Chapter 352
Jennifer yelled, "How could she not have plagiarized? There's no way she cranked out that many design sketches in just a week! You guys must've missed something!"
The staff member shot her a displeased look, their tone icy, "Jennifer, we're swamped too. We took time out to look into this. If you don't trust us, go investigate yourself!"
With that, they snapped the laptop shut and walked off.
Jennifer turned to Grant, who was standing nearby looking disgusted, and quickly said, "Grant, you have to believe me. Constance couldn't have done all those sketches on her own."
"When are you going to stop causing trouble?" Grant felt Jennifer was embarrassing Luminary Ventures Group and coldly told his assistant, "Take her back to her workstation."
If it were her usual antics, it would be one thing, but today both Mr. Collins and Mr. Clinton were here, and she was falsely accusing Constance. If this wasn't handled right, it would definitely affect Liam and Felix's impression of Luminary Ventures Group.
Grant's assistant tried to pull Jennifer away, but she shook off the assistant's hand and snapped, "I'm not leaving! Don't forget I did half the work on this project. Why should I leave? I'm staying right here!"
Grant warned, "Jennifer, if you keep causing trouble, I have the right to fire you!"
Hearing this, Jennifer's eyes filled with disbelief and hurt. She stared at Grant and said, "You're going to kick me out for Constance?"
Grant was about to speak when Felix, who was sitting nearby, suddenly said, "Jennifer, what do you take your job for? You first slandered your colleague, and then, when you couldn't find evidence, you got angry out of shame. The workplace isn't for your scheming. If all the employees in Luminary Ventures Group are like this, I think Luminary Ventures Group can be removed from the list of potential partners for the Clinton Group."
As soon as he said this, both Grant and Jennifer's faces froze.
Seeing the coldness in Felix's eyes, Grant quickly said, "Mr. Clinton, please don't be angry. Jennifer is just used to speaking without thinking. I'll have her apologize to Constance right away!"
Felix looked at Grant coldly and asked, "She accused a designer of plagiarism. Do you think a verbal apology will make this go away?"
Grant's expression changed, but Jennifer couldn't help but retort, "What do you want then? Mr. Clinton, the Clinton Group has indeed developed rapidly in Thundertop in recent years, but the Chambers family is also very powerful. I heard that the Drake Group has recently terminated many collaborations with the Clinton Group. Offending the Chambers family at this time is not beneficial for the Clinton Group or for you!"
Her eyes were full of arrogance and confidence, not taking Felix seriously at all.
Jennifer thought, 'After all, I have the Chambers Group backing me, so Felix won't dare do anything to me!'
Liam's eyes flashed with shock; he couldn't believe Jennifer could be so foolish.
'Daring to threaten Felix, does she have a death wish?' Liam thought.
Even though the termination of the contract with the Drake Group was a significant loss for the Clinton Group, not even the president of the Chambers Group, Jennifer's father, would dare to be so arrogant in front of Felix. She, who had no real power, dared to speak so brazenly to Felix.
As Jennifer's words fell, the entire conference room plunged into an icy silence, as if everyone was in a frozen wasteland.
Grant signaled to Jennifer, but she had no intention of backing down. Instead, she raised an eyebrow and said, "Mr. Clinton, this is an internal matter of Luminary Ventures Group. So there's no need for you to meddle."
Felix chuckled lightly and slowly said, "Is that so? When did the Chambers Group start being run by you?"
Jennifer threatened, "Do you believe that if I call my dad right now, the Chambers Group will terminate its cooperation with the Clinton Group?"
Felix raised an eyebrow and calmly said, "Go ahead."
Under his cold and mocking gaze, Jennifer gritted her teeth and dialed Preston Chambers' number. "Dad, can you terminate the cooperation with the Clinton Group?"
Preston was in a meeting and responded coldly, "Why are you bringing this up now? Decisions on collaborations are made by all the shareholders of the Chambers Group. What does it have to do with you?"
Jennifer's face fell, and she whispered, "It's Felix. He made things difficult for me at a Luminary Ventures Group meeting today. Anyway, he's already cutting ties with the Drake Group. If our family also ends cooperation with the Clinton Group, Felix will have to come crawling back for future deals, right?"
She spoke so softly that only Grant, who was closest to her, could hear.
A flash of disgust and disdain crossed his eyes. He really didn't want to see this foolish and malicious woman for another minute.
But remembering what Preston had said to him after Jennifer lent him money, he had no choice but to endure.
His hands clenched unconsciously at his sides, and his whole body tensed up.
Grant reminded himself, 'Just six more months, and I can completely sever my ties with Jennifer. Just six more months!'
As soon as she finished speaking, Preston's angry roar came through, "Jennifer, what have you done? If you anger Felix and mess up the Chambers Group's cooperation with the Clinton Group, I'll kill you!"
With that, Preston hung up the phone.
The next second, Felix's phone rang. Seeing it was Preston, Felix's cold lips curled up, and he answered the call in front of everyone. "Mr. Chambers, what can I do for you?"
He had the speaker on, so everyone could hear Preston's voice.
Preston explained, "Mr. Clinton, I'm sorry. Jennifer has been spoiled by us. Please don't take her seriously. How about I treat you to dinner at Golden Jade Pavilion tonight to apologize on her behalf?"
Felix chuckled lightly, but his voice lacked warmth, "Mr. Chambers, I'm afraid I don't dare to accept your invitation. Just now, Jennifer said in front of Mr. Collins that offending the Chambers family would bring me no benefits. I suppose Mr. Chambers looks down on me just as much as Jennifer does, which is why she dared to say that publicly, right?"
"No." Preston was anxious. Recently, the Chambers Group had encountered a financial crisis. If they lost the Clinton Group's orders, they might not survive. "Mr. Clinton, I will definitely educate Jennifer properly. After all, she is just a young girl. Please forgive her this once!"
Felix mocked, "I don't know Jennifer, nor do I have any relationship with her. Why should I forgive her? Moreover, Jennifer is already an adult and should be responsible for every word she says. It's that the Clinton Group is unworthy of the Chambers Group, so, Mr. Chambers, please bring your secretary to the Clinton Group to terminate the contract."
Without giving Preston a chance to speak, Felix hung up the phone.
Jennifer, who had been confident a moment ago, now looked pale, her eyes filled with disbelief and fear. She hung her head, not daring to speak.
From this phone call, she realized that it was now the Chambers Group that was seeking cooperation with the Clinton Group, and she had just been arrogantly thinking she could threaten Felix.
If the Clinton Group really terminated their cooperation with the Chambers Group, Preston would never forgive her. Thinking of this, Jennifer couldn't care about her dignity anymore and knelt down with a thud. "Mr. Clinton, it's my fault. Please forgive me this once!"
Felix didn't even look at her and coldly said, "The person you should apologize to is not me."
Jennifer immediately understood. Even though she was unwilling, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and apologize to Constance, "Constance, I'm sorry. It was my fault. I shouldn't have accused you of plagiarism. Can you forgive me this once?"
Constance raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Of course, Jennifer. I just wanted you to clear my name. An apology is enough, so you don't need to kneel. After all, we are colleagues and will have to work together in the future."
Constance still remembered clearly what Jennifer had done to her. Simply kicking her out of Luminary Ventures Group wouldn't be as fun.
"Do you really forgive me?" Jennifer asked.
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