Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan) novel Chapter 1522

Chapter 1522

Harriet laughed coolly, “When two people’s stories don’t line up, you know someone’s feeding you a bunch of bull!”

A reporter chimed in, “Ms. Harriet, if you knew your studio’s designs were being ripped off, why didn’t you say something earlier?”

Harriet responded nonchalantly, “I hardly watch reality show. It wasn’t until someone recommended Carmella’s portfolio to me a couple of days ago that I realized our designs had leaked. By that time, GK’s fall and winter collection had already been announced.”

The Macclain family’s faces turned gloomy, and all eyes were on Carmella.

The reporter quickly turned his attention to the guest seats, his eyes sharp. “Ms. Carmella is here today. Ms. Carmella, what do you want to say about Ms. Harriet’s remarks?”

All spotlights instantly focused on Carmella. She felt like she was freezing, her face pale. She got up with a tremble, stiffly looking at Estelle and tightly pursing her lips. All she managed to say was, “I didn’t steal anything.”

The crowd gasped, their eyes darting back and forth between Ms. Harriet and Estelle.

Estelle’s expression was icy. She stared at Carmella, “I’ll give you another chance, Carmella. Tell everyone, did you sneak a peek at my designs?”

Carmella tried to recall that day in Estelle’s office when she printed the designs. Having the experience before, she had made sure there were no cameras in the office before she proceeded.

There were no cameras, and it had been two months. Estelle couldn’t possibly have any evidence!

Carmella clenched her fists, straightened her back, and lifted her chin defiantly at Estelle, “I didn’t take a glance at your designs! I swear all the designs I’ve shown on Beauty’s Wardrobe are my own. You’re the one who copied my work!”

Carmella’s bold declaration left the crowd confused, and their gazes turned back to Estelle, waiting for her response.

The timeline was clear. Estelle’s design files were indeed created before the Beauty’s Wardrobe episodes, with some predating the show by two months. Carmella tensed, staring at the large screen but still unwilling to admit anything. “What does this prove? Any computer expert could easily alter that data.”

Estelle glanced at Carmella with a cold smirk on her face. “So you won’t admit your mistake until the evidence is shoved in your face, right? Fine, here’s the second piece of evidence.”

She turned to the reporters in the room, “I happen to have a computer expert on my team. He installed automatic camera activation software on my laptop a long time ago. That means any use of my laptop, every action, and screen, is being recorded.”

She closed the design software and opened another program, playing a video clip.

As soon as the video started, Carmella’s face was shown clearly, along with a split screen showing her actions on Estelle’s laptop.