SWNOVELS Chapter My Toyboy 127
Chapter 127
Cynthia did not know that Justin was hospitalized. Then, she drove to Peace Hospital Justin stayed in the VIP ward, and the whole floor was quiet.
Cynthia walked down the long corridor and finally reached the door of Justin's ward. The door was ajar, and she could hear Justin's angry voice inside. "Shirley, you idiot So many people around the world were watching such a big competition, and you dare to plagiarize? I'd rather you came in last than lose face after being the center of attention!"
He continued. "Do you know the situation Velorix is in now? "The stock has hit rock bottom, and the entire Internet is boycotting it. You have single-handedly destroyed decades of hard work I've put into this business!"
Justin pointed at Shirley, fuming. "The biggest disgrace in my life is having a daughter like you. You're here to collect our family's debt, you scoundrel. If you were only half as good-no, one-tenth as good as Cynthia, the Jones family wouldn't face this situation! Why do I have you as my biological daughter not Cynthia...
Justin's voice suddenly dropped as he spoke the Last sentence, sounding almost like he was complaining to himself. However, Shirley still heard him. She could accept everything else he said, but the mention of Cynthia made her explode.
She retorted, "Exactly! Why is Cynthia not your biological daughter? Why does it have to be me? Why did you have me and then lose me? If I had grown up in this family, if I had received a good education from a young age, if Dennis hadn't abused me, and if 1 hadn't had any worries or lacks since childhood, I would have been as good as Cynthia. That is your responsibility in the first place. You owe these to me.
Justin's fingers trembled with anger. "Shirley, you're simply a stubborn fool," he said.
Shirley rebuked, "Dad, do you really think Cynthia is a good daughter? If she were, she wouldn't have exposed me during the competition. If she were a good daughter of the Jones family, she should have put the family's interests and reputation first instead of involving me in a plagiarism scandal. Didn't she know that I represented Velorix's reputation?"
Justin fell silent. After a while, he sighed deeply before saying "Yeah. Why couldn't she see the bigger picture?"
Cynthia became angry when she heard those words outside the ward. She scoffed inwardly, 'Ridiculous! At first, I thought maybe Dad had finally learned his lesson. It turns out he's still as selfish as before. Dad doesn't care about me or Shirley he cares about is his own reputation!"
Cynthia pushed the door open and walked in, saying. "You think you're justified after plagiarizing, Shirley? Besides, what does it have to do with me and you being accused of plagiarism Didn't I do my best to defend Velorix and save its reputation at the competition? It was you who did something despicable and shameless! And you're blaming me!"
Justin suddenly came to his senses. He said to Shirley, "That's right. Both Cynthia and you were in the competition at the time, and Cynthia was not the one who reported you for plagiarism. How could you blame Cynthia?"
Shirley's face filled with resentment. She pointed angrily at Cynthia and yelled, "How dare you say this has nothing to do with you? Don't you know Miss Y? Aren't you two friends? Would she have exposed me without your instigation? She's now the chief jewelry designer for Queen Jewelry. She has completely retired from fashion design and hasn't been involved with it for so many years. So why did she come to accuse me of plagiarism during the competition?"
Shirley's tone was firm as she said, "You are the one who stood in the way. You didn't want me to win first prize and bring honor to our family. You're so selfish. For your own reputation and to get Velorix's shares, you even ruined Velorix's future. You're a selfish woman, Cynthia!"
Cynthia scotted, "Yeah. I'm so selfish that I won two awards and finally saved a little bit of Velorix's reputation. I'm so selfish that I've clearly registered under my studio's name but still put my work under Velorix's name after winning. Tin so selfish that even though I've been kicked out from the family a long time ago, I've voluntarily become a tool to help Velorix gain fame for the sake of its future."
Cynthia continued, "And you're not selfish when you've blatantly plagiarized for your own vanity. I suppose you're not selfish when you've cut my model's high heels before my show, using her to fall and almost destroying my work. You're
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not selfish when the truth has been revealed-you blamed others for your actions even though you have made Velorix and the company hit rock bottom, right?"
Shirley was was speechless after being rebuked.
Justin caught onto something Cynthia said. He questioned, "Shirley, you tampered with the competition and almost made Cynthia unable to compete?"
A trace of guilt flashed across Shirley's eyes, but she still denied by saying, "Dad, don't believe her. She set me up because she couldn't bear to see me do well. She did it to get the Jones family's property."
When he saw Shirley's expression, Justin knew what Cynthia had said was true, "Shut up, you scoundrell he shouted, taking the water cup from the bedside table and throwing it at Shirley
Shirley had tried to ruin Cynthia's work. If Cynthia's work hadn't won two awards under Velorix's name, Velorix could never have been saved. Justin hated to think what a mess Velorix would have been if Cynthia hadn't entered the contest and Shirley had been caught plagiarizing.
The hatred in Shirley's heart was like a raging river, but now, even Selena was silent and did not say a word to defend her. Selena then poured a glass of water for Justin and said, 'All right, The doctor said you shouldn't get too emotional."
Justin calmed down for a while before he said, "Cynthia, I asked you to come here today because I wanted to ask you a favor." Cynthia remained expressionless, but she had anticipated what justin would say.
Justin continued, "Can you talk to Miss Y? Aren't you two good friends? The lawyer's letter accusing Velorix of infringement was sent to the company yesterday. If this goes to court, Velorix will be screwed." Cynthia frowned, looking embarrassed. "Miss Y and I have only met a few times. We have similar design concepts and are quite compatible, but we're not familiar with each other," she said. Justin said. "I know it's not easy to get her to drop the lawsuit, but can you help us negotiate and see what she wants? Well agree to anything as long as it's within reasonable limits." Cynthia remained silent
Justin added, I've never asked you for anything, Cynthia. There's just no other way this time"
Cynthia said casually. This is not a simple matter. Of course, 1 can help, but please fulfill your promise first and transfer 20 percent of Shirley's shares to me, Dad"