Hypnotizing Love
Chapter 169 Her Proposal Had Been Switched

Jared had been watching her expression all the time.

Seeing her disappointed face, he felt sorry for her somehow.

However, her proposal was just mediocre. Although he felt sorry, he couldn't open a backdoor for her.

Trenton got the good news of securing the last spot for the business partner, laughing out happily.

He knew his plan well, so he wouldn't gain the place. However, he did.

He believed that Jared had dumped his principles and opened the backdoor for him for the sake of Makenna.

Thinking of that, Trenton looked at Jared in satisfaction.

Sure enough, Jared was his good son-in-law.

Jared frowned, wondering why Trenton was staring at him in that way.

Without overthinking, he pressed his lips and said indifferently, "I've decided the five business partners. Please come to the Farrell Group to sign the contract at this time tomorrow. Now, I'm showing you all the five proposals, so you will know why they've been chosen."

"That's a good idea," someone agreed while nodding.

Amber also agreed.

She also wanted to know what her proposal lacked compared to theirs.

However, when seeing the business plans projected by Ben, Amber gaped. "How could it be possible?" she yelled subconsciously.

Others looked over at her.

"What happened, Ms. Reed?" A man sitting next to her, asked in confusion.

Amber didn't answer him. Gazing at Trenton's plan on the screen, she asked, "Mr. Farrell, can you please tell me why my proposal is under Mr. Gardner's name?"

What?

Jared frowned, turned to look at the screen.

He looked at Trenton's proposal and didn't replace anything wrong. He turned around and said, "That is Mr. Gardner's proposal."

The proposal shown on the screen was exactly the same as the one he had read yesterday.

However, Trenton looked a bit guilty.

In fact, when the proposals were projected on the screen, he found something wrong. The business proposal under his name wasn't written by him. Although he was surprised, he didn't say anything. After all, the decision had been made. Besides, he realized that he had gained the place of the business partner not because Jared had opened a backdoor for him but because of this proposal.

Hence, he would never admit the proposal wasn't written by him. However, he didn't expect the proposal to be Amber's. Also, she even told everyone immediately.

"Bullshit, Jared Farrell!" Amber heard Jared's confirmation, trembling in anger. She didn't call him Mr. Farrell but called his full name. "This is my proposal. Think you put Trenton Gardner's name on it and it will be his, huh?"

Upon hearing her words, others gaped.

Jared squinted. "Do you mean we've switched your proposal with Mr. Gardner's?"

"Haven't you?" Amber looked at him coldly. She was pretty excited. "I've never thought you would be so shameless. To make Trenton Gardner one of the business partners, you even played such a dirty trick." If her proposal was lousy and filtered, she would accept the result.

However, the fact wasn't like this evidently. Her proposal was excellent. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been stolen by Trenton, who had also become the business partner because of it. Amber would never let go of this matter easily.

Looking at Amber, who was furious, and Trenton, who lowered his head in the sense of guilt, Jared knew what Amber said was true.

The proposal projected on the screen was written by Amber instead of Trenton.

How dare Trenton steal another person's proposal and pretend to be his!

Jared narrowed his eyes, his face expressionless.

But everyone could feel that he was angry.

"I didn't put his name on it," Jared said solemnly, looking at Amber.

Seeing that, Amber calmed down a bit. "Was it really not you?"

"I disdained to do that," Jared answered.

Amber bit her bottom lip.

She could tell he meant it.

Hence, he hadn't known that her proposal was stolen by someone else.

"Mr. Gardner, since Mr. Farrell said it had nothing to do with him, you should have done it in person. Please explain why my proposal has changed to yours?" Amber stared at Trenton and asked coldly. Others were watching the fun and also echoed with interest, "Exactly. Mr. Gardner, please tell us. Is it your proposal for real?"

"Right. Tell us, please."

Upon hearing their questions, Trenton was furious. He patted the desk and stood up, "What can I say? Of course, it's my proposal." "But Ms. Reed said it was hers," someone said.

Trenton looked over at Amber, his eyes twinkling. He faked being calm and said, "You said it was yours. How can you prove?" "Can't I recognize my own proposal?" Amber laughed in anger.

Trenton felt guiltier. However, he still didn't admit it. "Okay. Since you said it was yours, please tell me why my name is on it? You can't say I've stolen it. I haven't been to Goldstone or the Farrell Group in the past few days. How did I steal it?"

Amber was taken aback. She couldn't answer the question.

What he said was true. He hadn't been to Goldstone Co. at all. Besides, whenever she finished part of the proposal, she locked it up in her drawer or brought it back home directly. Hence, Trenton couldn't bribe someone in Goldstone Co. to steal it.

Seeing that Amber didn't speak, Trenton became complacent. "You can't answer, can you? Since you can't, you..."

"Ben," right then, Jared suddenly said.

Trenton looked over at him uneasily.

Jared's finger knocked on the table. "Did you receive Ms. Reed's proposal in person?"

"Yes, I did." Ben nodded.

Jared raised his chine. "It seemed to happen after you'd received the proposal."

Amber gazed at Ben in doubt.

Ben knew she suspected him of being bribed by Trenton. He waved his hand and shook his head. "Ms. Reed, please trust me. I've done nothing."

He was Jared's special assistant. How could he be bribed by others?

Besides, Mr. Farrell once told him as long as he could serve in the company for ten years, he would have a 0.5% of the original shares. Although it was minor, according to the stock price of the Farrell Group, the 0.5% would be worth more than four hundred million dollars. Why would he give up four hundred million dollars and accept the small amount of bribe?

"Since you've done nothing, please tell me why my proposal has become his?" Amber pointed at Trenton.

She must figure out this matter.

Ben smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry, Ms. Reed. I have no idea, really. I handed your proposal to Mr. Farrell in person. On the way, nothing had....."

Speaking of that, he seemed to have recalled something. His eyes widened suddenly.

Noticing his expression, Jared narrowed his eyes. "Have you thought of something, Ben?"

Ben's lips parted. "I thought of a possibility, but..."

He looked over at Trenton with a complicated gaze.

Trenton's heart skipped a beat. Evidently, he understood something, looking annoyed.

"Ben, please tell us directly," Amber urged him eagerly.

Ben looked over at Jared, asking him for his permission silently.

Jared nodded. "Go ahead."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐