Kaylee was in deep trouble this time.
The judges had asked the staff to bring their computers up to the stage.
Kaylee quickly grabbed her computer, powered it on, and opened the necessary software.
Lily did the same with her computer, opening the software as well.
However, the initial versions of their design sketches were both dated ten days ago, and Lily’s was even timestamped two days earlier than Kaylee’s.
“How could this be…” Kaylee was completely stunned. She was sure Lily had copied her work, but how had they both ended up with designs created almost at the same time?
“Kaylee, do you have anything to say in your defense?” Louie asked, twirling a pen in his right hand.
The other three judges also turned their attention to her.
They all sensed something was off. The near-simultaneous creation of the design drawings was highly suspicious.
It was a clear-cut case of plagiarism, and a premeditated one at that.
Now, Kaylee found herself at a serious disadvantage. Without evidence to prove her originality, she would be branded a plagiarist, even if she was the true creator.
“I…” Kaylee’s mind was a complete blank, her thoughts a jumbled mess. She couldn’t understand why Lily’s draft had an earlier date. Unless Lily had somehow known about her idea beforehand, but how?
“Kaylee, I’ve already given you a chance,” Lily sighed. “If you had admitted it from the beginning, I wouldn’t have pressed so hard. After all, you’re still young with a promising future ahead. I didn’t want to ruin that. But even now, you show no sign of remorse. Someone like you staying in the fashion industry would only bring it down.”
“Plagiarist, go to hell!”
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