After Avery received the news, she walked out of the room and pushed open Maria’s door. "Maria, are you crying?" she asked.
Maria leaned against the window and covered her face with her hands. She was sobbing softly.
When she heard Avery’s voice, she pounced over and reached out her hands to grab Avery. However, she realized that her hands were covered in tears. She quickly retracted her hands and wiped them on her clothes. She said, "Avery, I didn’t plagiarize. How would I dare to plagiarize others..."
"I know." Avery got her a glass of water. "You don’t have to worry. No one can accuse you. I will punish the person who slandered you."
Maria did not doubt that Avery meant what she said. She just felt that she was useless. She sniffled and said, "Avery, I’m sorry. You always help me every time something happens. I’m so useless."
Avery placed her hand on her shoulder and said seriously, "Trust me, you’re actually very outstanding. The reason why you think you’re useless is because the people you’re meeting now are the best. If you compare yourself to them—even me—naturally, you feel that you’re not good enough.
"However, as I said, it takes many years for a person to succeed, let alone when you’ve just entered the industry.
"As long as you work hard, you will one day succeed brightly. You don’t have to be in a hurry to make a judgment about yourself now."
Maria looked at the flowers on the windowsill and pondered. "That makes sense. I’ve only been studying design for a year. It seems like I was too anxious," she said.
Avery smiled again and said, "Besides, on this matter, they dared to plagiarize you because you’re not famous and have no background. Therefore, it’s only right for the more famous and powerful Miss Yonder to teach them a lesson."
She paused for a moment and added seriously, "You have to remember that those who plagiarize and bully others are the truly useless ones."
This sentence made Maria suddenly enlightened.
Her eyes lit up as if she understood. She grabbed Avery’s arm and said, "You’re right! If that designer named Lily was really capable, would she have plagiarized me? If she was so capable, why didn’t she create her own original work? Compared to me, she’s the real trash."
"It’s good that you can understand." Avery patted her arm lightly. "Let’s sit down and analyze how they obtained your design draft. Only then can we deal with them."
It was easy for her to deal with them. However, she wanted to take this opportunity to teach Maria.
Maria was no longer nervous. She slowly drank the water and recalled. "A year ago, I went to Yaen Studio to apply for a job. I sent my design to them through the email."
At the thought of this, she turned on her computer and looked at her mailbox. She continued, "There should still be send records in my mailbox. As long as I find these emails, it will prove that I made the design draft a year ago." She checked her mailbox. The more she read, the more sad she became.
She said, "At that time, I sent the same design draft to several studios. Why is there no email now? I’ve changed my computer in the past year, but I’ve never emptied my emails."
Avery said, "Let me see."
She typed quickly on Maria’s computer keyboard for a moment and asked, "Did you log into your mailbox yesterday afternoon?"
Maria shook her head and replied, "My work has just been released on the market. I’ve been staring at the market feedback for the past few days and haven’t turned on my mailbox at all."
Avery said as she operated the computer, "Your mailbox was hacked yesterday afternoon. The location of the hack... Well, it’s at Yaen Studio. The emails you mentioned should have been deleted by them."
Maria asked anxiously, "Can they be recovered? Why don’t I go to the computer repair shop and ask them to recover the deleted emails?"
"They can’t be recovered." Avery shook her head. "The other party is an expert. Not only did he completely destroy these emails, but he also erased them from the source. It’s like destroying a corpse after killing a person. Even the ashes can’t be found."
Maria was stunned and asked, "Then what should we do? Why don’t I go to the people who saw my design drafts a year ago and ask them to testify for me?"
"This is too troublesome." Avery picked up her phone and smiled. "When you showed me the design drafts, I used my phone to record them. They can be used as evidence of your original work."
Maria exclaimed. She blinked her eyes and said, "You knew that this day would come and took precautions in advance?"
Avery smiled and said, "At that time, I wasn’t sure. It’s just that it’s very easy for newcomers to encounter such things, so I made arrangements in advance."
Maria’s eyes lit up. She put her hands together and said in admiration, "Avery, you’re so amazing. I feel that there’s nothing you can’t think of and do."
Avery said, "Actually, you’ve also taken precautions. It’s just that the opponent you’ve encountered is too cunning. You can’t defeat them for the time being."
She did not remind Maria at that time because she felt that Maria must have made a backup.
Secondly, if Maria didn’t make a backup and something happened in the future, she could use the cautionary measure. There was no need for her to care too much.
She wanted Maria to use this opportunity to learn a lesson and grow.
Maria clenched her fists and said, "You’re right! Yaen Studio is indeed too cunning. I want to learn from you. Anything I design must be filmed or recorded in time. I can’t give others a chance to plot against me."
On the Internet, there was a hashtag: [Yaen Studio’s new jewelry being plagiarized by Zayn’s sister]. It became a trending topic because it was related to Zayn.
Gia did not dare to provoke Miss Yonder, so she could only mention Zayn. She even arranged for a large number of trolls to discredit Maria.
In her opinion, even if the Carter family became rich, they could not compare to the Murphy family.
As for Miss Yonder, the evidence of Maria’s plagiarism was conclusive. Miss Yonder could not protect Maria.
The netizens were all scolding: [Zayn is a heroic soldier. How can he have a sister who plagiarized someone else’s hard work?]
[Maria isn’t Zayn’s biological sister at all. She was adopted by the Carter family. No wonder her character is so bad.]
[If the Carter family continues to indulge her, they will be implicated by her sooner or later....]
The originally unknown Maria became famous because of this affair.
At this moment, in a city far away from Rosemont City, a woman walked into the elevator of a high-end mall with a maid and prepared to go to the parking lot.
The screen in the elevator was broadcasting the news. "Yaen Jewelry Design Studio hasn’t gotten an apology from the new designer Maria. They have decided to sue Maria...."
"Maria?" The woman stared at Maria on the screen in surprise. "It’s really Maria!"
After hearing the news, she looked disappointed and muttered softly, "She actually became a designer. After working for a year, her first work on the market was plagiarizing others! It’s been so many years, but she still hasn’t improved at all. She’s getting worse and worse. How disappointing."