Chapter 271 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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However, the sketch had always been with her, so who could’ve handed it to Savill?

Someone had evidently leaked it, and it had already happened when she came up with the first draft.

However, who wanted her gone for good? A designer would no longer have a place in the industry if they were branded for plagiarizing. After all, it was just as bad as murder.

In the end, Anastasia determined that someone had stolen her sketch between the tenth and eighteenth of November.

Still, several people had come in and out of her office, and she needed more time to find out exactly who did it.

Then again, Savill wanted her to answer by 3.00PM the next day. They clearly didn’t want to give her time to investigate.

More than that, they were also being ruthless, dragging Bourgeois’ reputation down while suing her for plagiarism.

Bourgeois’ fame now had overshadowed many companies in the market and also garnered a high approval rate. Hence, no doubt fellow traders would want to bring down this strong competitor.

Anastasia was searching for her first draft when she heard someone pushing the door open. At that, she looked up and was surprised.

Elliot had come!

“Felicia told me about your situation.” Elliot propped his hand on the desk and asked when he saw her searching for something, “What are you looking for?”

After Anastasia finally found her first draft, she put it on her desk and said, “This is my first draft, but it can’t be used as evidence to prove I didn’t plagiarize.”

The time and date the company assessed were based on when the piece was keyed into the system. Clearly, Savill had the upper hand in this.

“I believe you.” Elliot looked at her with absolute trust.

Anastasia choked at that, and she smiled wryly. “Do you really have that much faith in me?”

“Who am I suppose to believe when I don’t even believe in my woman?” Elliot’s gaze was filled with resolution.

He got her a little stump, and she evaded his gaze. Nonetheless, his words had given her a confidence boost.

“Thanks. Now, I want to get to the bottom of this and see who leaked my sketch to Savill.” With that, she looked down at her sketch.

This was one of her favorite sketches, but now, Savill claimed it as their own and even slandered her for it. How exasperating it was!

“Find that person, and I’ll teach them a lesson for you.” Elliot’s face turned grim. That person probably had a death wish since they dared to touch his beloved woman.

Right as Anastasia looked up, he continued, “Also, Savill will have to pay a heavy price for slandering you.”

Anastasia was rendered at a loss for words.

She had a feeling Savill would be facing their doom.

“Alright, tough guy. Let’s investigate first!” Anastasia decided to check the office’s surveillance footage before they did anything further.

The security didn’t dare snub Anastasia’s request, sending the footage of said time to her laptop. With that, Elliot and Felicia kept her company as they looked through it together.

Meanwhile, Alice couldn’t help but begin to panic in her office. She hadn’t expected Elliot to actually step in, and it got her seriously tensed.

Elliot was all-powerful, and he had very strong influences. What was more, he had a bunch of formidable lawyers. Even if Anastasia was sued, his lawyers would be able to win the case.

Since it had come to this, Anastasia definitely wouldn’t put up with it. Right then, she sat in front of her laptop while she looked through the footage. She swore that she would find the culprit.

Elliot’s heart ached as he sat next to her, watching her stare into the screen with her brows locked into a deep furrow, non-blinking. “Do you have any enemies in the office? Alternatively, is there anyone who wants to harm you?”

Two people immediately came to her mind—Alice and Aliona. These two were openly hostile toward her. However, she couldn’t rule out the possibility of someone using her sketch to make money, or that Savill had planted a spy in Bourgeois.

“Hold on. We’ll talk after I’m done watching the footage.” Anastasia watched the surveillance footage frame by frame, fast-forwarding and rewinding from time to time.

“Why don’t you get back to work, Director Evans? I’ll keep her company.” Elliot pulled a chair over and sat next to Anastasia. He decidedly ignored the important work in Presgrave Group, choosing to solve the incident with her instead.

“You should go back to work too! I can handle this myself.” Anastasia didn’t want to take up his time either.

“I’ll watch with you.” Elliot wasn’t going anywhere. After all, nothing was more important than clearing her name now.

Anastasia’s head spun from watching an hour of footage. Seeing that it was about time to pick Jared up, she turned to Elliot. “I might have to stay and watch the footage tonight. Can you please ask Nigel to pick Jared up and babysit him for the night?”

“Alright, I’ll call him.” With that, Elliot dialed Nigel’s number.

Nigel was their number one nanny, and more than that, he was among the only few Anastasia trusted.

After hanging up, Elliot stayed by Anastasia’s side with peace of mind, watching the surveillance footage with her. Meanwhile, Anastasia had been recording the time and person who came in and out of her office.

She didn’t relax for a moment since she didn’t want to falsely accuse the innocent, nor would she spare the culprit.

As Savill wanted an answer by the following afternoon, she had to look through all the footage and find the culprit by that night.

Now that Nigel was babysitting Jared, she could focus on work. Sometime later, Grace brought her a little pick-me-up. After taking a few sips of the coffee, Anastasia went back to staring at her laptop screen.

“Do you want me to help you out?” Elliot wanted to take over for Anastasia.

“No, thanks.” She had to inspect it herself.

“In that case, you should take a short break.”

“I’m good.” Anastasia’s eyes were a little bloodshot, but she wasn’t in the mood to take a break.

“You’ll wear your eyes out.” Elliot’s heart broke as he watched from the side.

“I have to finish watching it all.” At that, she forced herself to close her eyes and take a break. While she rubbed her temples, she suddenly felt a big, warm palm massaging her neck lightly. It felt super relaxing.

Meanwhile, Alice snuck a peek outside to find Elliot massaging Anastasia’s neck, causing her to feel jealous yet horrified.

She had clearly underestimated Anastasia and Elliot’s relationship. More than that, she feared that they’d discover her crimes.

After returning to her office, she unlocked her phone and grew nervous upon seeing the five hundred thousand transferred into her account earlier that day.

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