Patrick had been watching Jane and Dax interacting with each other. If it weren’t for the fact that Dax was Jane’s senior, he would have thrown him out a long time ago.
Jane awkwardly took a few steps back and smiled apologetically, “Sorry about that. He’s just like that.”
Dax also knew Patrick’s temper and didn’t pursue it further. He scratched his head and said, “I don’t know how to thank you right now. How about I treat you to dinner later?”
Realizing there was also Patrick next to them, he looked at him again and said, “Let Mr. Pansy come along too.”
As soon as this statement came out, Patrick’s pupils shrank.
He had already disturbed their private moment together; now he wanted to eat with them?
Patrick was just about to explode when Jane stopped him again.
“Next time then. No need to rush; this is what I should do anyway,” she pointed at the pile of files in front of her desk. “See? I still have documents waiting for me to review; I don’t have time for dinner with you.”
Dax nodded, knowing that Patrick was unhappy and didn’t want to linger.
“Well then, I’ll go back and tell Darnell, so he remembers this favor from you.”
“No need, I already said it’s something I should do.”
As Dax spoke, he walked towards the office door.
“Alright then, I’ll leave now, Jane. Let’s have a meal together when we have the chance.”
Dax waved to thank her, and Jane nodded in response.
With a “bang,” Dax left the office.
The atmosphere around instantly quieted down, and Jane looked at Patrick beside her.
“Alright, don’t be angry anymore. He’s my senior brother, there’s nothing to it.”
Jane pacified Patrick’s temper. Ever since she locked Patrick outside the office door, he had been somewhat dissatisfied.
“Let’s go, I’ll treat you to a meal!”
Jane held Patrick’s hand, and Patrick followed her down the stairs.
On the other side, Darnell was proven innocent, while Dark Night received criticism and became a hot topic because of plagiarism.
Seeing his innocence proven, Darnell was overjoyed for a moment.
“Darnell, did you see? Jane helped prove your innocence.”
Dax returned home and quickly told Darnell the news.
“I saw it. I really have to thank her for this.”
Darnell was filled with excitement. Knowing that Jane was busy at the moment, he waited until the afternoon when Jane finished work and came to Star Entertainment to find her.
After waiting at the entrance for a while, Darnell immediately recognized the woman coming towards him.
Patrick had hurried back to the company due to some last-minute matters, so today only Jane came out alone.
“Jane!”
Upon seeing Jane, Darnell waved to stop her.
It was their first meeting, and Jane didn’t recognize him right away.
“Who are you?” She squinted her eyes slightly, still not recognizing the man in front of her.
“I’m Darnell, you helped prove my innocence this afternoon.”
Darnell hurriedly introduced himself and opened his own work. “This is my painting.”
Jane looked at it and suddenly realized, “Oh, it’s you. What can I do for you?”
Seeing him, Jane softened her gaze.
“I just wanted to thank you, Jane, for helping me out of trouble. These past few days, I’ve been really worried because of this matter.”
Darnell pouted, causing Jane to burst into laughter.
“Is that so? I heard your master mention it.” She looked Darnell up and down. “But based on your appearance, you don’t seem like someone in a bad mood.”
Darnell scratched his head. “Jane, please don’t make fun of me. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t know what to do.”
He raised an eyebrow and suddenly brightened up. “My master mentioned that you appreciate my work?”
“Yes,” Jane nodded. “You have potential. You’ve only been studying for a short time, but you’ve already achieved such results. It’s obviously not easy.”
Hearing Jane’s praise, Darnell was somewhat surprised.
He didn’t expect even Jane to appreciate his work. “I read your notes, Jane, and I saw your past works. No wonder you could make such notes.”
“Is that so?”
Jane smiled gently. “Then you should study even harder. I don’t have much time now.”
She reminisced about the past days, and for a moment, she felt a sense of longing.
“I know, I will practice diligently from now on.”
Darnell nodded and took out his own work. “In that case, since you like this piece, I’ll give it to you.”
Darnell showed a sincere smile, and Jane was taken aback.
“How can this be? You put in so much effort.”
Jane shook her head in refusal, but Darnell insisted on giving it to her.
“You’ve helped me so much. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to create new works in the future.”
Thinking of this, Darnell became somewhat disheartened.
Jane felt a little embarrassed, but seeing Darnell’s determination, she eventually accepted it.
“Well then, thank you.” She patted Darnell’s shoulder. “You should make your Master proud.”
“Okay!”
Darnell nodded firmly. After chatting for a while, Jane went home.
Back at home, a new twist occurred in that matter.
Dark Night directly denied the allegation of plagiarism online and even began accusing Jane.
“I created this painting during the darkest period of my life. At that time, I had no interest in looking at my phone, and the outside world was too noisy for me. In such circumstances, I could only save myself through painting. But now, people point fingers at me and accuse me of plagiarism. Well, you don’t understand how dark the world of depression can be…”
Dark Night directly published a long post, expressing how she spent that dark period, spending each day only painting to pass the time, otherwise falling into despair.
“And just at this moment, there are people attacking me online for no reason, especially that woman named Jane. Why do you accuse me of plagiarism when this is my work?”
As soon as this post was published, it immediately received sympathy from netizens.
The severity of depression is something many people find hard to imagine, and being accused of plagiarism in such circumstances would only increase the suffering.
The weaker party always attracts more attention. For a moment, Jane was once again thrust into the center of controversy.
Targeting a depression sufferer for cyberbullying due to a plagiarism incident was infuriating to many.
At that moment, many people began to change their stance and started moral criticism of Jane.
“Attacking a young person for personal gain, where is your conscience?”