CHAPTER 30: CHAPTER 30: GET OUT

Serena Jennings knew that person was Claire Shaw.

Claire Shaw neglected her job for days to take care of Lilian Young and was dismissed by FY Company.

FY Company allows personal leave, but Claire Shaw didn’t apply for it.

Now Serena Jennings understood Claire Shaw did it on purpose to join The Lockwood Group.

"Don’t worry, your design absolutely won’t lose, I have confidence in you." Peter comforted Serena Jennings, seeing her look a bit upset.

Serena Jennings forced a smile.

She was never worried about the design.

In the following days, Serena Jennings buried herself in designing.

Her husband had been taken away by Claire Shaw, if her design couldn’t compete, she felt as if the whole of her worth was being negated.

However, the market recognized her design, and the box office of "Surprise Life," invested by Starlight Media, exploded, not only making the two lead actors famous but also the jewelry worn by the lead actress in the movie became hugely popular. FY Company took the opportunity to mass-produce them for the market, and sales were considerable.

Today, Serena Jennings went to work as usual, getting up earlier than usual.

Because her designed jewelry performed outstandingly in the market, Peter intended to promote her, but since she was still relatively inexperienced at FY Company, it required a joint interview from the company’s top departments.

However, as soon as Serena Jennings got out of her car, she saw from afar that the company’s entrance was crowded with young people, and they hoisted a banner—

Apologize, Plagiarist Serena Jennings!

Before Serena Jennings understood the situation, someone spotted her and immediately directed the young crowd towards her.

"Plagiarist, apologize!"

"Don’t drag my brother into this!"

"Cindy Lowell won’t wear jewelry designed by a plagiarist!"

Serena Jennings couldn’t escape and was entangled by the troublemakers.

Although she knew some martial arts, she couldn’t bring herself to hit the seemingly underage boys and girls.

Eventually, the security guard came to help, allowing her to safely enter the company.

It turned out that the jewelry she designed for "Surprise Life" was reported as plagiarism, marketing accounts made a big deal out of it, and with the movie’s lead actors Miles Morrison and Cindy Lowell just gaining fame, it sparked a fan war.

Fans from both sides united to denounce Serena Jennings, leading to the scene at the company this morning.

In the director’s office, Serena Jennings sipped the coffee Peter made for her to calm down, asking, "Who reported my plagiarism? Where’s the evidence?"

"It was Heather Monroe."

Serena Jennings was shocked.

"She went to Lockwood Group’s newly established LC as a team leader after being terminated here."

After hearing Peter’s explanation, Serena Jennings suddenly realized.

It seemed Heather Monroe either bore a grudge against her for the termination or Claire Shaw was using Heather Monroe against her.

"So who did she say I plagiarized?"

Upon saying this, Peter couldn’t help but chuckle helplessly and asked her back:

"Can you guess?"

The Lockwood Group.

President’s office.

Caleb Lockwood rarely looked at his phone.

The phone showed today’s hot searches, with an image of Serena Jennings at the company entrance, her hair being pulled by Cindy Lowell’s fans, gritting her teeth and grimacing.

The coffee by his hand was already cold, and the door to Caleb Lockwood’s office was pushed open without knocking.

"Caleb..."

The person was Claire Shaw, and the displeasure on Caleb Lockwood’s face instantly dissipated.

"Look, your coffee is cold. I made you a new cup."

As Claire Shaw replaced Caleb Lockwood’s coffee, she noticed he was looking at today’s hot searches.

"Caleb, there’s something I don’t know if I should mention."

Caleb Lockwood looked up at Claire Shaw.

"You don’t need to be so formal with me."

Claire Shaw blushed and smiled, "I know Serena Jennings plagiarized, and it has become quite a big issue... Actually, it’s quite common for designers to lack inspiration, you shouldn’t blame Serena Jennings too much, however... she shouldn’t have copied the Piano series, the Piano series’ design is very unique and well-known both inside and outside the circle, her plagiarism is really easy to see..."

"Indeed!" Caleb Lockwood sighed, "She doesn’t have your talent, she’s actually not suitable for the design field."

"So it’d be best if she publicly admitted her plagiarism and apologized properly to resolve this issue quickly... To be honest, I’m actually the apprentice of the master designer of the Piano series..."

When Claire Shaw mentioned this, Caleb Lockwood’s eyes shone brightly.

"He really hates people plagiarizing him, if Serena Jennings doesn’t apologize soon, I fear she’ll be entangled in lawsuits, facing huge compensations..."

Claire Shaw was full of concern for Serena Jennings, and Caleb Lockwood reached out to touch Claire Shaw’s smooth hair, his gentle gaze seemed to praise Claire Shaw’s kindness.

The hot search on Serena Jennings plagiarizing the Piano series continued to ferment, the fans didn’t leave the FY Company entrance all day.

It wasn’t until late at night, when the fans had dispersed, that Serena Jennings dared leave the company, and when she got home it was nearly midnight.

There was a person standing at her doorstep.

Serena Jennings was startled, thinking her home address had been exposed, and fans came to block her.

Caleb Lockwood turned around, seeing Serena Jennings looking as if she’d seen a ghost, frowned.

"You don’t want to see me?"

Serena Jennings didn’t expect Caleb Lockwood to appear here.

"Honestly..."

She spoke the truth, yet saw Caleb Lockwood smile, a look that was clearly disbelief.

"What do you want from me?"

"Speak inside."

His commanding tone was as usual, Serena Jennings opened the door, unwilling to let Caleb Lockwood in, yet she felt she couldn’t stop him.

Caleb Lockwood entered ahead of her.

Serena Jennings still remembered the last time Caleb Lockwood came, it was to return the divorce agreement to her.

Could it be that Caleb Lockwood agreed to the divorce?

Serena Jennings was anxious and saw Caleb Lockwood indeed take out a sheet of paper to hand to her.

However, it wasn’t a divorce agreement.

"This is the apology statement Claire wrote for you."

"What?"

Serena Jennings didn’t understand.

Caleb Lockwood sat down on the sofa, a sarcastic smile tugging at the corners of his lips, as if mocking her lack of intelligence.

"Claire is the apprentice of the master designer of the Piano series you plagiarized. She said if you publicly admit the plagiarism and sincerely apologize, her teacher won’t pursue you civilly."

Serena Jennings laughed in anger.

How could she not know when she accepted Claire Shaw as an apprentice?

"Caleb Lockwood, do you believe everything Claire Shaw tells you?"

Under Serena Jennings’ angry gaze, Caleb Lockwood calmly replied, "You already know the answer."

Yes, she already knew the answer.

Serena Jennings smirked self-deprecatingly, feeling she was truly redundant.

"I didn’t plagiarize, and I won’t apologize." She crumpled the paper Caleb Lockwood handed her and threw it into the trash can.

Caleb Lockwood’s face darkened.

"Serena Jennings, Claire meant well, she wants to help you, don’t be ungrateful."

As soon as he spoke, he saw Serena Jennings open the door.

"Get out."

This scene was all too familiar.

Back then when he brought the divorce papers and sought her out, Serena Jennings also opened the door the same way to send him away.

Being shown the door twice by Serena Jennings was quite novel for Caleb Lockwood.

The last time, he left.

This time...

Serena Jennings stood by the door waiting for Caleb Lockwood to get up, but Caleb Lockwood did stand up, only to remove his tie as he walked towards her.