Hiding Behind Her Superficiality novel Chapter 74

Chapter 74 Tampering with Documents Without Permission

I know in my heart whether Ophelia cares about me, thought Elspeth. After darting a frosty look at Ophelia, she returned to her desk.

Elspeth’s desk had been piled high with documents before, but it was now empty. She frowned and asked the colleague next to her, “Where are my documents?” I’d gone to great pains searching for those documents for a long time, and they were already half-finished. Why are they missing all of a sudden?

The colleague eyed her warily, saying, “Ophelia took those documents away. You were away for a long time, so she helped you take care of them.”

So, something I’d only half-finished was taken away, finished, and taken credit for by someone else? Elspeth could hardly keep calm. She took a deep breath, but unexpectedly, just when she was about to confront Ophelia about this, Ophelia came to her of her own accord. She asked, “What’s the meaning of this, Ophelia?”

Ophelia replied, “Don’t get all worked up, Elspeth. I did take care of those documents, but I did so for your own good, mostly because I didn’t know when you’d be back. Surely you wouldn’t want our company’s business to be delayed as well. If our progress got held up because you weren’t back for a long time, you might not be able to bear the consequences.”

Elspeth let out a faint chuckle. “I know about these progresses, so I know very well whether they’ll get held up or not. They’re none of your concern, Miss Fleming.”

Ophelia retorted, “Elspeth, I only did this for the sake of the company. It didn’t matter if you alone were away, but some of these contracts involved teamwork. Won’t you feel sorry for wasting everyone else’s time?”

These words heightened the seriousness of the situation.

Elspeth realized that Ophelia had become more skillful at talking since her return. She raised her eyes and looked around, saying, “Does any of you here think Miss Fleming has been held up? Just tell me so that I don’t have to ask every one of you.”

Ophelia’s face froze for a moment. “In any case, don’t get too upset about it. After all, although it was me who finished those documents, I uploaded them in your name, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Elspeth looked at Ophelia suspiciously. How could she possibly be so kind-hearted?

Just as she had expected, she received a phone call in the afternoon from the investor, who claimed something was wrong with the design sketches. Some data didn’t tally at all, so the manufactured product wasn’t functioning as it should.

Elspeth was startled for a moment. It’s just as I expected.

The investor’s voice had a hint of anger to it as it sounded on the other end of the line. “Good thing I made a test product first. If I had put it into production right away, I’d have lost a lot of money this time.”

“Don’t worry, sir. I’ll revise the design now and send it to you this evening.”

Elspeth turned on her computer, only to realize that her backup files were all missing. Don’t tell me this was also Ophelia’s doing? She gnashed her teeth in hatred. However, the top priority right now was to come up with a new plan as soon as possible instead of blaming Ophelia for what had happened.

She read through the plan; the investor asked for a design that was cool and alluring. The word ‘cool’ instantly brings the moon to mind, but what about ‘alluring’? she pondered while thoughtlessly drawing lines on the paper. Eventually, as she looked at the indistinct outline, her eyes suddenly lit up.

A silver fox with alluringly fine eyes is strolling in the moonlight. Its eyes have to be ornamented with sapphire, which can have a small diamond mounted on top. The moon has to be surrounded by a veil of mist made of silver threads to make the fox appear even hazier. She even had a name for it. Let’s call it ‘The Silver Fox and the Moon.’

Having done all this, she emailed the plan to the investor.