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The man stepped in front of the woman.
As if he intended to bear everything for her.
So devoted, so noble?
“Fine. Might as well let you die knowing the truth.”
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He tapped a button on his phone. His assistant, Shen An, walked in, carrying a thick stack of documents.
“These are the proposals written by Miss Rebecca, along with various materials she used. They show a high degree of similarity with the early proposal tutorials published online by someone called SparkleStar.”
“Unfortunately, we had too much trust in Mr. Connor back then and didn’t verify it.”
“So, after we set up the scene, made the announcement–SparkleStar sued us.”
“After an internal investigation, our legal department determined that 90% of Rebecca’s proposal was plagiarized.”
“This can’t be explained away.”
“Now, if we want SparkleStar to drop the lawsuit and minimize the damage to the Lane family…”
“Lane Group needs to demonstrate the best possible attitude.”
“First, the person responsible must be punished. Secondly, since Mr. Connor deceived the Lane family, we’ll release a statement saying we’ll never work with him again.”
“And the entire cost of our crisis response will be borne by Mr. Connor.”
With that, he placed all the documents into Connor’s hands.
Connor couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He quickly flipped through the papers one by one–afraid to miss anything.
And the moment he saw the side–by–side comparison between Rebecca’s proposal and SparkleStar’s early post, his face went completely pale.
Not just because the similarity was over 90%.
But because of SparkleStar’s profile picture.
When Scarlett had first returned to the Joyner family, he’d taken her out a few times to help her fit into the social scene.
That night on the beach, he’d personally taken a photo of their shadows overlapping on the sand.
They were close–intimately close.
Scarlett loved that picture.
She told him she would use it as her avatar and always remember that moment.
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He didn’t even need to verify it.
He instantly knew–SparkleStar was Scarlett!
At that moment-
He looked up in disbelief, staring at Rebecca’s tear–streaked face, veins bulging at his temple,
He clenched his jaw.
His eyes reddened with fury.
“Rebecca, tell me the truth. Did you plagiarize it?”
“How–how could I!”
Rebecca didn’t dare admit it.
Even a hint of admission would ruin her completely.
So she denied it absolutely.
Suddenly, she looked very serious as she turned to the police.
“Officers, my conscience is clear. I’ll go with you and cooperate with the investigation.”
Then she turned back, eyes red, casting a pitiful look at Connor.
“Connor… if there’s no solid evidence, the most they can do is detain me for 48 hours. You’ll…”
She choked up.
“Will you come pick me up?”
Connor had been burning with rage.
He had a hundred things to shout at her.
But seeing her like this–on the verge of tears–he couldn’t stay angry.
He thought about all the injustice she’d suffered over “status” in the past.
And he didn’t feel so justified anymore.
Naturally, all his anger was pushed down.
He even had the impulse to comfort her.
No time to stay mad.
“I…” He was about to say, “Of course I will.”
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But then remembered the Lane/family rep was still watching. At the last second, he changed it to, “We’ll see.”
Rebecca panicked.
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This wasn’t how it was supposed to go!
She’d been misunderstood before.
But every time, all it took was a few tears and a pitiful look, and she could muddle through it.
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Right now, Connor should be rushing to her defense, pushing the officers aside, declaring her innocence without hesitation!
Now–she was actually starting to get scared.
Even the despair in her eyes looked painfully real.
Seeing her like this, Connor felt uneasy, too.
Almost reflexively, he spoke.
“Don’t worry. If you didn’t do it… I–I’ll help you. Me and your brothers.”
Then he felt a wave of regret.
Why had he interrogated her just now?
The truth hadn’t even been fully uncovered.
What if this was all a setup ?
Rebecca was well–known at school. Plenty of people were jealous of her.
Especially Scarlett.
She always wanted to compete with Rebecca.
Could it be that Scarlett saw him asking Rebecca for help last time-
And used the opportunity to swap her proposal?
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Then the things he’d said just now had truly hurt her.
The more he thought, the more wrong it felt. The more guilt crept in.
“Don’t be afraid. I’ll talk to some friends. You’ll be fine.”
He added another line.
Seeing there was no hope, Rebecca could only plead:
“Connor, don’t tell my parents or my brothers. I don’t want them to worry. The innocent have nothing to fear. I’ll be out soon.”
Connor nodded.
“Alright.”
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Rebecca gave him a shocked look.
But there was no chance left to act-
She was taken away by the police.
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