Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 889

"We must drag the culprit out into the open, banish them from the design world, and blacklist them permanently!"

The crowd murmured their agreement with Jennifer Sterling, the female judge who had just spoken.

Seeing the escalating tension, Sienna Hayes stepped forward. "Hello, everyone. I am Sienna Hayes, the director of LUMEN Studio. As a brand at the forefront of fashion, LUMEN has absolutely zero tolerance for plagiarism. I believe our stellar reputation over the years speaks for itself. Claire actually consulted me while working on this piece, and I can personally guarantee that her design is completely original!"

As soon as Sienna finished speaking, Isabella Bennett stepped up to the mic.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Isabella Bennett, director of Prism Creative Agency. I can also testify that Elaine Turner's work is entirely her own. Prism is an elite design firm that maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy against plagiarism. We fully support cracking down on those who steal!"

With the heads of both companies making their respective stands, the truth became even more obscured.

"Since that's the case, I must ask both companies to present their evidence," Jennifer demanded.

Claire immediately produced her original drafts.

Moments later, Elaine also brought out her initial concept sketches.

The audience reviewed both sets of files and grew even more perplexed. On the surface, neither seemed to have any glaring issues.

"Elaine's original draft is flawed. Her files were doctored after the fact!" Elena stepped out from the crowd, her voice slicing through the tension.

A flicker of pleasant surprise crossed Jennifer's face when she spotted Elena. "Where are the flaws?"

Elena pointed directly at the projection screen. "Here, and right here. You can clearly see these strokes were rushed."

"In contrast, Claire's original drafts are fluid, consistent, and logically sound. Therefore, Claire is the original creator, and Elaine is the copycat!"

The next piece of footage popped up, clearly showing Nicole Evans's face.

In the video, Nicole snuck over to Claire's workstation, pulled up the files, and took photos of the design drafts with her phone.

After securing the stolen images, Nicole darted away, looking thoroughly guilty.

"She is the mole! Nicole Evans! She's the one who leaked the work to you!" Elena accused sharply.

Sienna stepped forward to clarify the timeline. "Everyone, please hear me out. Elaine Turner used to be a designer at LUMEN Studio—a fact anyone here can easily verify. However, she was bought off by Prism Creative Agency a long time ago. She previously leaked our designs to Prism, causing massive financial losses to our company. Left with no other choice, I fired her."

"After her termination, she seamlessly transitioned into a role at Prism. Then, she bribed my employee, Nicole, to collude with her and steal Claire's work. This kind of behavior is absolutely shameless! She needs to be blacklisted from the industry entirely!"

"No! That's not true! Nicole never gave me any drafts! I designed it myself!" Elaine panicked, her voice pitching into a hysterical shriek.