Yvonne instantly came to the conclusion that Vania was the one behind it. It looks like Vania is prepared for anything. She doesn't plan on letting me off, huh?
As soon as the staff noticed that Yvonne had turned silent, he took the chance to question aggressively, "Miss Kepler, are you trying to recall things? If you can't, then I don't mind helping you jog your memory."
How dare an ordinary staff behave so brazenly!
Everyone present was shocked and they watched the unfolding scene with mocking looks as they waited to see what would happen next.
Nonetheless, they knew that Yvonne would ultimately be the one being put on the spot.
"What do you have to gain out of doing so?" She did not reply to the question, but she suddenly squinted her eyes and asked the staff.
The warning look in her eyes was evident.
However, the staff was unperturbed by her threatening gaze. "You can't describe this as having something to gain. I'm in charge of reviewing those who win the award and I just want to ensure that everything is legitimate and effective. That's all."
Yvonne was clear by then that she was the target of all this, so she responded coldly, "So, what sort of false accusation do you plan to throw at me?"
This was an intentional and well-plotted accusation, so they were clearly trying to frame her so that she would not be able to remain in the entertainment industry.
"Miss Kepler, so are you admitting on your own accord for bribing the organizer?"
As soon as Yvonne heard that, she instantly realized that something was wrong, so she voiced out angrily, "Are you fishing for something?"
"I'm just a lowly staff member, so how can I possibly throw accusations without any proof? I have evidence, of course."
Just with you? A lowly staff member? Yvonne did not think so. How could a staff member possibly have the guts to speak to a guest in such a way?!
She was about to continue arguing her point with him when the organizer suddenly came forward in a hurry and got up to the stage.
He apologized to the crowd, "Firstly, I would like to convey my apologies to everyone present. One of our staff members has indeed been bribed by Miss Kepler in private, so he promised Miss Yvonne Kepler that she would be awarded the title of Best Actress. This is entirely a misconduct the staff made on his own accord and this has nothing to do with the organizer. Furthermore, the rest of the awards for everyone else are unaffected."
Just like that, the organizer decided on a scapegoat with merely a few simple sentences.
Moreover, they purposely stated that there were no issues with the other awards so that the other actors and actresses were less affected by this fiasco.
The crowd tittered below the stage as the organizer raised a hand and gestured for the crowd to settle down slightly as he spoke up with much regret, "There has been an unforeseen issue in this competition today, so we've decided under such short notice to halt the award presentation for the time being. We'll pick another date and reorganize this. By then, we will definitely inform all of the members of the press beforehand."
This was the first of a kind in the country for an awards ceremony to be called off right from the start of it.
This was entirely due to Yvonne, so every single company in the entertainment business despised her badly. If it was not for this sudden incident that resulted because of her, they would not have incurred such huge losses.
It was no news that Yvonne had a bad reputation. Today, she was the only other person who had incurred massive losses besides the production teams.
She had intended to make a comeback after winning this award, but it seemed her plan had backfired and the comeback she had planned was no longer feasible. Moreover, not only would she have issues making a comeback, she was very likely to be cursed as soon as she appeared in the public eye.
The people present on the scene had now started to leave one after the other.
Yvonne noticed the figure of the person that triggered her anger and she instantly headed over.
Suddenly, Vania was stopped in her tracks by someone, but she did not lose her temper. Instead, she maintained a perfect smile and spoke to Yvonne, "Excuse me, Miss Kepler, is anything the matter?"
"Is this your doing?" Yvonne did not mince her words and went straight to the point.
"I can't seem to comprehend what you're trying to say."
"Stop acting dumb. Is today's incident your doing?" Yvonne questioned once again.
In response, Vania smiled. "Oh, so you're referring to this matter. You were the one who decided to bribe the organizer, so how can you possibly blame me for orchestrating this?"
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