Chapter 501

Many at the firm had thought that the story was real. After all, Gavin Stanton had a great background, and Lisa was just a small-time employee at the firm. It was only natural for her to be attracted to a man like Gavin. When the news of yesterday's incident had broken out, many colleagues sided with Jessica Jordon. Although Jessica and Gavin were secretly dating without anyone's knowledge, it was not very nice for Lisa to ruin their relationship. Who would have thought that Lisa was already taken and dating someone, and her boyfriend was none other than the CEO of White Maple Group, Terry White! The gap between Terry and Gavin put together was a stark contrast. Terry was clearly a winner in every way! Lisa was already dating someone like Terry, so why would she seduce Gavin instead? That was simply impossible! Many colleagues who had been siding with Jessica and Gavin began looking at them in a new light. They finally figured out that things might not be as Jessica claimed. Jessica's mind went blank. This whole revelation seemed unbelievable. She was at a loss for words for a moment before finding her voice again. "What?! Are you dating Lisa?!" Everyone else in the room shared the same question as Jessica. Still, the answer was beyond doubt. "Yeah." Terry smiled and rose to his feet. After a few steps, he stopped in front of Lisa. "Hey, sweetheart. Why don't you tell me? Who's this Gavin guy who caused the argument between you and your colleague yesterday? I'd like to meet him. I wonder if he's really better than me, so much so he managed to cause such a big misunderstanding." Terry's tone made it clear. Lisa had obviously been accused and misunderstood for something she had not done. Lisa stared at Terry in a daze. She never thought that this would ever happen to her. Terry had just exposed their relationship to all her colleagues. "What brings you here?" "Oh, I came to invest in your project. Didn't you mention the funding issues with your recent project?" Terry's voice was so gentle, almost as if he was showing his love. Many women in the meeting room looked at Lisa with envy. Lisa's project was running short on funding, so her boyfriend had come to invest and save the project. How rare was that! Mr. Barnes, the director of the Second Institute of Fair Rock Design Research Institute, looked at Lisa with a surprised face. Director Barnes had just taken over the Second Institute not long ago. The previous director had been unexpectedly laid off, so he had taken over the role. Director Barnes thought that was all to the Second Institute. Jessica was probably the only person with the strongest background, but who would have known? Lisa was usually low-profile and did not attract much attention, yet she had turned out to be the one with the most connections. Lisa did not know what to say. She had mentioned that the project might be axed soon because the funding was running low, but it was just casual talk. She was not asking him to invest in her project or anything! "So, who is this Gavin guy? Why do people think you're into him?" Terry asked again. Jessica and Gavin froze at Terry's question, their faces turning ugly. Gavin hurriedly stood up. "It must've been a mistake! It's not Lisa's fault. My girlfriend seems to have misunderstood." By saying that, Gavin had basically shifted all the blame to Jessica. Although Jessica had a grudge over that, she could not protest with everyone watching.