Chapter 31 Defending Her Dignity
Callum embraced Elspeth tighter and sneered coldly, “That’s fine. We’re not that desperate to work with you anyway.”
“We’ll see!” Dominic scowled nastily as he glared at Callum viciously before departing in a huff.
Elspeth didn’t expect Callum to speak up for her, and she swallowed the retort that was at the tip of her tongue. Instead, she turned to him and asked, “Hey, are you my knight in shining armor?”
Callum felt his heart skip a beat when he glimpsed at her smiling face, but he quickly looked away and grunted, “I can’t just sit back and watch my employees being molested.”
She knew his reticent character, so she stopped teasing him as she went straight back to business. “What should we do now? Our collaboration with the Alphascape Group has gone up in flames. This is such a mess.”
“I’ve already prepared a Plan B just in case. So, even if we lost the collaboration with Alphascape Group, it wouldn’t do much damage to us.”
“Plan B?” She was intrigued. “What is it?”
“I’ve decided to work with a foreign company. It’s a little more costly than we expected, but it’s still well within our budget.”
“Why not Azure Corporation?”
Callum paused for a second before asserting, “They have always been mysterious, and there’s no pattern behind their collaboration with others. As far as I know, their president has always made decisions based on their whims. So, I think it’ll be a waste of time to make an appointment to meet the president.”
A waste of time?! He honestly didn’t know the definition of perseverance even if it hit him, did he?! How could he give up just because she refused him once?!
Elspeth snorted. “Hmm, I’ll take care of it. I can guarantee to be able to keep in touch with the president of Azure Corporation tomorrow.”
“You?” Callum suddenly looked at her with a deep gaze.
She ignored his disbelief as she already had a plan brewing in her mind. “Alphascape and Azure are evenly matched, and they are the biggest and strongest competitors against each other in the jewelry market. So, if we can work with Azure Corporation, not only can we expand our market, but we can also give Azure Corporation a hand to develop their business and suppress Alphascape Group. Don’t worry. I’m sure the president of Azure Corporation will not refuse this kind of win-win situation.”
the relationship between Elspeth
in a moment.” With that, Elspeth rose to her feet
some time after the failed collaboration with the Alphascape Group. Yet, to everyone’s surprise, Winthrop Group suddenly
alliance, the official announcement of the
planned to pre-sell some of them first. Then, if the response from their target audience was good, they could officially put their pieces into
minutes later, she was suddenly called into the president’s
at her face and announced,
“Really?!” Elspeth exclaimed
are also several comments on our official page demanding they be
Winthrops’ jewelry sale was trending. She clicked on the
goodness, the
new jewelry wins
is the best, although Winthrop Group’s products are
be grateful to have a designer
comments went on
she suddenly frowned as she read
minute. Don’t you think the jewelry is rather familiar? Angel’s prized work in last year’s international jewelry design competition is 70% similar to
the comments, a terrible premonition rose inside
We don’t want a
‘Yeah! She should just stay as a singer! Why did she have to be
Callum answered the call, and whatever he heard caused him to frown. When he hung up the phone, he said faintly, “The sales department is receiving a large number
Elspeth. After a long silence, she enunciated, “Tell
regarded her resolute stance, he knew that she had a trick up her sleeve, so he immediately informed the sales department to begin
the jewelry was put on the shelf, the comment section on Winthrop Group’s official page was bombarded by hundreds of complaints
Not only do they sell products that are almost similar to Angel’s, this time, but they also didn’t even bother hiding that they’re copying Angel’s work!
‘Winthrop Group is really
‘They should fire the designer! But don’t tarnish the company’s reputation!’
Callum’s frown deepened when he read the comments, but she reassured him with a faint smile when she noticed that he was worried, “Trust me. I’ll turn this into a huge win for the Winthrop Group’s entry into the jewelry market.”
It was supposed to be a jewelry sale in the afternoon, but after the controversy, it instantly became a press conference. Everyone wanted to know how Winthrop Group was going to deal with this.
The reporters raised their cameras and clicked their shutters. They didn’t want to lose a single detail.
Elspeth took the microphone and slowly said, “The jewelry design is a—”
“Hold on!” a person interjected before she could even begin her speech. “We want to know why you copied Angel’s work! Don’t you have your own inspiration?”
Elspeth looked at the camera and said confidently, “I didn’t plagiarize her work.”
However, the woman who interrupted her obviously did not believe her words as she bellowed, “‘First Love’ and ‘First Sight’ are extremely similar to Angel’s award-winning design, and ‘First Sight’ is a completely fraudulent work! May I know how you’re going to explain yourself?”
Elspeth raised her eyebrows as she looked at the woman’s smug grin. “Have you ever thought of the possibility that I am Angel?”
“You’re lying! Angel has never made a public appearance and has always been abroad. You’re not Angel!” The woman barked at her with a ferocious glare.
Elspeth looked at her with amusement and chuckled. “What if I can prove that I am indeed Angel?” How does she know that I’m not Angel since Angel’s identity has never been revealed?
The woman snorted derisively, “How can you prove it? It’s impossible that you are Angel.”
Elspeth shook her head and took out a golden pen with large diamonds from her pocket. It seemed to be worth a king’s ransom.
Some people in the hall recognized the pen and gasped in awe, “This is the design that won the gold medal in the international design competition! She may really be Angel!”
Someone stepped forward and took a closer look at the pen. The logo engraved on the pen was indeed the official logo of the international design competition.
“Oh my, Angel! She’s really Angel!”
Elspeth ignored the crowd’s shock as she turned to the woman and asked, “So, do you still want to accuse me of plagiarism?”