All Chapters of Boyfriend Kicks Me From My Dad's Project: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The moment those words left his mouth, Joseph Hackley exchanged a smile with Mabel Smith, as if the three-billion-dollar partnership was already in their bags.However, he seemed to have forgotten something. Back when this deal was still being negotiated, I was the one grinding day and night, running around, securing clients, and sourcing materials.While I was stuck working overtime till midnight, Mabel was out getting her nails done. While I drank myself into stomach bleeding at business dinners, Mabel was enjoying luxury oil spa treatments.Now, she wanted to swoop in, take credit for my work, sign the contract, and ride a three-billion-dollar project straight into a promotion. I called that a dream.Just as Mabel was about to sign the papers, I shoved the conference room door open and stormed inside. "Hold it!"All eyes in the room were on me. A flash of disbelief crossed Joseph's eyes.Mabel grabbed his hand and muttered under her breath, "Didn't you say you drugged her with

Mabel's face flushed red at my words. "I-I took my mother's last name."Before anyone could doubt her words, a group of newly emerged defenders for Mabel, who had been fairly low-profile, spoke up for her."You won't understand it, Stephanie. You're broke, remember? Of course, a wealthy family protects their precious daughter. Do you really think they'd broadcast to the whole world that she's the real heiress?"Besides, with the way you're questioning her, it sounds like you're implying you're the heiress instead."One of the coworkers jabbed her nail straight into my shoulder, piercing through the fabric. The pain made me frown. I opened my mouth to argue, but then I noticed it was time to clock out.Dad had already told me the proposal still needed another revision. I didn't have time to waste on them, so I turned and left.The next day, however, my access card wouldn't register at the office entrance no matter how many times I swiped it.Elliot looked at me, clearly surprised

Mabel was the first to panic. "Joe, what's going on? Didn't you steal the original proposal? Why does it still have Stephanie's name on it?"I couldn't help but laugh. Did they seriously think that just by having a few meals with the client, they could land a three-billion-dollar contract?The entire project proposal was developed under Dad's direct supervision. In his office, I had already handed him the original finalized version.What Mabel and Joseph stole was just a backup copy. It had no legal validity whatsoever.Joseph turned to me, his gaze turning hostile. "Stephanie, stealing the original proposal and illegally changing the authorship is a criminal offense. Believe it or not, I can call the cops on you right now!"I almost laughed out loud. So, they were aware it was illegal after all. Breaking the law knowingly just made it worse.I raised my phone. "Go ahead. Call them. Let's see who gets arrested when they show up."The moment I raised my phone, Joseph panicked. He

"How did this footage get recovered?" Mabel screamed.I let out a cold laugh.The old security guard at the company entrance lived right next door to my family. He practically watched me grow up.Mabel stared at me with eyes like saucers. "I knew it. All of this had been your setup! Guys, did you hear all that? Stephanie knows the security guard! They're obviously working together! This footage has to be edited! It's fake!"Watching her spiral into hysteria, I found her antics comical. Even with doom staring her in the face, she still refused to admit her fault.I waved casually. Immediately, Matthew called in a top-tier hacker to assist the police with verification. Less than ten minutes later, the results came back."The footage is authentic, with no signs of editing or tampering."I turned to Mabel. "You hired someone to impersonate my dad, stole my project proposal, and forced me to sign away my profit share. That's quite a list, don't you think? Maybe your next move should

"Stephanie… What do you mean by that?" Joseph asked.Before I could answer, Mabel suddenly shouted, "That's right, Joe. I'm pregnant with your baby. You must take responsibility for me. You don't want this baby growing up without a mother, do you?"He was taken aback. "But I used protection. How could—"Only then did he realize he had made a slip-up. He instantly clamped his mouth shut, but it was already too late. I looked at Joseph with nothing but disappointment, then turned and left with Matthew.The impersonator was taken straight to prison. Elliot was also handcuffed for illegally helping Mabel steal credit for my work.Right outside the company building, Elliot no longer looked as arrogant as before. "Stephanie, I was blind. I clearly misjudged people. I'm so, so sorry. Please, I'm begging you, show mercy. Let me off this once, huh?"I have elderly parents to support and a newborn child at home. My baby is only a month old. I can't lose this job—I really, really can't. If