Chapter 81: Stolen Glory

“You're stealing what's mine.” Lauren burst out again with rage. “You're a thief!”The sharpness in her voice cut through the hall so suddenly that the soft chatter around the guests died almost immediately. Many heads turned fully toward the stage while others froze with wine glasses halfway to their lips. The atmosphere that had earlier been filled with celebration and admiration slowly shifted into something heavier, tense and uncomfortable.Lauren stood stiffly beside the screen, her chest rising and falling rapidly. The elegant smile she had maintained throughout the evening was gone completely now, replaced with naked fury. Her fingers trembled visibly by her side, though she tried hard to hide it.The jewelry design displayed behind Tessa continued glowing brightly across the massive screen. Under the golden chandelier lights, the details appeared even more refined and breathtaking. The layered gemstones, the delicate silver curves and the carefully balanced structure imme

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Chapter 82: The Real Creator

“What do you mean, Ms. Lauren?” Mr. Wesley asked, confused.His brows had narrowed slightly as he looked from Lauren to the design glowing brightly on the large screen behind Tessa. The confusion in his tone only made Lauren more unsettled. Her emotions were already hanging by a thread after Tessa unveiled the new design. Hearing doubt instead of support irritated her even further.“Nobody is allowed to add new designs to Flower Gods,” Lauren snapped furiously, moving quickly toward the stage and pointing sharply at the screen. “This means that you stole it from me. I want you to delete this sketch.”The anger in her voice echoed heavily through the hall.Tessa remained standing calmly near the screen, her fingers loosely wrapped around the presentation remote. Unlike Lauren whose chest was rising and falling aggressively, Tessa looked strangely relaxed.“You have no right,” Tessa said, her voice firm. “Why delete such a good design?”Her calmness only worsened Lauren’s frustration

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Chapter 83: Crumbling Lies

Even Mr. Wesley was shocked and confused.“Ms. Dean, you mean Flower Gods is yours?” he asked, confused.The older man’s face carried genuine disbelief as he stared between Tessa and the glowing screen behind her. For months, Flower Gods had been publicly associated with Lauren. The entire industry already connected the successful jewelry line to her name. Investors praised her for it. Ecofel promoted her with it. Even magazines had written articles calling her a genius designer.And now suddenly, everything seemed to be collapsing.“I made the first sketch, but it wasn't good then I thrashed it,” Tessa explained calmly. “Who knew someone took it and even claimed it as her own design.”Her tone remained steady, but the words landed heavily.She slowly turned her gaze from Mr. Wesley back to Lauren who still looked frozen where she stood.Lauren’s lips parted slightly, but no words came out immediately.The color on her face had drained little by little ever since Tessa brought out t

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Chapter 84: The Fall of Lauren

“I want you dead, Tessa!” Lauren snapped sharply, turning to Tessa, her teeth gritted.The words exploded out of her mouth so loudly that even the music playing softly around the hall suddenly felt distant. Rage had completely consumed her now. Her elegant appearance, the carefully practiced smiles, the gentle voice she used around investors and staff, everything had shattered completely in front of everyone.Her chest rose heavily as she stared at Tessa with eyes filled with hatred.For a second, it genuinely looked like she was going to lose control.She suddenly moved forward aggressively as if she wanted to attack Tessa directly, but before she could even get close, Curtis stepped in sharply between them.“Back off!” He barked, blocking Lauren with his arm.The force in his voice instantly froze her movement.Lauren halted abruptly.Her breathing became uneven as she stared at him in disbelief. She looked completely stunned by what had just happened. Never in her life had Curtis

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Chapter 85: Her Death Sentence

“What?! What is this?” Lauren gasped, almost crying as she launched forward towards the screen. “Remove it! Remove it!”The sharp sound of her voice echoed across the hall as panic completely swallowed whatever composure she had left. Her heels struck hard against the polished floor while she staggered toward the large display screen at the front. The image shining brightly behind her looked merciless, exposing everything she had carefully hidden for so long.The photo was painfully clear.Lauren was lying naked against Paschal’s chest on the bed, his arm wrapped around her waist while her face rested comfortably against him. There was no room for misunderstanding. No angle to twist. No explanation that could immediately save her.Tessa stood unmoved, smiling.Unlike Lauren’s trembling state, Tessa looked calm and steady, one hand resting lightly against the glass of wine she still held. Her expression carried neither rage nor excitement. That look was more of someone who had wait

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Chapter 86: A Web of Betrayal

"Why are you here, Paschal??" Curtis asked, his hands tugged inside his pockets, facing the man who destroyed his marriage, the man who was supposed to be his brother.The atmosphere inside the hall changed instantly the moment Paschal stepped in. Only a few minutes earlier, Lauren had still been struggling to hold herself together after the shocking photos on the screen exposed her secret affair. Her face was already pale from fear and humiliation, but the moment she saw Paschal walking confidently into the hall, it became even worse. It was as if all the blood drained completely from her body.Curtis stood still, his jaw tight. His eyes remained fixed on Paschal without blinking. The betrayal sitting inside his chest was too heavy to describe. This was supposed to be his brother. His blood. Someone he should've trusted. Yet the same person had secretly crept behind him, ruined his marriage, and slept with the woman who kept claiming she loved him.The whole thing made him sick.