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In short, the whole place was in turbulence. Evidently, those who believed that Natalie was involved in plagiarism
outnumbered those who trusted her.
In other words, the current situation was indeed not in Natalie's favor.
Even so, she remained unfazed. Leaning idly against the back of the chair, she stared at the rowdy scene beneath
her silently.
Initially, Lucy presumed it would send Natalie into a tizzy once she revealed the evidence.
However, her frown deepened into a scowl when she noticed Natalie remained unperturbed. At that moment, no
words could describe her disappointment.
What on earth is happening now? How could Natalie Smith remain nonchalant even after I revealed the evidence?
She should be anxious!
Lucy could not help but feel that Natalie was disrespecting her. She had put so much effort into looking for evidence
to give Natalie a massive blow. It never occurred to her that the latter would not be intimidated by it at all. Thus, it
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwas unacceptable to her.
Nevertheless, Lucy regained her usual composure within a short span and snickered to herself. She assumed
Natalie was merely putting up a good front at the moment.
Pfft! I bet she must be a bundle of nerves now! Undeniably, she'll only be able to convince everyone that she did not
plagiarize anyone's designs by feigning nonchalance. However, the evidence is more than enough to prove that
she's a plagiarist. After all, she can't prove her innocence merely with nonchalance. Natalie Smith, just you wait! I'm
going to send you into a hellish bottomless pit!
Smiling gleefully, Lucy picked up the pictures and looked at the host. “These are the evidence. I hope you can
disclose them so everyone can have a look. Everyone can see for themselves whether she has plagiarized others'
designs or not.”
“Yeah! I support her idea.”
“Me too.”
Everyone saw eye to eye that the organizer should disclose the pictures, be it the participants who believed that
Natalie had plagiarized others' designs or others who took Natalie's side. With that, everyone could witness with
their own eyes whether Natalie was proven guilty or innocent.
The host shared the same sentiments with the others. However, the decision did not lie in his hands.
He turned to look in Natalie's direction, hoping to get a hint from her.
Without a doubt, he was also convinced that Natalie did not plagiarize anyone's designs. Otherwise, how's it possible
for Thompson Group's CEO to fall for her?
A quick-witted Natalie knew what the host meant at once. She flashed him a smile and nodded, implying that he
should disclose the pictures.
The host's face lit up in an instant. He nodded at Natalie before turning to face Lucy again with a look of frigidness.
“Since you request to disclose the pictures, I'll grant your wish then.”
After having eye contact with Natalie earlier, he was well-assured that she did not plagiarize others' designs. In
other words, there was seemingly something amiss about the so-called plagiarism and related evidence.
Even though he could not get to the bottom of the matter, he was well aware that the so-called evidence was
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmimpossible to prove that Natalie was involved in plagiarism. Hence, Lucy was apparently shooting herself in the foot.
Pfft! Since she can't wait to dig her own grave, I'll grant her wish then! She only has herself to blame for slandering
others with plagiarism. Not only that, she has affected the flow of the competition by stirring up turmoil.
In actuality, the duration of every session of the competition was usually fixed. If there were any delays halfway
through, the following sessions would have to be retimed. It would definitely cause inconvenience to all the staff.
Thus, the host was irked by Lucy's impulsiveness.
With that thought in mind, the host descended the stage and advanced toward Lucy. After taking the pictures from
her, he returned to the stage without sparing the pictures any glance. Next, he handed them to one of the staff.
“Send these to the broadcast control room and request the program director to project the image onto the big
screen.”
“Okay!” The staff nodded respectfully and walked away at once.
Among the judges' panel, Lina tilted her head and moved closer to Natalie. “Nat, Lucy Rivers will be doomed.”
“I know.” Natalie nodded.
Lina added, “As long as it's eventually proven that you're not involved in plagiarism, her so-called contribution in
reporting plagiarism will automatically be treated as an act of slander and defamation. I bet she won't be able to
pay the price for doing so. Pfft! I've never come across anyone as desperate as her in having a death wish!”
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