A few days after the photo incident, the Austin Group’s personnel department suddenly issued a series of notices, including the resignation of Mary He.
The design department was suddenly buzzing with discussion.
“What’s going on? Didn’t they say they were going to be promoted to Associate Design Director? How come it’s a resignation?”
“It’s not a reversal of the plagiarism story, right?”
“Not so ah, Beauty is not returned to our company royalties it?”
“Do not blindly guess, she seems to be jumping ship, this time because of the plagiarism of this thing showed up, how many families towards her extended an olive branch, treatment may be better than we here.”
“…”
The office gossip fell on Amelia Bright’s ears.
In fact, Mary He’s departure is a good thing for everyone in the design department, the competition is so fierce, everyone wants to have one less rival to make things easier.
But Mary He’s departure, in Amelia Bright’s opinion, was a deliberate move, and it was in all likelihood related to Farren Austin.
When she got home from work, the Austin family was in the living room, and even Joziah Austin, who is usually the most absent, was there.
After greeting each other, she wanted to ask Farren Austin about the matter, but was stopped by the maid.
“Madam, a lady came over this afternoon to deliver an invitation to you.”
“An invitation?” Amelia Bright was slightly stunned, took the white minimalist invitation and opened it while walking towards the sofa, only to open it and look at it, when a hand swept by like the wind in front of her and took away one of the invitations.
The living room was immediately followed by Halyn Austin’s jealous voice in shock.
“Mrs. Song actually invited you to the opening reception of the hot spring resort in Nanshan?”
As soon as Steven Austin heard Mrs. Song’s voice, he put down his newspaper and said.
“This is a good thing, Mrs. Song has a lot of contacts in Hounslow, she has friends in all kinds of industries, this business is thanks to her, we will need her help in the future, Amelia you can not underestimate this party, you have to go.”
Amelia Bright nodded obediently, “I know, Dad.”
“What do you know?” Halyn Austin was clearly dissatisfied and looked at Steven Austin, “Dad, you don’t know her character, she will not be embarrassed in front of people is good, Mrs. Song invited her alone this time, when something happens, there is no one to save the scene.”
Her voice was not too loud, not too small, just enough for the room to hear, not taking into account Amelia Bright’s embarrassment.
As soon as the words left her mouth, Amelia Bright smiled gently instead of angrily.
“Halyn can come with me if she wants to.”
Halyn Austin was clearly stunned, but still arrogantly stubbornly said.
“What’s wrong with me going? They didn’t invite me.”
“That’s a pity, Farren will definitely not accompany me to this kind of occasion, I have few chances to go to this kind of occasion, if really nervous as Halyn said, besides the appearance, it will be a problem.”
Hearing this, Halyn Austin face obviously smug up, but pretended to look reluctant nodded.
“Then, in that case, I will accompany you on your trip, so that you do not lose the face of our the Austin family.”
A snort of laughter came from the side.
“What are you laughing at?” Halyn Austin gave Joziah Austin a disgruntled glare.
“Laughing at your lack of self-esteem, obviously you want to go, but also have to find some kind of grand excuse to step on people who take you out, really if you go, I do think you are more likely to lose face might as well take me!”
“What do you mean?” Halyn Austin’s face turned green.
“Okay, what’s all the noise?” Erlina Lee finally couldn’t take it anymore and reprimanded Joziah Austin directly in front of the crowd.
“How do you talk to your sister? Your sister is going to a banquet there and you’re sneering at her? I don’t think there’s any room for you in this house.”
“I don’t mean that,” Joziah Austin muttered with a complicated glance at Amelia Bright, “but I’m just sick of my sister bullying people all the time, after all, she’s married into the Austin family, so she’s The family.”
Hearing these words, Amelia Bright’s face stiffened.
Wasn’t Joziah Austin messy enough? What kind of nonsense was he talking about for himself?
As it turned out, Erlina Lee looked back and forth between the two of them several times, her face hard, “Is Amelia what you call her? She’s your sister-in-law.”
Joziah Austin shrugged indifferently, “I’m used to it.”
“What?” Erlina Lee usually did not pay attention to how Joziah Austin called Amelia Bright, only after hearing this to remember what to write, and now a green face, but in the presence of her son, daughter and husband can not be angry.
Joziah Austin also has a sense of self-awareness, answered a phone call out and did not return.
Erlina Lee could only vent her frustration on Amelia Bright, and her first words were a warning, “I don’t need to tell you to keep your distance from the opposite sex, do I?”
Amelia Bright played dumb, “What do you mean by that?”
“It means that you should stay away from Ze.”
The words were deliberately lowered so that they could only be heard between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Before Amelia Bright could say anything, Halyn Austin hummed and said in a very dismissive tone.
“The first thing you should do is to take the time to take care of Joziah Austin, who has been ridiculous since he was a child. You can’t blame everyone else for his life’s absurdities, can you? With your broken approach, people who don’t know think he’s not the Austin family’s biological child.”
Erlina Lee was speechless with her words.
Amelia Bright, however, could see the look of discomfort on her face.
Especially when Halyn Austin mentioned ‘not biological’, Erlina Lee obviously glanced nervously at Steven Austin who was reading the newspaper.
If she wasn’t weak, she wouldn’t have that cautious look.
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Two days later, it was time for Mrs. Song’s invitation.
The driver took Amelia Bright and Halyn Austin to the South Mountain Hot Springs Resort, where the banquet was held in the hotel that came with the resort.
Just arriving at the scene, Amelia Bright’s heart thumped, seeing a familiar figure from afar, her body uncontrollably excited.
“Jay Mo brother surprisingly also came.”
Halyn Austin almost can’t wait to go forward, but after two steps, I don’t know what came to mind, suddenly stopped, very stubbornly turned around and walked in the opposite direction.
Amelia Bright also did not want to be nosy, did not ask a word, followed Halyn Austin to another reverse.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, there’s someone over there I don’t want to see.”
“Who is it? Do I know him?”
Halyn Austin did not bother to explain, “You do not know.”
The words had barely left her mouth when a familiar voice came from behind them, “Amelia, I saw you from afar.
She can’t even hide, Jay Mo even came up to take the initiative to greet her, but also in front of Halyn Austin, this is too good for their own life in the Austin family?