Chapter 7
As she spoke, William had already walked up to Ophelia.
At six-foot-three, he towered over her like a mountain, extremely intimidating.
Ophelia said nothing. She had nothing to hide - at worst, she'd be taken to the police station for questioning and then released.
But now William was here.
If William could help, that would be great. After all, she didn't want to go to the police station.
But before she could say anything, Freya jumped in first, continuing to slander her, "Those files she took are all Jeffrey's confidential documents. Sir, I think you've just been fooled by her looks!"
William looked at the police officer in front of Ophelia. "Take off her handcuffs."
As soon as he spoke, the officer uncuffed Ophelia.
This scene made the onlookers realize William was no ordinary person.
The moment her hands were free, Ophelia laid out all the documents she'd taken from Jeffrey's office, one by one. "Everyone, open your eyes and look carefully. The signature on these documents is mine, and I personally made the office decorations. What's wrong with taking my own things?"
At these words, everyone was shocked.
Jeffrey and Freya's faces looked particularly ugly.
William stood beside Ophelia and smiled. "For Ms. Blake's sake, I was originally interested in working with Jeffrey Technologies. Since Jeffrey is making things so difficult for Ms. Blake, I have no reason to continue discussing cooperation with Jeffrey."
"What does your cooperation with Jeffrey Technologies have to do with Ophelia?" Freya immediately pointed out the issue, sensing that William and Ophelia's relationship wasn't simple.
Ophelia glared at Freya. "Freya, just because you have no morals doesn't mean others don't. Mr. Brown and I are completely innocent."
Don't claim that there's nothing between Ms. Blake and me, even if there were something, it wouldn't be your place to meddle.
Freya choked, her face turning extremely ugly, but how could she pass up such a great opportunity to put Ophelia down?
"You're not rushing to clear things up; you're actually being so self-righteous. If you say you have nothing going on, who would believe it?" Freya gritted her teeth, determined to drag Ophelia down.
William's eyes were sharp. "Nothing is going on, so what's there to explain? Just because I appreciate talent, I should be labeled as seducing a married woman?"
Freya realized she was no match for William at all.
The next second, William looked up at Jeffrey. "Mr. Adams, I met Ms. Blake a year ago. How long she's been by your side, I don't need to remind you."
"If you can scheme against your own wife like this, how can I trust that you'll treat your business partners with sincerity?" William asked back, and Jeffrey couldn't respond at all.
Ophelia coldly spoke to Jeffrey: "Jeffrey, let's settle all our scores, old and new."
The lies he told her before, the frame-up now - she would make Jeffrey pay it all back!
She turned and left without looking back.
Unexpectedly, William actually followed her out.
William's attitude was very friendly now. "Where is Ms. Blake going? I can give you a ride."
"No need, I can get a cab myself." Freya had just thrown dirt on both her and William, so now she needed to keep her distance from William to avoid being smeared even more.
William didn't give up. "In my opinion, Ms. Blake isn't a timid person. How come you're backing down now because of a few words from others?"
Before Ophelia could speak, William added, "If that's the case, how can we discuss cooperation in the future?"
Ophelia was helpless. "Mr. Brown, I'm not trying to draw clear boundaries with you because I'm afraid. I just don't want to owe you any more favors, and right now, I want to be alone for a while."
William was helping her out of trouble this time - she didn't think it was any coincidence. William's idea of marrying her hadn't disappeared.
"That's true. I let you rent my place, and in return, you thank me by helping me negotiate a deal, so how do you plan to thank me for this?" William spoke slowly.
But Ophelia noticed the deep smile at the corner of his mouth.
William was cunning and shrewd - someone like him wouldn't do business at a loss.
Sure enough, her guess was correct.
She was frank. "Right now, I have nothing. I can't give Mr. Brown any valuable resources or make big money. And talking about money, someone as wealthy as Mr. Brown would definitely think I'm shallow."
"Then, accompany me to a party?"
William spoke quickly.
She could attend a party, but Ophelia made things clear upfront. "I know what you're thinking, but I won't marry you. You should give up on that idea early."
With that, Ophelia turned and walked away.
William watched Ophelia's departing figure from behind, the smile on his lips deepening. "Ophelia, you shouldn't speak in absolutes."
After leaving Jeffrey Technologies, Ophelia went to the hospital.
She took the hair she'd gotten from Kaida and Freya and had a paternity test done.
The results came back quickly - Kaida and Freya were confirmed to be mother and daughter. After seeing this, Ophelia found the adoption papers from when Jeffrey had adopted Kaida, took photos of everything, and saved them.
Originally, she wanted to release it, but on second thought, exposing this matter now was too early. She needed to wait.
Her main priority right now was work. Starting a company required a lot of money, and before she had results to show, the Smith family wouldn't provide any help.
So she could only find a job first.
Unexpectedly, all the resumes she submitted were rejected.
At first, Ophelia really thought she didn't meet those companies' hiring standards, but after being rejected by several more companies, she realized there was a problem.
This time, she asked the HR person at the company she'd applied to.
"My resume is so rich in experience, why are you rejecting me?"
"Rather than asking me why I'm rejecting you, you should think back on what you did at Jeffrey Technologies that made the boss of Jeffrey Technologies expose you so ruthlessly."
Hearing these words from HR, Ophelia was furious.
Originally, she thought Jeffrey had been manipulated by Freya, but now it seemed Jeffrey was rotten to the core and never intended to let her off easy.
In that case, what was she waiting for?
She directly contacted a real estate agent to list her villa for sale.
As for Freya and Jeffrey, that was easy to handle. Ophelia called Luca directly. "Luca, arrange for a few people to meet me at Jeffrey Technologies. Yes, they need to be tall and strong, and make sure the camera equipment is clear."
"Got it."
Luca not only responded quickly but was also highly efficient.
When she arrived at Jeffrey Technologies, the bodyguards Luca had sent were already waiting for her at the door.
They posted her termination publicly, and the front desk wouldn't let her in?
No problem - the bodyguards cleared a path for her, and she went through without obstruction.
At this moment, Jeffrey's office had been restored to its original state.
Freya was half-kneeling in front of Jeffrey. "Jeffrey, don't be angry with someone like Ophelia. Let me serve you and make you feel good."
As she spoke, Freya bent down.