CEO’s Surrender With You I Can Never Win novel Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Of course, Finley kept the words to herself. However, the man understood what her eyes meant to say.

He snorted and glanced away.

Someone whispered, “Did you see? That girl is so shameless!”

“You’re right! I think she came late on purpose to attract Mr. Turner’s attention.”

“Ha! Did you see how he looked away in disgust? With Mr. Turner’s outstanding status, what kind of beauty has he not seen. Just because she has a pretty face, did she think she could win over Mr. Turner?”

Finley ignored them, even though she silently acknowledged the barb. She did think that her looks and talent could attract the man.

Alas… Her husband preferred men…

Leaving that problem for another day, Finley walked to the contestant’s waiting area and fixed her attention on the person next to her.

Meanwhile, Bryan pushed away the unease he felt when Finley looked away and proceeded to ignore his presence.

Disgruntled, he asked Harry, “Who allowed contestants to use fake names?”

“Sir, the competition allows for the competitors who value their privacy to use a pseudonym on stage. Since Lemon has already established a reputation for herself abroad, we saw that there was no problem with her identity and decided to let her join the competition with her stage name…”

Suddenly, Harry realized why his boss was upset.

It seemed as if Boss did not know that Mrs. Turner was joining the competition!

“Sir, should I do something?”

“Forget it.”

Bryan narrowed his eyes.

It really surprised him that Finley indeed make herself known in the circle.

What else was his wife hiding?

Soon, the competition finals officially began.

All the perfumers on stage had to mix their perfume on the spot in front of the cameras, judges, and audience. With their every move being scrutinized, many of the contestants were visibly nervous.

On the contrary, Finley moved with practiced ease. Her nimble hands picked up and mixed the raw materials on her table unhesitatingly.

Even though she had no makeup on and was standing under the bright stage lights, Finley’s pure face shore with beauty. Bryan was not oblivious to the appreciative glances many men and women in the audience directed at her.

Tricia swallowed the anger burning in her chest as she saw Bryan’s gaze was fixing on that bitch. That vixen seemed as if she was oblivious to the people looking at her but Tricia knew better.

That b*tch with the smooth skin and delicate features must be secretly enjoying the attention!

But somehow she felt that face was familiar…

A loud ding snapped her out of her jealous thoughts.

“Ten minutes are up. Contestants, you have 50 minutes left on the clock.”

Tricia clenched her jaw. “We’ll see how smug you are when I defeat you!”

Dirk had given her a secret recipe that was guaranteed to win her the competition. Who cared how beautiful Lemon was when her recipe was inferior to hers!

As long as she focused and replicated the recipe correctly, the trophy was hers!

The hour passed quickly and soon the host rang the bell, signifying the end of the round. Everyone stopped what they were doing and took a step back from their workstation.

Then, one by one, their creations were brought up to the judges. The wait was agonizing for many o the competitors.

After each perfume was brought to the judges, they scored it and allowed at least 10 minutes to pass before the next perfume was brought up.

The first two contestants scored 8.9 and 9 respectively, setting the bar high for the rest of the competition.