Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

  "Oh, what\'s wrong, ma\'am?"

Realizing Lisa\'s presence in the room made Patricia turn around for a moment. If eyes could kill, Lisa would be dead by now. The woman cast a sharp glare, sharper than a kitchen knife that hit Oscar\'s arm.

"So... I want to apologize in advance because I have accused you of recklessly plagiarizing Patricia\'s proposal. Turns out it was all a misunderstanding, the truth is that it was Patricia who plagiarized your proposal. Just yesterday, she told me that she plagiarized your proposal out of jealousy."

Even though Maria\'s face was flat and almost didn\'t show any facial expressions, Lisa knew that she was actually reluctant to do all of this. 

"Jealous because I entrusted such a big project to a new employee. She manipulated me by saying that she had worked on the proposal last month. Perhaps because I trust employees who have worked longer than you, I immediately accuse you carelessly. For that, I sincerely apologize."

Maria, who was sitting behind her desk, looked closely at Lisa\'s face. Her hands were folded in front of her chest and her chin was slightly raised. If Lisa didn\'t remember that the demonic woman was her boss, she might have slapped Maria\'s face by now.

At the same time, Patricia turned and looked at her. If the woman\'s eyes looked sharp like a kitchen knife, this time her face looked guilty. 

"Lisa, I was really wrong this time. Please forgive me, I know I shouldn\'t have done that. I shouldn\'t have confessed to your proposal and I shouldn\'t have tricked Mrs. Maria and Mrs. Indri into believing my lies."

"People can make mistakes. So please forgive me!" Patricia continued slowly.

Hearing that made Lisa want to answer, "Oh, so if you did it you deserved to be forgiven because it\'s natural for people to make mistakes, but when I did it I didn\'t deserve to be pardoned?"

Lisa tried to make her tone even but was too shocked and confused to say it all. She didn\'t know what made them apologize for their careless accusations. Didn\'t this problem just happen this week? Why is the problem solved now? 

Last week, Lisa still remembers that she vowed to find evidence that could clear her name. And now, the matter was almost over with Patricia admitting that she was the one who plagiarized her proposal.

At that moment Lisa could only let out a shrill laugh. She would never have thought that people like them, who held a higher position than her, could treat her as they wished!

Did they think apologizing would solve this matter? 

If things were reversed, if Lisa actually plagiarized Patricia\'s proposal and she just apologized, it\'s certain that she would be kicked out of the company! Then her reputation  would be ruined and she wouldn\'t be able to find a decent job later in the future!

Deep down, Lisa knew that Patricia and Maria were working together. The two of them must have had an agreement. But now, Lisa was sure that Maria tried to dust everything under the rugs. That demonic woman definitely didn\'t want her reputation to be ruined.

"Wait, there\'s something strange here..." Lisa said quietly. The woman looked up and saw Maria. "Wasn\'t Patricia\'s proposal submitted last month? If it\'s true, how can she plagiarize my proposal?"

Lisa still clearly remembers that Maria said she had plagiarized Patricia\'s proposal that was written last month. According to the timeline, it should be Lisa who plagiarized Patricia\'s proposal. But why did Patricia admit that she plagiarized her proposal instead?

Without giving Maria a chance to answer her question, Lisa turned and looked at Patricia. "Did you really plagiarize my proposal?"

Patricia nodded her head. The look on her face showed guilt even though her eyes still looked sharp. 

Lisa looked back at Maria, "Wait, why am I still confused?"

"What are you confused about? I already told you that Patricia admitted that she plagiarized your proposal. Now, all the blame and punishment that should have fallen to you, will go to Patricia! Your position is still safe here, while Patricia, unfortunately for her, still has to wait for a decision from the higher-ups." Maria replied quickly. And from the tone of her voice, she didn\'t seem to care.

"W-what? Lisa\'s punishment fell on me?" Patricia asked in disbelief. "I think I just need to apologize…"

"Merely apologizing can\'t erase your mistakes in this company, Patricia." 

This time, Lisa was really confused by Maria\'s words. Although she was relieved that she was considered innocent, she knew that Patricia\'s position in the company was at stake! Lisa knew very well that they were working together. And knowing Maria\'s selfishness, the demonic woman would just dispose of Patricia like nothing.

Honestly, Maria felt her heart was going to burst in the near future. She couldn\'t stand this problem anymore and wanted to get the two of them out of her room. It\'s better for her to be alone and take care of the plants in her room than to have to go through such an uncomfortable situation!

Having such thoughts made Maria get up from the chair. She walked over to them and stood right in front of her desk. The woman sat slightly on the wooden table and looked at Lisa and Patricia in turn.

"Okay, I admit that I used to be stupid and made a hasty decision. So for that, I apologize specifically to you, Lisa. I only listened to Patricia\'s explanation the other day, and didn\'t want to listen to yours. I also don\'t think about your feelings and just carelessly accuse you."

"Now that Patricia has admitted her guilt and plagiarized your proposal, I will do whatever it takes to improve your reputation here. Besides, as I said earlier, Patricia will bear the punishment you deserve."

Patricia blinked her eyes a few times, "W-Wait a minute, this doesn\'t match the agreement—"

"Shut up!" Maria suddenly snapped. 

Hearing that made Lisa feel even more that there was something wrong with this matter. Her guess about the two women working together grew stronger!

Now, she didn\'t believe anything except the fact that Maria was such a despicable woman!

"But why did you tell me that it was Patricia who plagiarized my proposal? Didn\'t you tell me that her proposal was given last month?"

Of course Maria was taken aback when she heard Lisa\'s question. This morning, she didn\'t think that Lisa would ask her these kinds of questions. She thought the woman would immediately go after she heard the good news. So she hadn\'t prepared the answer or reaction she should give at all!

"Ah- oh- for that…"