Staggering, Victor panicked. His face was pale and his back was drenched with sweat.
He clearly heard Liliana’s words. Many people had begun to doubt him, but he could not admit it. If he admitted that he had plagiarized in such an important competition, he would lose all his fame.
Thinking about this, Victor clenched his fists, stepped forward abruptly and questioned Liliana:
-Miss, you are very famous in the sector. We can’t compare ourselves to you, but no matter how famous you are, you can’t insult me without evidence.
Seeing her lose her temper, Albina arched her eyebrows and paused to listen to his explanation.
Liliana smiled at her,
-I didn’t say anything, I’m obviously praising you.
-Praise me? -Victor scoffed, “I’m not stupid, how could I not understand what you said? Please show the evidence.
The eyes of the judges and spectators focused on Liliana.
Indeed, plagiarism was deadly for designers. If Liliana couldn’t bring out evidence, no one would dare to draw a conclusion easily.
Hearing this, Liliana looked at Albina and smiled slightly at her.
Albina also smiled at her and took a step forward,
-I have the evidence.
After she finished speaking, Macos immediately asked the model who changed clothes to step forward, and Albina’s previous five design drafts were also projected on the big screen.
After the model stepped onto the stage, there was an uproar in the mass.
The clothes were almost identical to the five outfits Victor showed earlier. But there were small differences.
These clothes displayed by Albina were very delicate. From the fine details everywhere, one could understand that they were made slowly.
-Mr. Victor, please bring your models to the stage.
When Albina said this, Victor was nervous. Although the shape and pattern of his five garments were similar to the ones Albina displayed, when they were compared side by side, one could clearly see the difference.
How could clothes made in half a day be compared to those made with hard work?
-When these clothes were shown before, I felt they looked a bit incongruous,” one of the designers sighed involuntarily.
After seeing Albina’s works, that designer found the answer.
Albina smiled at the camera,
-Because they are all my designs.
-Really? -both the judges and the spectators were stunned-, -You said this was your design? Then the clothes she had displayed?
Albina smiled,
-Before participating in the competition, to avoid accidents, I prepared two sets of clothes. I would not present the outfit you saw, but the accident came out.
She continued with a bitter expression,
-The design I worked so hard on has become someone else’s work, and what makes me even more uncomfortable is that Mr. Victor showed it in front of me. If I didn’t prepare, I would lose this competition.
Albina was really a pretty girl. Her bright eyes and sweet voice makes all people praise her beauty.
The spectators were very sympathetic to her experience.
-Mr. Victor, what else do you have to say? -asked an angry judge with a dark face.
Victor panicked, then pointed to Albina,
-Bullshit! How can this be her design? Besides, I’ve never met Albina.
Victor defended himself to the judges with an aggrieved expression,
-I designed all these for a month. For this design, I went to visit different ethnic groups to learn about their clothing craftsmanship and various characteristic totems. I collected all these little by little and turned them into my sources of creativity. I do not allow all my work to be taken away by this woman’s tear. That is not fair to me.
The judges frowned and talked to each other for a few words, but could not come to a conclusion. The problem was that the two could not present definitive evidence to prove that the design drawings were theirs, so the judges could not draw conclusions at will.
Everyone knew that the fact of plagiarism would put an end to a designer’s profession.
Albina scoffed, “This swindler’s lie is a good opportunity for me.”
-So, do you know all the details of these five sets of clothes? -Albina asked.
Raising his chin, Victor arrogantly replied,
-Of course, I designed all of these myself. How could it not be clear?
He was confident in himself, as he had researched all the ones he discovered after getting the drafts.
But what made Victor a little uneasy was that Albina seemed to actually be the designer of these five sets. Her drafts were probably leaked by one of her enemies.
But since they were in her hands, the drafts could only be hers.
-What is the fabric of this dress? -Albina pulled out a pattern and asked, pointing to the clothing on her body.
Victor breathed a sigh of relief and smiled smugly,
-Dong Brocade, that is, the special fabric of the Dong ethnic.
Albina blinked her eyes,
-You are ready.
Victor looked displeased,
-Girl, I advise you to think about it when you speak. This is my design and, of course, I understand it very well. If you say this again, be careful, I will sue you for defamation.
With a serious expression, he was trying to explain that all drafts are his.
Albina waved her hand,
-Don’t worry, as long as you have some knowledge, you know that this kind of cloth is Dong Brocade. But I have more questions.
It seemed that Albina was self-confident. Her bright eyes emphasized her beauty.
While Victor felt a shiver and suddenly became nervous, what else would this Albina do?
-Tell me, what does this pattern mean? -Albina asked again.
Victor looked disdainfully,
-It’s Moon Flower, the totem pattern of the Dong people.
-Then why does this pattern appear here?
Victor continued to answer,
-Because Dong women like to inlay fine, small pieces of embroidery on their sleeves. Also, these dragon and phoenix totems, as well as flower and grass patterns, and water and cloud patterns are among the features of their clothing.
-Correct -Albina suddenly nodded-, besides….
Victor relaxed completely, with an impatient expression and a frown, looking at Albina,
-Enough! Miss, the show is about to end, we’ve been delayed for a long time, you don’t waste time for everyone.
He said, looking Albina up and down with disdain.
In many companies, beautiful women are often treated better, while their successes may be envied by their colleagues. After listening to Albina’s questions and seeing her beautiful appearance, Victor was sure that these design drawings might not be his, perhaps he would also ask someone else to draw them.
-Miss, I know that only we can participate in the last shift and that you will be under pressure. But you can’t slander me like this. If you are tested by lying, you won’t get good results. I don’t want you to lose your fame because of this setback.
These words were transmitted through the microphone, causing an uproar in the place. All the spectators looked at Albina with suspicion.
What Victor said seemed to make sense.
Hearing this, Macos’ face was full of anger and flushed,
-You bastard! They are all of Albina’s designs, she doesn’t need to lie, what right does he have to insult her?
Umberto, whose hands were full of blue veins, looked angrily at the stage.
But Albina was calm, and suddenly raised her head, smiling,
-Don’t talk about this nonsense, let’s see what this totem is!
She said and indicated to Victor’s model to turn around and pointed to the pants.
There were many interlocking totems there, which looked like a whole.
The pattern Albina was designed to was occupying one of the small corners, if you didn’t look carefully, it seemed to be integrated into many totems.
Victor froze for a while.
He had actually paid attention to this totem, but the interlocking patterns complicated it. Although he reviewed a lot of information, he could not find a similar pattern.
So he assumed that these had a special meaning and were only for beauty.
When Albina pointed it out, Victor’s heart panicked.
Victor realized that it was actually not a complete pattern, but a combination of small totems one after another.
Because the designer cleverly combined them, they looked like a whole.
But Victor didn’t know that! What would be in store for him?