It really was her design!

 

Plagiarized down to the very last detail.

“How does it look, Nat? Could you confirm anything?” Joyce badgered her over the phone.

Returning to her senses, Natalie turned to check the designer’s signature at the lower right corner of the design. She went livid when she saw Jasmine’s watermark. She picked up the phone again and held it to her ear, her words as cold as ice as she scowled, “Yes, confirmed. It’s definitely her!”

She had always known that Jasmine was a repeated plagiarist, but she never thought that one day, she would fall victim to that woman’s crime. The piece of work, which Jasmine copied off her, had been assigned to her by her mentor a year ago, with the theme being autumn.

Back then, she had designed about twenty pieces. Her mentor only fancied eight of them, deeming the rest to be behind the times. He had told her to discard them, but she couldn’t bear to discard her hard work. So, Natalie registered a secret account on a social media website for the sole purpose of honoring her designs, which she uploaded as a memento.

She did not expect Jasmine to discover her creations!

“Alright, Nat. We have proof that she copied off you. Let’s expose her to the competition organizer!” Joyce exclaimed angrily with her fist clenched.

bit her lower lip, “No, we

not?” Joyce was

took a breath in. “Because Jasmine plagiarized Mina’s work, not mine. I’ve promised my mentor that I would not come out as Mina before I could make a name for myself in the local

going to let Jasmine go, just like that?” Joyce

theft and plagiarism. Since Jasmine dared

do you mean…” Joyce began, her eyes

Natalie’s lips curled slightly upwards as she smirked, “It’s exactly

reason she achieved her current status was primarily due to her acts of plagiarism.

case, Natalie could upload more designs onto her social media platform, allowing Jasmine to copy. When the Golden Feather Award finals rolled around, Project Rebirth would have gained great success.

plan in mind, Natalie hung up the phone and went onto the Golden Feather Awards official website to check on the theme for the next session. She was ready to set a

into the

their work aside and stared at

did the same

feeling quite grand. “Party at eight o’clock tonight at the Rose Booth of Sunrise Hotel. My treat. Anyone who doesn’t come is just going to make me

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