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Chapter 1243: Chapter 1243: The Design Sketch Drawn on Black Island Chapter 1243: Chapter 1243: The Design Sketch Drawn on Black Island Steward Heninger looked at Cory Hughes in front of him, his tone icy: “Mr. Hughes, you dare to deceive me even now? All of us from the Heninger family know that the ceramics designer is Mrs. Nina Hughes, and now you dare to say it was Jonas Hughes?”

Zora Hughes turned pale, gathered her courage and stepped forward, trembling as she said: “Steward Heninger, you have misunderstood. The designer has always been my father, but his design was snatched by Aunt Nina. Xaviera Evans is Aunt Nina’s adopted daughter. She always thought that Aunt Nina was the real designer, so…”

“Miss Hughes, I don’t seem to have talked to you, did I? And what does this matter have to do with Miss Evans?” Steward Heninger swept a sharp gaze over her. Zora immediately looked down, scared into silence.

“Mr. Hughes, our people from the Heninger family do business trusting no one but ourselves, we must understand our business partners before co-operation. The identity of the designer was not revealed to us by Miss Evans. It was stated by Mr. Heninger and the family head. Are you going to question our family head and Mr. Heninger?”

Cory’s eyes widened in surprise, he turned pale with fright. The Heninger’s household head and the Mr. Heninger both knew that Nina was the designer? Where did they hear that from?

After Steward Heninger finished speaking, without waiting for Cory’s response, he bowed slightly towards a young man next to him, “Mr. Heninger, you are here.”

Everyone instantly widened their eyes. This was the Heninger’s household’s Mr. Heninger, Quine Heninger?

As Cory quickly looked up, he found Quine Heninger was also sizing him up. Their gazes met. In an instant, Cory felt as if he’d been electrocuted, with half his body going numb and beads of sweat running down his forehead. His lips trembled: “H..Heninger?”

“Mr. Hughes, I won’t beat around the bush.” Quine Heninger’s voice was icy. “Twenty-four years ago, Mrs. Nina Hughes drew sixty-four design sketches while she was resting on Black Island. She gifted twenty-one of these sketches to our Heninger Family. She took the rest of the designs with her. Yet eighteen of these designs have now been accredited under the name of Jonas Hughes.”

Quine Heninger lifted his gaze slowly, his blue eyes filled with icy coldness, his voice carrying a hint of murderous intent: “Mr. Hughes, can you explain why this is so?”

All was quiet in an instant, Quine Heninger’s voice still echoed in everyone’s minds.

Twenty-four years ago, Mrs. Nina Hughes drew sixty-four design sketches on Black Island, she had forty-three in her hand, but now eighteen had become Jonas Hughes’?

Cory Hughes’s pupils suddenly tightened, his vision became blurred, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

The sense of unease in Zora Hughes’s heart instantly turned into terror, occupying her heart. She couldn’t not stop trembling.

Quine Heninger’s words left everyone in the room, dumbfounded. Their heated gazes all fell on Jonas Hughes and Cory Hughes one after the other. Although nobody spoke, their eyes already said it all.

Jonas Hughes was astonished and scared. He lowered his head and didn’t dare to look into Quine Heninger’s eyes, he was left speechless.

Next to Zora Hughes stood several young noble ladies, all the only daughters of their respective families. They were there to attend the co-operation ceremony to buttress relations with the Hughes family for the future inheritance of their family’s business. Now that the truth was out, one of them looked at Zora Hughes in shock.

“Zora! Were these design sketches really made by your father? Mr. Heninger said they were your aunt’s designs, he wouldn’t lie, would he! So what Miss Evans said earlier was all true?”

All eyes were on Zora Hughes, she bit her lip but didn’t say a word.

That noble lady wanted to ask more, but was stopped by her father next to her. Any discerning person could see the situation clearly, the Hughes family didn’t retort probably because they were already guilty. They probably thought after Nina Hughes’ death, no one would question them, so they plagiarized her works, then accused her of stealing Jonas Hughes’ design.

Always composed Cory Hughes was not calm at this moment, but he had been running the Hughes family for so many years and had seen grand occasions. He composed himself, squeezed out a smile and spoke respectfully: “Mr. Heninger, I believe there must be some misunderstanding. As everyone knows, Nina grew up in Holy City, how would she possibly go to Black Island?”

Quine Heninger asked in a tone of indifference: “So are you confirming these design sketches belong to Jonas Hughes?”

At this point, Cory Hughes was naturally unable to deny it. He had no choice but to answer stubbornly: “Yes, it’s Jonas…”

Before he could finish, a higher-up from the Hughes Group rushed in panicking, shouting: “Mr. Hughes! Something’s wrong!”