Jasmine was outraged and stared daggers at Natalie. “Why are you stopping? I need to get to the bottom of this. I can’t let them frame me for no reason!”

“Did they frame you?” Natalie stared at Jasmine coldly. “Isn’t it a fact they made a copy of the design for you? Haven’t you conspired together with them?”

“That’s different. They…”

“There’s no difference!” Natalie interrupted with her lips pursed. “No matter whose instructions they were following, I’m still the victim while you did accept their help and copied my design.”

Since they couldn’t get the two to reveal who the mastermind was, she might as well let Jasmine shoulder all the blame.

After all, someone needs to be held accountable in the end.

With that thought in mind, Natalie walked toward Mr. Horner and whispered something to him.

Mr. Horner nodded and waved for Walford to take the lady and the reporter away. After that, he picked up the mic to announce, “Alright, now that the truth has been revealed, I hereby declare the winner of the competition to be Natalie Smith. As for Jasmine Smith, she has been disqualified!”

Everyone turned to look at Jasmine whose face had lost all color. Lowering her head as she tried to avert her gaze.

All she wanted now was the ground to open up and swallow her or for someone to rescue her from the scene.

 

one came to her rescue and she had no choice but to stand there and be ridiculed. To rub salt in her wounds, she still had to watch as Natalie accepted

stage with her prize

 

on the spot, she filled in

so, everyone in the conference room stood up and applauded her. Even the

stream feeling envious and jealous at the same time. “Ms.

of applause after her piano competitions. In

aside, she couldn’t

a word. Instead, he furrowed his eyebrows

she couldn’t help but ask,

the person who bribed those

composure. “It was

perhaps, there is more than meets the eye.”

do you plan to do? Can it be that you’re planning to

was exactly what he had in

in her eyes. “So what

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