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The laughter at the banquet suddenly intensified.
Everyone was giving me malicious looks.
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“She seems so pure, who knew she’d be such a loose woman in private? I wonder what a night with her costs!”
“I heard Declan’s had a ‘canary‘ for five years. Could it be her?”
“Looks like Declan dumped her, so now she’s after the Asher family’s eldest son. Quite a move!”
The voices echoed around me.
I shook my head, pointing at Phoebe, shouting in desperation.
“This isn’t true! The audio clip is incomplete. That’s not what I meant!”
Phoebe looked at me smugly.
“So you’re admitting that the voice is yours!”
“Who would’ve thought that someone as beautiful as Miss Zhang would do such shady things in secret!”
I was left speechless by Phoebe.
My chest heaved, and I couldn’t keep my emotions in check.
I looked around, and everyone at the banquet was pointing at me.
It felt as if… as if Phoebe’s video was real.
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For a moment, I was overwhelmed and couldn’t think clearly.
I looked numbly at Declan.
There was a flash of guilt in his eyes, his expression complex.
I couldn’t understand how the president of Declan Corporation would stoop to such low tactics against someone as defenseless
as me.
Suddenly, Asher draped his cashmere coat over me.
His warm hand suddenly grasped mine.
“With me here, don’t be afraid.”
Those few words seemed magical, calming me down.
I instinctively tightened my grip on Asher’s hand, feeling a sense of security.
“If Miss White wants to force me, Asher, out of this project with these tactics, she’s underestimated me.”
“Today, we’re assessing proposals, not personal character. Even if my employee did those things, so what? Who here dares to claim they’re spotless?”
“If anyone dares to stand up, I’ll say anything! Right, Declan?”
Asher finished coldly, even calling out Declan’s name.
But no one dared to stand up!
The entire banquet hall fell silent.
Not only did no one stand up, but many who were there for the drama quietly retreated.
Declan finally dared to look at me, staring deeply before finally saying it was all a joke.
“That audio clip is synthesized. It’s not real.”
I was stunned for a moment.
What seemed like a hopeless situation ended with a simple sentence from Asher.
I could already imagine how the industry would maliciously speculate about me after today.
Now, no one even dared to look me in the eye, only sneaking glances from behind.
Only Phoebe was still relentless.
“Mr. Asher, your employee caused such a scandal. The project should not choose her proposal, right?”
Asher calmly led me to a corner of the banquet, thoughtfully handing me a piece of cake and pouring a glass of red wine, tucking my stray hair behind my ear.
Then he casually said to Phoebe,
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“Whether the project is won is not up to you or me. It’s about the proposal!”
