Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)
Chapter 284

Chapter 284 Reported

"That's impossible. We did this together. We came up with all the ideas ourselves!" Glenn stood in front of me, glaring at the staff.

Crystal reacted quickly and immediately pulled him. "Excuse me, our project isn't even up for bidding yet. This is only an internal company conference. How could there be any issues with the patent?" Each of us had checked the patent. And we used the patents of the team members, all of which were authorized.

I had gone through this before, so I was particularly careful with the documents and had backup files ready.

The other party looked at the phone and frowned. "Sorry, but this is an internal report from your company. You're now only at the review stage. If you really start bidding, it might become more serious." The kids in the office looked at me with fear. We had just established this company, but we were already facing such a big problem with the first project.

It was troublesome, but I wasn't in a panic.

"This kind of report needs to be done with real names, right? We're only at the internal design. phase, and the report must come with evidence. You can't just investigate without reason, can you? "Besides, we haven't made any profits with this project yet. It hasn't even been made public. don't know whose patent I used. Who reported it?"

One of the slightly older women made eye contact with me and responded immediately, " Sorry, we're just following the procedures. As for who reported it, I'll look into it when I get back."

I raised my brows. She was being quite clear-there was no solid evidence. In other words, someone was operating behind the scenes. She was giving me a heads-up.

They reviewed the content of the design briefly before leaving the company. This incident sparked a lot of discussion within the company. My studio was in the same building as Harmon Group, after all. Not long after, people started bringing this matter up in the work group chat.

"Eva wouldn't really steal someone else's patent, would she? Is somebody trying to set her up?

"You can't be too sure these days. It's hard to say

"Is someone in the company trying to frame her? The project hasn't even started yet".

"How unlucky. I hope this project doesn't fall through".

People at the company were panicking, but I didn't think there was any real problem.

After the staff left, I drove to the Harmon residence. The project was initially the Harmons'. If there were any issues with it, they were the ones who should handle it. I wouldn't take the blame. When I arrived at the residence, I bumped into Amelia again. She seemed even more opulent. She was dressed in silk garments, and her complexion was rosy. It was obvious she was living well.

Since she was carrying Leonard's child, Mr. Harmon Senior naturally valued her.

Upon seeing me, Amelia looked displeased.

"What are you doing here? You think this is your home?"

"It's not your home either." I rolled my eyes at her.

Sometimes I found people quite interesting. Amelia used to be cold and haughty, but now she was prideful yet vulnerable,

Looking at her belly, I sighed. She was using the baby to gain control over everyone. Too bad, I wasn't the same.

I bypassed her and went inside. Just then, Mr. Harmon Senior walked out of his study. He was surprised when he saw me.

"Eva? What are you doing here at this hour?"

I raised my head, staring at him expressionlessly. "The project design was reviewed, and someone reported a patent infringement. Are you aware of that?"

Chapter 285 Get Rid of This Child

Both Mr. Harmon Senior and Amelia froze, but the latter quickly broke into laughter.

"See, Eva? Karma comes back around. I told you many people don't like you. You must've made some enemies. Now they want to drag you and the company down. Say, why are you so detestable?" Amelia laughed, while Mr. Harmon Senior's face darkened.

"What's going on?"

I explained the situation briefly, and his face grew darker.

"I don't need to tell you the importance of this project, Mr. Harmon Senior. We had only held the design conference once, and someone already made a report. I think it's time you took control of the situation."

It wouldn't be hard to investigate. The people at my company were mostly fresh graduates. They had no grudges against the Harmons. Moreover, I had a pretty good understanding of the people in Harmon Group's design department.

Luca was the only one who held a grudge and wished for the project to fail. Since Leonard was still in the hospital, Caleb was no match for Luca. Luca was trying to take me down. Even if it was only to render my design unusable, that was good enough for him. With a grim face, Mr. Harmon Senior said, "I'll have someone look into it. Wait for me here, Eva."

When Mr. Harmon Senior returned to his study, I sat on the couch. I knew he had the same suspicions as me. As long as he wanted to, it wouldn't be difficult to investigate.

Amelia, who was in front of me, wore a smug look. "Serves you right, Eva. Aren't you oh-so amazing? Then just stick to using your own patent! You should stop dragging the Harmons down. The best you could do now is leave."

I looked at her weirdly, wondering where she got the confidence from. Was it only because she was pregnant? My eyes landed on her belly again. Amelia used to talk about gender equality actively. She said women shouldn't rely on men and become their "baby-making machines".

She had even given speeches about the same thing, representing the underprivileged students. at school. So, why did she end up like this?

Noticing where I was looking, Amelia took a cautious step back. "What do you want to do?"

"Take a guess.

I couldn't be bothered to deal with her. People said a woman's behavior would change after pregnancy, but I wasn't sure if it was the same in the early stages. Or maybe Amelia had always Choup 145 Get Rid of Tius Child.

been like this; she was just good at pretending.

She grew up in a house where boys were favored over girls. I thought she would be some kind. of feminist activist, but those ideas must have been deeply rooted in her mind.

Seeing I wasn't engaging with her, Amelia sat on the couch across from me.

"Eva, as you can see, I'm here. You should know the importance of this child."

"I know. You're the one who's not important." I shrugged, not showing her any courtesy.

Since everything was out in the open, why should I spare any of my remaining dignity?

Amelia bit her lip, glaring at me with hatred.

"I advise you to get a divorce as soon as possible. Don't come to my house, and stop meddling in the Harmon family's affairs."

"And if I refuse?"

Suddenly, I was curious as to what would happen to Amelia if I didn't divorce.

Amelia's face stiffened, as she didn't expect me to say that. Standing up, she paced back and forth anxiously.

"You're not going to get a divorce? Eva, how shameless can you be? Leonard and I are already expecting, and you don't want to divorce him?

"Isn't money all you want? Leonard will give you money, so why are you not letting us go? If you don't get a divorce... If you don't get a divorce..." Amelia leaned over to look at me. "If you don't get a divorce, I'll get rid of this child!"

I couldn't help but laugh at her words. "Amelia, you wouldn't really get rid of the child, so why say such things?"