She never claimed it was her work.
She kept saying that she didn’t plagiarize Zoe Quinn’s work.
Yes, now the new piece being released is Serena Sullivan’s, and she really didn’t copy Zoe Quinn’s.
Ruth Hale realized it first when she saw Serena Sullivan’s eyes, with a touch of a smile, sending a chill from foot to head, so cold that it made her shiver all over.
They fell into the trap.
"Why didn’t you say anything?"
Zoe Quinn was still arguing, she questioned angrily with tears in her eyes, "You just said, this piece wasn’t plagiarized from me..."
Speaking of this, Zoe Quinn recalled what Serena Sullivan had said at the time, and she suddenly felt something was off.
Facing the evidence she provided, what exactly did Serena Sullivan say?
Serena Sullivan repeatedly denied it and asked her to provide evidence.
Following Serena’s words, the evidence she provided became increasingly convincing, making everyone believe that her work had been plagiarized, and that person was Serena Sullivan.
But Serena Sullivan...
"I think I said this piece wasn’t plagiarized from yours."
Serena Sullivan took over Zoe Quinn’s words with a slight smile, "Miss Quinn, this piece really isn’t mine!"
"With two such similar works, one must have plagiarized the other. But it’s not necessarily someone plagiarizing yours."
"Now, you’ve brought so many witnesses and evidence, I think you’re right."
"Someone did plagiarize yours."
Serena said sentence by sentence with a smile, and Zoe Quinn couldn’t process any of it; she just knew she was falling into an abyss, deeper and deeper.
The people around were also stunned, each contemplating Serena Sullivan’s words.
That is to say, the latest released work is indeed Serena Sullivan’s.
Zoe Quinn had initially misunderstood Serena Sullivan.
But, whose work is similar to Zoe Quinn’s after all?
This time, there were only three people who submitted works. It’s not Serena’s, it wouldn’t make sense for Zoe Quinn to present two similar works to falsely accuse herself, leaving only one possibility.
Designer Cheney saw everyone suspecting her and turned red in the eyes, looking at Ethan Grant and Yvette Sterling, "It’s not mine."
Plagiarism, once burdened with it, can ruin the career of a designer, just like Serena Sullivan, even with strong capabilities and becoming a Chief Designer, in outsiders’ views, she is a plagiarist. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI(F)ire.net
Fans in the live stream burst into laughter seeing the reversal, with those who opposed Zoe Quinn finally having their "moment to shine."
"Wasn’t it said that Serena Sullivan plagiarized? The work similar to Zoe Quinn’s isn’t Serena’s at all, so there’s no plagiarism at all."
"Zoe Quinn must be out of her mind, bringing a bunch of witnesses to testify, and in the end, the other person’s work wasn’t similar to hers at all."
"Tried to harm others, ended up harming herself."
"But, I’m dying to know whose work resembles Zoe Quinn’s!"
"There’s a great drama unfolding, quick, show the next act!"
The fans were lively in the live stream, with some who supported Zoe Quinn hiding and not daring to speak up, while others timidly spamming the screen, saying Zoe Quinn simply made a mistake.
Zoe Quinn sat there dazed, a deep, overwhelming anxiety surged in her heart, and she couldn’t believe Serena Sullivan’s words.