To her surprise, Natalie received a piece of good news from her trip to the Design Association—she could get straight into the round of 16 draw because of the success of Project Rebirth.
It turned out that the Design Association recognized her achievement, after all.
Natalie smiled as she took her contestant tag with the number sixteen printed on it. With that, she prepared to leave.
Right then, a voice could be heard echoing across the room. “This is not fair!”
Suddenly, the meeting room fell into silence, and everyone directed their gazes in that voice’s direction.
Natalie’s smile faded as she turned to the middle of the third row from the front. She narrowed her eyes when she saw Jasmine sitting there.
From her experience, she knew that Jasmine would start a commotion there like the latter did on every occasion she was at.
“What do you mean by unfair?” The secretary to the president who hosted the lot drawing session glared at Jasmine for disrupting the ceremony. He was clearly a little displeased.
It was disrespectful for someone to question the fairness of their lot drawing session in public.
“Where is the fairness in the competition system? Why do we have to begin with the elimination round while she can start with the round of 16 draw?” Jasmine’s face stiffened as she pointed at Natalie.
In fact, there were other contestants who felt that it was unfair as well, but they did not say a word. After Jasmine took the initiative to speak out, they stared at Natalie in discontentment. It was as though the latter snatched something from them.
Natalie sneered in response. She remained silent as she knew that Walford, the secretary, would refute for her, so she did not have to speak for herself.
Indeed, Walford slammed the table with a gloomy expression. “What are you babbling about? Did I not make myself clear earlier? I said that Ms. Smith was seeded because of her success in Project Rebirth. Therefore, she will go straight to the round of 16 draw. What about you?”
He swept a sharp glance across the crowd before continuing, “What are your achievements? Do you have a design comparable to Ms. Smith’s Project Rebirth? If you do, then show it to me. If I’m satisfied with your work, I can get you into the main draw. Do you have what it takes?”
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