Jasmine rathered admit to plagiarizing Natalie than being framed for threatening the lady.

“Is she telling the truth? Does she really not know you?” Natalie gave the lady a doubtful look.

The lady shook her head vehemently. “Yes, we didn’t know each other prior to this. Before the competition started, she paid me a sum of money to monitor the live stream. Once Ms. Natalie’s drawings were out, I was to download them and wait for her in the restroom.”

“I didn’t!” Jasmine was so angry that her heart was palpitating.

Since when did I do that?

Didn’t she approach me in the first place?

Natalie looked at Jasmine and then the lady before lowering her head in thought.

After a few seconds, she raised her gaze and asked, “Since Jasmine had you wait for her in the restroom, how did you know when she would be there?”

The lady pointed at one of the reporters in the reporters’ area. “It’s him. He was also watching the live stream. When you finished your drawing, he walked by Jasmine and tossed a paper ball to her, informing her to see me in the restroom.”

Natalie nodded while Jasmine turned her attention to Mr. Horner, staring daggers

 

Mr. Horner ordered

the reporter didn’t struggle and allowed himself to be brought

 

you also bribed by her to do this?” Mr. Horner demanded to know while pointing at

Jasmine before nodding. “Yes…

you…” Jasmine’s body trembled violently as she was consumed by rage. Supporting herself on the table, the veins on

and burst into hearty laughter. It was filled with both mockery and anger. “I understand now. Both of you must be working

do you mean?” Mr. Horner inquired with his eyebrows

for Natalie, her eyes flashed with a sudden

well and could see that she wasn’t lying. The lady and the reporter were indeed not bribed by her, but by someone else who wanted to

all the blame onto her, forcing her to take responsibility. Their real purpose was to hide the true perpetrator who instructed

failed, I would be the only one to suffer. The cruel joke was that I had fallen into their trap without giving it much thought

and the audience on the live

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