I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 370 Stubborn

Michelle pressed her lips, clenching her fists tightly. Without a hint of remorse, her tone filled with righteous indignation as she retorted, "So what if it's me? I just can't stand her. I don't want her to have it easy. The more you defend her, the more uncomfortable she makes me feel. I despise her."

"Michelle, you..."

Frank's brow furrowed, his expression growing chilly.

Michelle interjected before he could continue, "Are you itching to hit me again? But you know perfectly..."

"That's enough!" It seemed that Michelle had hit a nerve. Frank interrupted her and said to Harper, "Harper, what do you think..."Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

Harper, with an indifferent tone, lightly pressed her lips together. "So you're willing to commit illegal acts just because you dislike me? Michelle, honestly, it's not worth it. If I were you, I'd voluntarily go to Louisa, persuade her to withdraw from the competition, and publicly apologize. Then, I wouldn't pursue this matter any further."

After all, Harper was still in the competition herself and didn't want to escalate things unnecessarily.

But Michelle refused. "Your chat screenshots are not evidence. I could easily claim you fabricated them!"

Harper smiled meaningfully, "So, you're not admitting to it?"

"It wasn't me. Why should I admit to something I didn't do?"

"But you said you'll admit when the evidence is presented."

"Your evidence doesn't prove anything."

Harper nodded in acquiescence, then smiled faintly, "So be it. I hope you stick to your stance no matter what happens. If you waver, I'll lose respect for you."

With that, Harper stood up and headed out.

Frank hurried to follow, saying, "Harper, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. I..."

But Harper cut him off. "Frank, I prefer to handle this myself. Your involvement would only complicate matters. I have no ties with her, so I don't need to consider her feelings." Harper's interruption left Frank with no opportunity to speak, clearly stating her stance.

She then returned to her office, where Annie waited for her, asking, "How did it go?"

"No progress," Harper replied.

Annie inquired, "So, what's your plan?"

"I have a solution," Harper stated.

Then, she promptly opened her computer and sent the edited chat transcripts out.

Harper wasn't going to be a lamb waiting for slaughter. With the thief of her designs still at large, she

couldn't afford to do no

After sending the email, Annie asked, "What about Louisa and Michelle?"

Harper glanced at the time and replied calmly, "You'll find out in an hour."

"Keeping me in suspense?" Annie remarked.

"Got to show you my skills, right?" Harper chuckled.

Annie responded, "I've always known about your skills."

As long as Harper wasn't being bullied, Annie felt reassured.

Despite safely navigating through the day, the events had left everyone on edge.

Meanwhile, at a luxury hotel, Louisa received an unexpected call from someone in Dattlech.

Whatever was said on the other end caused her face to pale, but she dared not utter a word of dissent.

The call lasted less than half a

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minute before ending abruptly. Louisa then dialed a series

numbers, but the other end

of

remained unanswered.

Louisa closed her eyes, her expression turning grim. Eventually, she reluctantly gave in.

She instructed her assistant, "Call

the organizer of the architet

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design competition. We're

withdrawing."

"Withdrawing? But why, Louisa?" Her assistant couldn't comprehend.