Chapter 1450In 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 was 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 shehas 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.”
noveldramaAfter 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 impossible 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!”