“Thank you for the compliment. She’s all right,” Mercede replied calmly and did not seem to think much about it.
However, one could not help but notice her flipping her hair delightedly.
“Since the judges accepted bribes, how is it wrong for me to criticize them?” Annette laughed in exasperation.
Natalie clenched her fists. “Do you have evidence that they accepted bribes?”
“What you said just now is the evidence.” Annette pushed the ball back to Natalie’s court.
The reporter from before asked, “Ms. Smith, can you explain what you said just now? How did you know that you would advance to the finals even before the host announced the result?”
“That’s not a problem.” Natalie glanced at Annette indifferently. “I said that we would make it to the finals because when our model presented our work, I noticed the judges’ expressions. When they saw Lina and my design, they all nodded with approval. So I predicted that we would get to the final round.”
“That’s right. If you don’t believe her, you can check the security footage and ask the judges,” Lina said.
A reported went to ask the judges.
One of the judges stood up and said, “Ms. Smith is right. When we saw their model coming onto the runway, we expressed approval and appreciation. We will not deny that. Now, Ms. Jenning, do you have anything else to say?”
The top designers all looked at Annette disdainfully.
Annette was embarrassed and furious. “You are all conspiring with each other. Don’t you know that Natalie has a powerful husband? Even if she can’t afford to bribe these top designers, her husband can bribe them for her.”
Natalie was livid. Not only did Annette make baseless accusations against the top designers, but she had even dragged Shane into this.
She chuckled and said, “You are welcome to investigate my husband’s financial record.”
“You can investigate us too,” the top designers said in unison.
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