Capítulo 280
When Roy turned the conversation to business, he got quite serious. Taking a glance at Edmund and Chelsea, he asked, “Have you seen Diane and Gerry who just left?”
They affirmatively nodded their heads.
Roy stared at them with a puzzled expression and answered, “To be honest, the draft you presented is the same as the one they provided me.”
“What?” Edmund and Chelsea inquired in astonishment.
On top of that, Roy said, “They sent me half an hour before you.”
It implied that Chelsea had stolen the idea from Gerry.
“That’s not possible!” Edmund was clear in his denial.
Chelsea’s adaptation of the screenplay had a distinct style.
Also, Chelsea had no interest in engaging in such activity.
Angry, Chelsea’s eyes became crimson.
“What is going on here? I painstakingly wrote the copy I gave you word for word.”
As a writer, Chelsea had always detested plagiarism the most. Unfortunately, she was now being accused of copying other people’s work. She felt furious and helpless now.
Edmund could not resist gently grasping her hand as a signal for her to calm down after seeing that she was so enraged.
He’d be there to assist her. In response to their closeness, Roy Lifted one eyebrow. He couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him. He felt uneasy when
Edmund and Chelsea were so close, to the extent that he even disliked Edmund.
Edmund let go of his hold. He turned around and softly questioned her, “Have you recently received any odd emails on your computer? Did you read them?”
The only explanation, according to Edmund’s analysis, was that Diane and Gerry had hired someone to break into Chelsea’s computer using a computer virus.
When Edmund brought it up, Chelsea had a thought. “There were a few e-mails I got. In most cases, I review them to determine if they are necessary and remove the unnecessary ones.”
Edmund realized that Diane had likely taken her writing in this method. Chelsea’s PC was being remotely watched. She did not immediately send it to Roy after finishing writing. Instead, she forwarded it to Luka and Edmund to review and awaited feedback.
Here, Diane and Gerry took advantage of the situation by sending the stolen draft directly to Roy. They were, therefore, half an hour ahead of Chelsea.
It was not Chelsea’s fault. Diane was, to put it bluntly, overly cunning. The innocent Chelsea was never her match.
No wonder they had happily wished them good luck. They were already sure of their victory all the way here from Vertoak.
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Edmund clenched his fists and tried not to think of Diane and Gerry. If not, his anger towards them would make him do something crazy. So, he looked at Roy and said, “You should have eliminated us if you suspected us cheating. Why did you make us come all the way here?”
“after our meeting last time, I immediately saw that you were a respectable man. I couldn’t believe that you would pirate someone’s work without any shame. Instead of doing something so shameful, you’d rather pay the scriptwriter to work for you, even if you have to pay more than what he is worth. Unless of course, I was wrong.” Roy tilted his head and looked back at Edmund in amusement.