Hattie was just about to jump to Josefina's defense against Lauren when Josefina said that she had proof. With swift confidence, Josefina took out her evidence. She handed a USB drive to Layla, "Would you mind, Miss Layla, casting this onto the big screen, please?"
Layla nodded, and within moments, the large screen flickered to life, capturing everyone's attention.
Josefina walked up to the computer screen of the control panel, holding Layla's microphone in her hand, and addressed the crowd. "Ladies and gentlemen, please observe. This is a design by Ruby, and the sketch you see before you is my creation."
Ruby scoffed, "Josefina, are you seriously trying to twist facts here? My designs have been public for ages. You've just copied them and now you're accusing me of theft?"
Lauren chimed in, "Just because you've got a drawing, Josefina, doesn't mean you can claim Ruby copied you. This is pure jealousy."
Unruffled, Josefina responded, "I haven't finished yet. Could we maybe not jump the gun and let me explain? Shouldn't we straighten out the timeline to see who actually created the design?"
Alex added his two cents, "Yeah, let's hear Ms. Josefina out, shall we? Interrupting like that is just rude."
Hattie also spoke up, "Josie hasn't finished her piece. Cutting her off like that is indeed rude."
Garrett's voice cut through the chatter, "Zip it and let Josie finish. We'll let you know when it's your turn to yap all you want."
The entrance of Hattie and Garrett, both dressed to the nines, took Lauren and Billy by surprise.
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