,

All of a sudden, many women in the meeting room looked at Lina Sweeney in envy. Having your boyfriend invest in the project you were involved in that was underfunded… How many women could have such things happen to them?

The director of the branch company looked at Lino Sweeney in surprise. He had just taken over the branch company not long ago. The former director was unexpectedly laid off, so he took over.

He originally thought that was all. Hattie Robson was probably the one with the greatest background, but who knew the one with a great background was Ling Sweeney who usually went unnoticed.

Lina Sweeney did not know what she was going to say right now. She did say that her project was underfunded and the project might be canceled, but she had just talked about it casually to Hadwin Stephenson and never expected him to invest in it.

“By the way, who is this Taylor Carline people are saying you’ve fallen in love with?” Hadwin Stephenson asked again.

Hattie Robson and Taylor Carline’s faces immediately paled,

Taylor Carline quickly stood up and said, “It’s a misunderstanding. It’s all just a misunderstanding! It has nothing to do with Lina Sweeney. My girlfriend misunderstood.”

By saying so, Taylor Carline blamed it all on Hattie Robson. Hattie Robson felt wronged, but she could not throw a tantrum in public.

Hadwin Stephenson turned around and looked at Taylor Carline. A moment later, he chuckled and said, “It seems that there really is a misunderstanding.”

He said it carelessly with a look of contempt, and Taylor Carline’s face was immediately red.

He was implying that he was not someone Lina Sweeney would like as he could not even win against Hadwin Stephenson, but Taylor Carline could not argue.

Hadwin Stephenson once again turned to Lina Sweeney and said, “Tell me if there are any more misunderstandings next time. Don’t let others think that you don’t have a boyfriend.”

Then, he lovingly touched Lina Sweeney’s head. Lina Sweeney immediately felt like she had a spotlight on her, attracting even more envious eyes.

However, the problem was… She was going to break up with Hadwin Stephenson! The more people envied her now, the more she would be ridiculed in the future.

Lina Sweeney looked miserable. She was suffering but could not let it show.

The meeting ended in such envy and embarra**ment for Hattie Robson and Taylor Carline that they left the room.

almost immediately. Their colleagues, who had mocked Linal Sweeney earlier, also left looking sour.

The director looked at Lina Sweeney with a look of relief and did not forget to praise Lina Sweeney in front of Hadwin Stephenson. “Lina has always performed well in our firm. What happened yesterday was a misunderstanding. I think that’s now clear to everyone at the meeting.”

“I don’t want such misunderstandings to happen again in the future,” said Hadwin Stephenson.

“That’s for sure,” replied the director. Then, he said to Lina Sweeney, “Lina, tell Chairman Stephenson about the project you’re working on now. You’ll be in charge of the project.”

Lina Sweeney was surprised that she… got a promotion?!

However, before she could answer, the director had already left the meeting room. There were only Hadwin Stephenson and Lina Sweeney left.

Lina Sweeney looked at Hadwin Stephenson and bit her lip. slightly before saying, “You don’t have to invest in my project.”

“I don’t want to see your hard work go to waste. Didn’t you spend a lot of time and effort on this project?” he said.

Lina Sweeney could only feel her heart being gently touched by his words. If it were not for the knowledge that their relationship was fake, she would probably have allowed herself to immerse in this man’s gentleness.

After all, no woman would not like their boyfriends to be considerate.

However, she must not be caught up in it. If she did, perhaps when they finally broke up, she would be beyond redemption.

After a moment’s hesitation, she asked, “Did you do it on purpose?” If he just wanted to invest in the project, he did not have to come to the company in person. He even asked the director to hold a meeting and talked so deliberately during the meeting.

“Yes, I did it on purpose.” Hadwin Stephenson admitted calmly. “This will save you any unnecessary trouble later on. I’ll be humiliated if people think my girlfriend is interested in someone else’s boyfriend.”

Humiliated… Lina Sweeney inexplicably felt a faint disappointment. Yes, he only came here today to save himself from humiliation.

She was dating him now, so to speak. Therefore, if she was involved in any scandal with other men, it would be humiliating for him.

However, he did not think of the trouble he was causing her by making their relationship public today. When the time came for them to break up, perhaps the only thing she could do is to change her job.

Lina Sweeney immediately laughed at herself. In the end, he was still ‘getting even’ with her. The more miserable she was, the happier he would be.

“All right, I see. I don’t think anyone else will think that I’m after their boyfriends anymore,” said Lina Sweeney.

Hadwin Stephenson frowned a little. The way she was speaking somehow made him feel uncomfortable. It was as if she was emitting an invisible sense of alienation from her body, stretching the distance between them.

“You don’t like it?” asked Hadwin Stephenson, squinting his eyes,

“No, you’re my boyfriend, and it’s the right thing to do,” Lina

Sweeney replied with a smile. “What you did today embarra**ed Hattie Robson and Taylor Carline in front of everyone, which is a relief to me, so that’s quite nice.”

However, why did he feel as if she did not mean what she said? Did she know that he did that today just to claim her under his wings in front of outsiders? It was so that she would not be easily bullied in his absence.

Suddenly, Hadwin Stephenson took Lina Sweeney into his arms. His face came close to hers, and his voice whispered in her ear, “When will you fall in love with me, Lina Sweeney?”

Lina Sweeney’s body stiffened a little. Falling in love with him meant the end of their current relationship.

‘Soon,’ she said to herself. Soon, she would act as if she had fallen in love with him, and then… She would pretend she was falling a little more in love with him each day until he ‘dumped’ her.

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