As the dark screen lit up with the golden letters "Mother" on the yellow perfume bottle, Adeline's cold smile froze on her face.
She held a half-turned posture, her expression half haughty and half puzzled, looking particularly ridiculous.
Her eyes were fixed on the two words "Mother" as if she didn't understand what it meant.
Her perfume was called "Heartbeat", so why did it appear as "Mother" on the screen?
"What is 'Mother'?" she wondered.
Beads of sweat rolled down Adeline's forehead as she suddenly widened her eyes and shouted at the president of the perfume association, "You got the name wrong! My perfume is called 'Heartbeat', not 'Mother'. What the hell is 'Mother'?"
The president of the perfume association sneered and said bluntly, "You're the one who got it wrong. The champion of this year's competition is indeed 'Mother', as for your 'Heartbeat'--"
Under Adeline's pale gaze, the president's gaze shifted to the thirty or so bottles of perfume on stage. "There was indeed a competition entry called 'Heartbeat' this year, but it was eliminated by all the judges at the beginning."
"This is impossible!" Adeline screamed.
The president of the perfume association walked over to the thirty or so bottles of perfume, carefully searched through them, and handed a yellow bottle of perfume to Adeline, asking coldly, "Is this your 'Heartbeat'?"
Adeline looked at the familiar perfume label, shaking her head violently, feeling overwhelmed. "This is impossible! I protest! I won't accept it! I was the champion of the previous competition, and I couldn't even make it to the top ten. There must be something fishy going on!"
Upon hearing Adeline's words, many of the audience members began to feel suspicious.
"Indeed, no matter how much Adeline has fallen, it's impossible for her to not make it into the top ten, right?"
"It's unbelievable that Adeline didn't make it into the top ten... it's just not normal."
Even Leah had a glimmer of hope in her heart.
How could the champion not be Adeline's?
If it's not Adeline's, could it really be Selena's?
It's impossible!
Leah clenched her fists, her expression extremely panicked.
If Selena really wins the championship, then she...
Leah trembled all over, with panic and fear in her eyes, forcing herself to calm down.
She understood Selena's level of strength and knew she was good at blending scents, but it was impossible for her to surpass Lady Nevaeh in such a short amount of time.
The champion is not Adeline, but it's definitely not Selena either!
Unless someone helps Selena cheat in secret, she couldn't suddenly have the ability to surpass Lady Nevaeh's level as if she received divine assistance!
At this point, Leah immediately stood up, trying to suppress her panic as much as possible, and said with a gentle expression, "Dear judges, I think there's something fishy about this. My strength is obvious to all. Among the many perfumers present, except for Miss Watts and Mr. Turner, I don't think anyone else is qualified to surpass me and win the championship!"
As soon as Leah spoke, she instantly mobilized her fans.
After all, Adeline's fans didn't speak up for her because she was indeed in the wrong, but Leah's obvious second place position made her qualified to question the sudden emergence of a dark horse who won the championship and stepped on her head.
"Leah is right, among the thirty or so perfumers present, except for Adeline and Mr. Turner, no one else has the strength to surpass her. The champion is neither Mr. Turner nor Miss Watts, which makes people doubt the fairness of this competition..."
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