“Great. Settle them in the conference room. We will begin as soon as Natalie is done with hers.”
“Okay.” With that, Silas left to make the necessary arrangements.
Shane settled into a comfortable position and continued watching the live stream.
Natalie pressed on a remote control button and a projected screen appeared behind her. “Two days ago, CEO of Smith Group, Mr. Harrison Smith, accused me of seducing the CEO of Thompson Group. He also hinted I was the one who sabotaged the engagement between Ms. Jasmine and Mr. Shane. He claimed that I have exposed Ms. Jasmine’s plagiarism during the competition because of jealousy. Today, I want to debunk those blatant lies.”
The crowd was startled by her denial.
One of the reporters asked, “Ms. Natalie, do you have any proof against his lies?”
“Of course!” Natalie nodded and threw a glance at Joyce.
Joyce clicked on her laptop and the screen behind Natalie changed.
Natalie directed her pointer at the screen and continued, “This is my resume. I graduated from Laurent Academy of Design. Ms. Mercede is my mentor, and Ms. Daphne is Ms. Mercede’s mentor. Ms. Jasmine plagiarized Ms. Daphne’s work and also stole my designs in the competition. I have valid reasons to expose her.”
Some of the reporters nodded in agreement.
The rest were not easily convinced. “Yes, you had valid reasons to expose her plagiarism. However, you may have other motives as well. Everyone at the finals could see you and Ms. Jasmine were at odds with each other. Is Mr. Shane the reason for that animosity?” a reporter asked.
Natalie looked the reporter straight in the eye and refuted, “Nothing of that sort. My conflict with Ms. Jasmine has nothing to do with Mr. Shane. We were destined to be foes from the day we were born.”
“What is that supposed to mean, Ms. Natalie?” The reporters were intrigued and some even stood up to get a better view of Natalie.
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