Nina Shaw stood on the award podium, and as soon as she spoke, it was like a sudden clap of thunder, instantly drawing the attention of everyone present, and indeed all of Celestia, to her.
The crowd whispered, "My God, Nina Shaw is incredible, she won the award with just one scheme, and now she’s already come up with the third phase scheme, nobody can question her now!"
"I have to say, Nina Shaw is a genius, having such a figure in our Celestia is truly something to be proud of!"
As they spoke, their words were filled with admiration for Nina Shaw.
Nina Shaw’s smile widened proudly, her gaze sweeping downward, landing on Ivy Kensington, showing a trace of smugness.
Sorry, but the scheme is mine now!
You are destined to be defeated at my hands!
Wayne Ward was about to explode with anger, muttering behind the scenes, "So shameless! She’s stealing." Read complete version only at novel•fire.net
However, they had no evidence, there was a blackout yesterday, and there was no surveillance, so they couldn’t accuse Nina Shaw of theft. Moreover, she had released the scheme before Ivy Kensington, so no one would believe the scheme initially belonged to Ivy Kensington.
Ivy Kensington’s eyes were downcast, as if in despair.
Seeing this, Wayne Ward comforted her, "Junior Sister Ivy, don’t be sad, what’s yours will surely return to you."
Ivy Kensington replied with a hum.
At this moment, on the award podium, Nina Shaw had already displayed her third-phase scheme on the big screen.
Experts below were examining it, and Nina Shaw’s face was full of confidence.
To be prepared for any mishap, she had carefully reviewed the scheme last night. Although she despised Ivy Kensington, she had to admit Ivy’s talent in herbalism was indeed higher than hers.
This third-phase scheme improved upon the flaws of the previous one and even offered innovations from other angles, which made Nina Shaw both jealous and secretly pleased.
Jealous of Ivy Kensington’s talent, yet secretly delighted that the glory brought by this talent was now hers.
Suddenly, an expert from below spoke up, "Nina Shaw, is this third-phase scheme truly your original work?"
Nina Shaw’s brow furrowed, was this damned expert doubting her?
So Nina Shaw explained the third-phase scheme in front of everyone, also explaining her design intentions. It wasn’t in vain that she had organized it all night, she could answer any question from any angle.
The third-phase scheme could only belong to her!
Confidently finished answering, she saw many experts stand up, loudly saying, "But this scheme was already sent to us by someone last night!"
Nina Shaw was shocked, who could have been faster than her?
The experts revealed email evidence, a lady named Dr. Jiang had sent them the scheme before 10 PM last night, and it was sent as a paper.
Seeing the name "Jiang," Nina Shaw’s heart skipped a beat.
It must be Ivy Kensington!
She actually dared to undercut her!
Nina Shaw quickly reacted, saying, "Last night, my computer was hacked, and some of my files were lost. Perhaps this person hacked my computer and stole the files."
As soon as she said this, the experts began to ponder.
Truth be told, they believed it was highly unlikely that this Dr. Jiang plagiarized because, from both the details and the overall integrity of the paper, it was clearly superior to Nina Shaw’s.
But with Nina Shaw saying this, and her being in the limelight now, her words carried more credibility.
So one of the experts said, "Alright, this Dr. Jiang definitely stole part of Nina Shaw’s files, put her on the blacklist, and from now on, do not let her contact the Herbalist Association again!"