At the grand design contest, Ivanna nodded at the camera in a long blue and white dress, her hair pulled back and exquisite makeup, as if she was the one coming to receive the award.
-That’s right, Micaela didn’t even qualify for the finals because her finalist work was copied from my work at the university!
The room erupted.
-How is that possible?
-Micaela is a student at Teladia University, how could she copy her!
-This woman is also a Brillantella model and it seems that she did graduate from Teladia University as well, I saw this person during Micaela’s graduation ceremony.
There was a flurry of murmurs in the room.
Micaela was sitting on the left side of the stage with everyone who had made it to the finals, and at that moment she was also a bit puzzled, as she pinned her eyes on Alba, who was sitting on the side, and then looked at Carlos, who was sitting in the VIP seats.
-Carlos, this woman is crazy, isn’t she? -asked Ernesto, who was sitting next to Carlos, rubbing his chin.
Carlos folded his long legs and rested his elbows nonchalantly on the armrests of the plush seat, giving Micaela a calm glance before looking at Ivanna, whose eyes, originally warm, turned instantly cold.
Ivanna met Carlos’ gaze and inwardly shuddered for a few moments, but without fear, she was in control!
She was about to speak when Alba, who was sitting next to Micaela, took the microphone and said:
-Miss Ivanna, I was your classmate for three years and your grades were always very bad, are you sure you want to say that on an occasion like this?
There was laughter from the floor.
The finals of the jewelry design competition were held in a room at the Teladia Exhibition Center, behind the stage was a large screen that took up the entire wall, and to the left of the screen sat two rows of finalists.
A small, simply shaped table to the right of the stage with an elegant host standing behind it.
Ivanna, on the other hand, walked straight up from the audience to the back of the stage and stood in the center of the stage, with herself alone on the large screen.
The whole room was packed with admirers, fans, the jury, and many people who wanted to sign some designers with excellent results, and people from custom jewelry design companies from neighboring provinces and cities.
Last night, the organizers announced the contestants and everyone was surprised to learn that the first place winner of the finals was actually Micaela and that the fourth place winner was actually her assistant, Alba. Instantly, the design contest took the first wave and the thousands of seats in the studio audience were immediately sold out.
In addition, the judging panel was very strong, with almost all of the renowned designers from across the entire Dutch industry, including several from abroad, which thrilled the participants and demonstrated the warmth and attention the contest was receiving.
Natalia, as a leader in Teladia’s bespoke jewelry industry, and with someone from her own company having made it to the finals, naturally attended the judging and watched the “unexpected incident” with some surprise.
Just as the presenter was announcing the first prize in the jewelry competition, Ivanna came out and said something unbelievable.
Alba’s words made Ivanna’s teeth itch with rage.
This damn Alba, she must find a way to take her down!
Someone on stage had already opened his phone and looked up Ivanna on the Teladia University forum and immediately said the same thing.
-This Miss Aleman does have a lousy track record!
-All her grades are just above passing!
-And she doesn’t have great attendance in school, so with that kind of performance she dares to say she drew such a perfect design?
The questioning voices were getting louder and louder, Ivanna’s face showed no sign of fear as another wave of voices sounded from the floor.
-You can’t say that! How dare Miss Aleman come here without proof?
-She’s right, Micaela is both a model and a designer, she is capable of great things?
-If Micaela was really so capable, she wouldn’t have chosen to be a model, she should have stayed as a designer in the first place, why would she have come here?!
This series of comments did not go down well with Micaela’s fans, who became agitated.
-Hey, who are you talking about?
-Aren’t you contradicting yourselves when you say that Miss German’s face doesn’t hurt? Is she such a capable designer that her grades in school are crap?
-Our Micaela is that good, we all know she’s a student, and she’s a model because she was picked up by Eric, who has a unique eye, so don’t talk nonsense if you don’t know!
Micaela bit her lip, wondering how the scene had played out, as Alba and Kiki sat on either side of her, both holding her hand.
Kiki reassures him.
-Don’t worry, we all believe in you.
Alba frowned as she watched the exchange of words on stage intensify and expressed her doubts.
-Where did Ivanna get such a strong backbone to do such a thing on such a lively occasion? That group of people helping her talk should be her water army, but it’s obvious that a water army can’t hold!
What Alba said was exactly what Micaela was thinking.
-Could it be that she’s going crazy trying to be famous? She’s getting discouraged at Brillantella,” Kiki analyzed.
Alba nods her head.
-I think so, her stage performance has been average, if it wasn’t for a rich daddy behind her trashing the sponsorship, she would have long since disappeared, with so much attention on live today, her doing a scene like that would have had more heat than any of her previous pageants.
Ivanna smiled triumphantly, seeing the two groups on stage facing each other, about to engage in a fight, and was so delighted that she took a few steps closer to the presenter and picked up the microphone, addressing it to Carlos.
-Mr. Aguayo, the following image is very bad for your girlfriend, do you think you should turn off the live broadcast?
There was instant silence on the floor.
Ernesto’s eyes widened, he slapped his thighs and gave Ivanna a thumbs up.
-Incredible, Miss Ivanna you are truly incredible, how did you get to be so bold?
Ivanna actually confronted Mr. Aguayo publicly?
The people on the floor were so shocked that they forgot how to react.
A cold smile lifted the corners of Carlos’ mouth, and his deep-set eyes looked at Ivanna without warmth before he looked away.
I don’t want to look at him more than once, dirty eyes.
But with just that look, Ivanna couldn’t help but feel a little shaky, looking directly at Carlos, and really feeling a sense of joy in her heart. I really didn’t think that the first time I talked to Mr. Aguayo, it was an occasion like this, and I was in awe….
The director of the scene really had a few doubts, everyone knows how Mr. Aguayo treated Micaela, it was really the right thing to say against him and cut the live broadcast, is that the hits and ratings of this live broadcast are already exploding because of this unexpected accident, it is a shame to cut it now….
Ivanna said, somewhat imperiously, into the microphone.
-I’m just being honest and I’m here to expose Micaela’s filthy mouth!
Carlos’ fists clenched and he stood up, looking at Ivanna with baleful eyes….
The whole room felt the instantly depressed atmospheric pressure emanating from Carlos and their hearts skipped a beat, not daring to say a word.
A dozen yards away, Ivanna was forced to take a step back at the sight of Carlos….
Carlos’ heart fluttered with rage, his precious Micaela, this ungrateful woman who dared to speak of her like that….
The powerful aura he had, and the sharp look in his eyes, made Ivanna’s legs and stomach shudder and she looked away….
This, this man, is horrible.
Ivanna gritted her teeth and raised her hand with broken strength, displaying her magic weapon: the
-I have proof! On this pendrive is my entire senior year, one of which is a first look at the piece Micaela used for the finale, and if you don’t believe me, we can check it out live!