Chapter 141ย Chapter 141ย Lucian was feeling frustrated. He had gone out of his way to make things special, all to win over Lemiraย But Evelina had stolen the spotlight, leaving him feeling sour. Sure, itโs a misunderstanding, but that didnโt ease the stingย Why did Evelina always have to show up and mess things up whenever he tried to mend fences with Lemon?ย Evelinaโs eyes were red as she said to Lemira, looking aggrieved, โLemmy, I swear it wasnโt on purpose. I thought you were keeping your identity a secret to get a real feel for the internship.โย Lemiraโs lips curled into a cold smirk. It seemed the innocent act was quick on its feet. No wonder she had been outmaneuvered in her past life.ย But when Ethan saw Evelina crying, he jumped to her defense, โMr. Langston, I donโt think this is Ms. Sterlingโs fault. I mean, Ms. Langston couldโve disclosed her identity herself and yet she didnโt. Itโs not fair to blame Ms. Sterlingโย Thought he looked pretty heroic, standing up for justice. Maybe Evelina would even fall for him now.ย Lucian glanced over coldly, โYou are the guy who wanted to hit my sister at the office yesterday? Iโve been looking for you!โย Ethanโs face went through a palette of colors, โShe hit me first yesterday.โย โThatโs because you started with those nasty comments. Consider yourself unemployed.โย Ethan panicked immediately. Thatโs not how he imagined things going. He turned to Evelina in desperation.ย Evelina stiffly interjected, โLucian, he just fixed our major firewall issue. We canโt just fire him like that.โย Lucian was amazed, โDidnโt Lemmy fix it?โย The manager quickly explained, โMs. Langston mentioned her code was stolen.โย The manager knew about the project and that Ms. Langston had been involved from the start, indicating her capability. As for the tech team lead, who hadnโt solved the firewall issue for so long, how could he have suddenly fixed it?ย Ethan defended himself, โI didnโt steal anything. I wrote it myself.โย Evelina added, โYeah, Lemmy said her code was stolen, but whereโs the proof?โย Without evidence, Lemiraโs words were powerless.ย Lucian looked at Lemira, skeptical, โLemmy, are you sure it was him?โย Lemiraโs gaze was mocking, โYes!โย Hogan turned to the manager, โCheck the surveillance.โย โYeah, the surveillance!โย But soon, the manager came back with a gloomy face, โThe lobbyโs surveillance is broken. Weโve lost the past few daysโ footage.โ Evelinaโs eyes gleamed with triumph, knowing this would happen.ย She feigned concern, saying, โWhat do we do now?โย Ethan got all smug, โNo evidence, who can prove it? You canโt smear me just because youโre Ms. Langston.โย Evelina smiled, her fake worry visible as she looked at Lucian, โLucian, I know Lemmy wants to help you out, and we all appreciate her hard work. But itโs not right to claim someone elseโs hard work as your own, right?โย Lucian was torn and frustrated. He tugged his tie and told Hogan, โFind other evidence.โย โWho says there isnโt any proof!โย Lemira pulled out her phone and displayed last nightโs surveillance footage which clearly showed what happened that time.ย Ethan swaggering over to her laptop, copying files, and tampering with her code, everything was crystal clear.ย Lucian, furious, slapped Ethan, โYou dare mess with my sisterโs work? Are you looking for death?โย โI, 1 didnโt.โย
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