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Chapter 40\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 40\u00a0<\/p>\n
That night, Regina had Jennifer anonymously post a piece of carefully fabricated \u201cevidence\u201d on the most popular perfumer industry forum in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHot Tea: Top Perfumer \u2018C\u2019 Suspected of Leaking Industry Secrets for Years!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The post was written to look convincing. It came with a handful of blurry chat screenshots and edited \u201ctransfer records\u201d, all pointing straight at Genevieve, who had just stolen the spotlight at the charity gala.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It immediately blew up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHoly hell! Is this real? Wasn\u2019t Cen supposed to be the untouchable genius type?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s no wonder she always wins. So, this is how she\u2019s been doing it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew it. There\u2019s no way Modernis.m would suddenly want to work with her. Something\u2019s off!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Doubt and abuse crashed over Genevieve like a wave, shoving her straight into the eye of the storm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGen, look at this!\u201d Hannah stormed over with a digital tablet, her face flushed with anger. \u201cThe IP traces back to Jennifer! She was one of our former employees!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hannah moved fast, as always.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve only glanced at the screen. Her expression didn\u2019t even change. She continued trimming the freshly delivered Austin rose, as if none of it concerned her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you panicking?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve clipped the most perfect bloom, lifted it to her nose, and breathed it in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGen, this is not the time to smell roses!\u201d Hannah snapped. \u201cIf Ms. Brunet sees this-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe will,\u201d Genevieve cut in. She slid the rose into a vase, then looked up, her gaze calm and steady. \u201cJust let her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled and continued coolly, \u201cArguing with a mad dog only makes it bark harder. It\u2019s better to leave it alone and let it run straight into its own trap. Let Regina keep going-the higher she climbs, the harder she\u2019ll fall.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The online uproar continued to escalate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Blossom Studio\u2019s social media account, Modernis.m\u2019s official page, and even Genevieve\u2019s personal feeds were swarmed with angry strangers and paid trolls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Lambert Group\u2019s public relations department stayed silent. They didn\u2019t release a single statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They chose to do nothing, letting her shoulder the entire fallout.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next morning, a flight from Lonborough touched down smoothly at Hudston International Airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A man in a tailored gray suit stepped out of the VIP corridor, his gaze sharp and composed behind gold-rimmed glasses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was Jonathan Brooks, Genevieve\u2019s right-hand man and one of the most renowned lawyers on Well Street.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His first stop was Lambert Group\u2019s headquarters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In Zachary\u2019s office, the air was thick with smoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary hadn\u2019t slept all night. He stared at the spiraling backlash on his monitor. Instead of worry, a twisted sense of\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
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satisfaction crept over him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wanted to tear Genevieve down and strip away that entouchable pride she abay\u2019s wore\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she had nothing left, she would have no choice but to come back and beg him\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Lambert.\u201d His secretary knocked and stepped in, visibly tense. \u201cThere\u2019s someone named Mr. Brooks outside. He says he\u2019s Ms. Whitfield\u2019s representative, and he wants to see you\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, frowning \u201cSend him in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jonathan walked in and ser a document gently on Zachary\u2019s desk\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDivorce agreement.\u201d Jonathan said \u201cGenevieve wants a clean break\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary looked like bed just heard the fondest joke of this life. He smarched up the pages, skimmed a few lines, then slammed them down with a sharp smack\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe wants 70% of my personal assets?\u201d be scoffed, his eyes flicking over Jonathan with open disdain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs site out of ber mind? Or are you? She cheated on me, and now she thinks she has the right to take my money?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jonathan didn\u2019t even find. He adjusted his glasses. \u201cMt. Lambet, watch your words. As for your evidence of infidelity, wE\u00a0<\/p>\n
can discuss ithat\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cComm?\u201d Zachary stood and walked over \u201cFinal I\u2019d love that! I\u2019ll make size everyone in Endston knows that Generiere was fooling around with Tristall crash her so thoroughly that she won\u2019t even dare show her face anymore!\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019s not getting a single cent! I\u2019ll strip ber of everything and drive her out of Hadston!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Zachary finally stopped shouting, Jonathan calmly opened his briefcase and took out a digital tablet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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