Chapter 151
Chapter 151:
“What happened here p>
Rupert strode into the studio with measured steps. His well-cut suit enhanced his strong, perfectly proportioned figure.
His gorgeous face was stern, and his sharp eyes gazed ahead with a keen, intimidating focus.
His noble presence made people instinctively want to bow their heads. A hush fell over the crowd. Everyone’s eyes turned toward the entrance at once.
“Mr. Benton, you have arrived just in time.” As soon as Annie spotted Rupert, she walked toward him in her high heels.
Even though Rupert’s expression was intimidating, Annie knew she had to move first if she wanted to convince him that everything that had happened today was Annabel’s fault.
She had to make him believe that Annabel had lost the button and delayed the progress of the advertisement shoot.
She believed that once Rupert accepted her version of events, he would make Annabel’s life miserable.
With that in mind, Annie turned around and showed her back to Rupert. With an aggrieved expression, she said, “Look, Mr. Benton. This is the dress Annabel provided for me p>
Rupert’s icy gaze fell on Annie’s dress. The row of diamond buttons, with the largest one missing in the middle, was very conspicuous.
His eyebrows furrowed slightly. He did not believe Annabel would make such an obvious mistake.
Noting his silence, Annie continued to feign distress. She pursed her lips and said, “How can I shoot in such a dress? What’s more, the buttons on Leo Studio’s dresses are all bespoke. Now that one is missing, we will have to ask them to customize another one. We don’t even know how long that will take. The whole process was derailed because of Annabel’s mistake. But to defend herself, she slandered me. She claimed that I cut off the button. How can that be possible? She’s saying I cut the button myself, delayed the shoot, and wasted my own time. It’s simply impossible p>
“Why is it impossible?” Annabel glared at Annie coldly.
The hair on the back of Annie’s neck stood up, and she rolled her eyes. “Don’t talk nonsense. Do you have any proof that I sabotaged the dress p>
Annabel said lightly, “Before I gave you the dress, I checked it thoroughly. At that time, it had ten buttons on it. After you went to the fitting room and got dressed, one button went missing. There is no doubt that the button could only have been removed in the fitting room and was deliberately cut off. If the button had become loose and fallen off, a thread would still be left behind. We have already confirmed that no trace of thread remains where the button used to be. This act was purposely committed by someone p>
After a pause, Annabel continued, “As for who the culprit could be, it is quite obvious, as only you and your agent were in the fitting room at that time p>
“Don’t sling mud at me!” Annie glared at Annabel. “If I cut the button off in the fitting room, why couldn’t you find it there p>
Annabel retorted, “Let me ask you then. Where did you toss the button p>
Annie snorted. “You lost the button yourself. Did you really check the dress carefully? Oral declarations cannot be taken as evidence. You’re just making an excuse for your mistake p>