Chapter 105
Seeing that the Murray family was in trouble, Avery was naturally very happy. Because Claire and Arthur had gone to the old residence to discuss the renovation, only she and Josie were left at home. Avery gave Josie a leg massage and acupuncture. Then, she took Josie to the backyard to water the plants. She ordered takeout for lunch and enjoyed it with Josie.
Just as she was happily eating, the door opened. Maria walked in with disheveled hair and a depressed expression. She hugged the bag Avery had given her tightly in her arms. Avery asked curiously, "Maria, what’s wrong with you? Did you fight with someone?"
Josie waved his hand and said, "It’s time to eat, Maria. I ordered pizza and fried chicken today. It’s delicious."
Maria was stunned when she saw them at home. She turned around and wanted to leave. After taking two steps, she turned around and said embarrassedly, "I did fight with someone just now."
Avery looked her up and down. "Did you get into a fight at the company?"
"Avery, you’re too smart. I can’t hide anything from you," Maria was dejected. "They said my bag was a quality imitation, and I was upset and ended up arguing with them. Then they all laughed at me and said that the person who gave me the bag was a fraud. I ended up getting into a fight with them. Yaen saw it and also said my bag was fake. She criticized me severely and called a meeting to publicly address the issue, making me apologize in front of everyone and write a reflection."
Maria’s eyes welled up with tears, and she continued, "I refused to apologize, so Yaen said she would expose the incident on her and the studio’s Twitter, making sure the whole industry knows I tried to pass off an imitation as genuine. She threatened that I wouldn’t be able to stay in this field anymore."
"Maria, don’t cry," Josie ran over with a clean towel. He clenched his fists and shouted, "Maria, you’re not wrong. The wrong person is the bad person who bullied you."
Avery was furious when she heard Maria’s story. She picked up her phone and scolded, "I’ll find out who Yaen is. How dare she bully you like this? Yaen is—"