"Well done in the first half, renowned designer Charlotte Thompson! Now you’re a nationwide famous jewelry designer!"
With a sarcastic tone, Evelyn Curtis deliberately made Charlotte uncomfortable, her voice filled with intense mockery.
coco couldn’t bear it and retorted, "Miss Curtis, this was deliberate. Just because Miss Thompson wore the same dress as you, you intentionally asked the cameraman to keep the camera on Miss Thompson’s skirt!"
coco had noticed this during the live broadcast. However, her voice carried little weight. Even though she knew this was planned by Evelyn Curtis, she didn’t dare to say anything to the production crew.
Evelyn Curtis sneered at coco and scorned her arrogantly, "Who the hell are you? Merely an assistant! Mind your own business!"
Charlotte gently held coco’s hand, glanced at Evelyn, and responded with a light smile, "With Miss Curtis providing such tension, drawing a simple design is not much of a challenge. And moreover, I should thank Miss Curtis. You boosted my fame and increased my chances of winning the competition."
Evelyn Curtis scoffed even more after hearing this, "Charlotte, why are you still pretending! You were caught wearing a knockoff and it set the internet on fire! Do you really think you stand a chance of winning? As a jewelry designer, you wore a knock-off! You’re disgraceful! If we choose you as the designer, will you go and plagiarize other people’s jewelry designs in the future?"
She snorted lightly and said sarcastically, "Netizens are all rational beings! Someone like you who lacks integrity, dreaming of winning the contest? Stop dreaming!"
After Evelyn Curtis finished speaking, Charlotte lightly smiled, "Miss Curtis, it might be too early to say that."
The second half of the contest quickly began.
The atmosphere differed from the first half. The audience acted unusually - many looked at Charlotte with distaste, some even booed her from their seats.
Charlotte, composed as ever, concentrated on completing her design.
Evelyn Curtis sat leisurely at the judges’ table. She would occasionally smirk at Charlotte while looking down at her phone.
She watched the live broadcast of the contest on her phone, and the live chat was filled with messages that belittled Charlotte.
She leaned back leisurely and grabbed a bottle of water from the table.
As she unscrewed the cap, the loud noise even caused the host to look over in her direction.
Charlotte naturally heard it as well.
This was another form of Evelyn Curtis’ provocation towards her.
Evelyn looked utterly calm and deliberately directed a provocative smile towards Charlotte.
She faced the camera and pretended to say apologetically, "I’m sorry, I was thirsty and I might have caused a little disturbance. Please ignore it."
The contest continued, but no one thought that Evelyn Curtis’ behavior was a provocation towards Charlotte.
Time flew by, and the contest reached its midpoint.
Evelyn Curtis became restless sitting, so she got up. Holding the hem of her red dress, she walked gracefully past the contestants’ workstations.
Then, she deliberately walked past Charlotte and paused to glance at Charlotte’s progress.
Charlotte, completely unflustered, kept her head down and focus on her work. She completely ignored the shadow looming above her.
Evelyn Curtis was utterly ignored.
She clenched her fist, her back to the camera, and gritted her teeth before opening her mouth,
"Charlotte, you seem so composed on the outside, but are you really preparing your excuses for your impending plagiarism accusations on the inside?!"
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Charlotte’s pace paused slightly, she looked up. Unexpectedly, there was no trace of gloominess or annoyance, she laughed looking at the woman in front of her and whispered, "Evelyn Curtis, are you so certain that my outfit is a knock-off?"