Micaela looked at the pendrive she was holding aloft and stood up too….
The pendrive, how did it get into Ivanna’s hands?
Alba reacted to Micaela’s actions. Was this the flash drive that Micaela had asked her to accompany Villa Clara to look for earlier?
Didn’t they say they were lost? Why does Ivanna have it?
In that USB flash drive, indeed, there are a lot of designs that Micaela created as an amateur throughout her university career?
Carlos saw Micaela’s reaction and frowned a little, the director also looked out and asked with a hard look, should I cut the broadcast?
To really cut the live broadcast would be to admit that Micaela has a ghost in her heart, and at this point, naturally, there is no going back.
Carlos put his hand in his pants pocket and looked directly at Ivanna.
-The transmission continues.
The director was instantly impressed.
Carlos looked at Micaela, gesturing for her not to worry, and then looked back at Ivanna, since the room was silent and her deep voice did not need a microphone to continue to be heard clearly by those present.
-Micaela’s strengths are well known to me, Miss Ivanna, and whatever water you can draw, you need to be prepared to clean up this mess.
There was no hint of warmth in the icy words that made Ivanna swallow.
She said not a word of threat, but a fear rose in her from deep in her heart, she told herself that she could not be afraid, neither in public, nor live, if she dared to lash out at the German family later, everyone would know that she had a personal vendetta, and it would do her no good, she would never dare to act rashly…..
-Ivanna, Ivanna stop, come down here!
A terrified male voice suddenly rang out from the studio and the crowd turned to look.
The more astute recognized him as Ivanna’s father, Mr. German.
Mr. German twisted his fat body and ran as fast as he could to the front of the stage.
-Ivanna, you don’t have to mess around as much as you usually do, but you can’t go against Mr. Aguayo, get down here!
Then she looks at Carlos with a look of fear.
-Mr. Aguayo, you shouldn’t take it personally with her, she’s young and doesn’t know any better…..
Ivanna wanted to manipulate this to make it a fact that she had talent, without even listening to her father’s discouragement.
Each of the pieces on that flash drive was promising, she just had to sell one of them enough to gain attention, Micaela really had two tricks up her sleeve, but unfortunately, she was too careless to let the flash drive fall into her hands, and on the flash drive there was nothing at all to prove who the owner was, let’s just say it was God’s choice.
Carlos ignored it and slowly sat up, looking at the host and gesturing for her to continue.
The host approached.
-Miss German, you say that what you have is proof of plagiarism from Miss Micaela, right?
Ivanna nodded and handed him the flash drive.
-Yes, I got average grades in school, but that was only because of my greed and coping with school exams, and drawing designs was also very spontaneous. This USB stick contains all my usual ideas, which have not been leaked to the public, and I didn’t want it to be stolen by Micaela.
The uneasiness in Micaela’s heart was amplifying, she finally knew why she could stand up so rightly and say that she had copied it, if that USB flash drive was indeed the one she had lost, she could not think of any evidence to prove that the flash drive was hers….
Despite the fact that Carlos was present in the VIP seats on the first floor, she was still extraordinarily upset?
The presenter speaks in a formulaic manner.
-Our contest upholds the principle of fairness and impartiality, favoritism is absolutely not allowed, in the previous finals we adopted public voting without revealing the names of the authors, and for today’s final, we have also abandoned off-court voting, on the court, in order to eliminate private polling due to personal connections, and since Miss Aleman said that Miss Micaela is guilty of plagiarism, naturally we want to check it out as well.
The presenter took the USB stick and handed it to the stage staff.
Ivanna asked.
-What will you do when it is confirmed that Micaela plagiarized?
The presenter returned to center stage and replied with a smile.
-Naturally, we will not allow it and we will disqualify Micaela from the contest and any future design contest will no longer be able to participate.
The fans present in the stadium were suddenly extraordinarily unconvinced and asked aloud.
-What about proving the innocence of our Micaela?
Other fans erupted in an uproar, struggling to say.
-Tell Miss German to get out of the modeling!
-And a public apology to our Micaela!
-An apology would be too cheap for her! Get down on your knees and beg for forgiveness! Bend down!
Ivanna clenched her fists, trembling with rage.
Why, why doesn’t she stand up for her fans like that?
She was so jealous!
Mr. German is sweating like a pig, this daughter is so spoiled!
-Ivanna, give an apology to Mr. Aguayo and Miss Micaela and leave him alone!
Carlos put away his phone and said in a cold voice.
-Mr. German, step aside.
How dare you throw mud at his Micaela and now you want a chance to get out of it?
Carlos guessed the moment Ivanna showed the flash drive in her hand that it might be Micaela’s, and what’s the harm in her having it, she has a way of turning things around!
Bully her Micaela and she’ll show her the consequences!
Mr. German had wanted to fight with the technician to get the flash drive back, but when he heard Carlos’ words, he didn’t dare move.
Alba took Micaela’s hand in hers and reassured her.
-Micaela, don’t worry, since Mr. Aguayo seems to have it all figured out, let’s wait and see what happens.
Micaela nodded, repressing the uneasiness she felt in her heart.
Now that the arrow is on the string, Carlos must have his plans.
On the big screen, the contents of the USB flash drive were quickly displayed.
The judges and the attending audience watched intently as the big screen displayed a slideshow of designs, each of which showcased the author’s considerable creative talent.
Finally, the camera stops on the design of a flower-shaped brooch, very similar in outline to Micaela’s final piece, only this one is half finished, Micaela’s is finished and ten thousand times more perfect, and in the lower right corner of the drawing, is written the date, last March.
The staff took it upon themselves to show on a large screen the diagram provided by Ivanna, along with the design of Micaela’s entry.
The group down the field that Ivanna had set up beforehand said aloud.
-This is the one Micaela copied!
-Actually, it’s definitely a precursor to that design, from last March!
-Micaela took this image to the contest after optimizing and refining it, didn’t she?
-This is outrageous, treating the tournament rules as if they were nothing!
The judges also compared the two photos closely, with hard looks.
As you can see, this design of Micaela’s looks a lot like the one provided by Ivanna, which is hard evidence….
Ivanna listened to what the group had to say, and with the extra smugness of seeing the judges’ reactions, she spoke with a cloudy, confident face.
-These are all my college papers, I love to play, I took all my core classes casually, these were all drawn when I was in the mood, and I didn’t keep the flash drive right, I don’t know when I showed it to Micaela…..
It’s as if you were pretending to be a design genius….
Micaela, you have been complacent for a long time, the evidence is overwhelming, now if you are proven to be a plagiarist, I’ll see how you manage!
Alba became enraged at the comments of the water carriers and Ivanna and stood up and bellowed.
-This flash drive is simply Micaela’s! You’re crazy to take Micaela’s work and say she plagiarized it, aren’t you?
The audience gasped… Ivanna pulled out the USB flash drive, which belonged to Micaela?
Ivanna grimaced.
-Alba, it’s my flash drive, who are you to say it’s Micaela’s?
The host smiled and reassured everyone.
-Let’s not rush, since Miss Aleman says she drew this design, we have her to talk about the design concept.
Design concept?
Ivanna’s heart stuttered?
Why talk about the design concept, she was totally unprepared for this, didn’t she have to let everyone know that the USB stick was hers and that the design was also hers and that was it?
Alba looked at her with an astonished look on her face and laughed.
-It seems that Miss German, as usual, didn’t get her brains out of the house.
She then took the microphone from the staff and handed it to Micaela.
Micaela stood up and began to talk about her creative ideas.
-The theme of this finalist is youth, and what I came up with at that moment was a flower. Youth is a flower, it is beautiful, seductive and vibrant, time will pass and the flower will wilt but I hope we can all keep our youthful energy, imagination and maintain a heart that never grows old…..
Carlos smiled at the corners of his lips as he listened to Micaela’s explanation. The audience, the judges, everyone looked at Micaela with attention, her expression was reverent, she was very dedicated to this work….
The judges couldn’t stop nodding their heads and were full of appreciation, Micaela definitely owns this piece….
Natalia looks thoughtfully at the increasingly anxious Ivanna, a glint of contempt on her face….
The fans on stage began to rise again.
-Miss Aleman, it’s not your design, naturally you don’t know the concept of design, so you can’t say it!
-You’re going to apologize to us Micaela!
-Yes, the “kneel down and bow” kind.
Mr. German wiped his sweat and tried to get on stage to drag his daughter, how come this father didn’t know how capable he was?
Ivanna couldn’t bear to give up so easily and wouldn’t let him.
-I was drawing spontaneously, I wasn’t thinking about it, Micaela was being too clever! The design is mine, she just copied it from me!
The camp was about to be up in arms again when another man appeared.
He was dressed in a black suit and seemed to be in a hurry to get there, so he didn’t even catch his breath. He turned around, faced the crowd and the cameras, raised his hand and held up something in his hand.
-Plagiarism? Micaela’s USB stick, here!