She deliberately slowed her tone, forcing an expression of calm innocence onto her face while slightly straightening her spine.
She vainly attempted to mask her inner panic, desperate to make the crowd believe her. "The innocent have nothing to fear. The police will investigate this matter thoroughly and clear my name!"
The audience watched her with clear eyes, the murmurs of disdain only growing louder.
Several veteran translators scoffed openly, shaking their heads in disgust.
The evidence was literally projected on the screen, yet she was still stubbornly clinging to her dignity, pretending to be utterly blameless.
The same people who had felt sorry for her earlier now only found her sickeningly hypocritical. She preached about innocence, but with the stolen manuscript right in front of everyone, there was no room left for denial.
Yara seized the moment to mock her mercilessly. "'The innocent have nothing to fear'? Wow, someone has a lot of nerve! You steal someone else's hard work, pass it off as your own, and you actually have the audacity to preach about innocence and justice?"
Seeing his beloved childhood crush already looking so distressed, Luke's fists clenched in fury as Yara's taunts hit her. He shot Yara a vicious warning.
"Yara Chase, don't push it! If you laugh at Jade one more time, I won't let you get away with it!"
Yara raised her voice for the entire room to hear. "Oh? How exactly are you going to stop me? Everyone, look at this! Jade's number one simp, Luke Lawrence, is threatening to get revenge on all of us to protect a thief!"
Jade's face twitched violently. The calm facade she had just constructed shattered completely as a humiliated flush crept up her neck.
All eyes fell on her again. Even without looking up, she could feel the weight of their judging, mocking stares. The humiliation was suffocating.
She despised Quinn. She despised Yara. In her heart, she was even cursing Luke as an absolute idiot!
Luke's eyes practically bulged out of his head as he pointed a trembling finger at Yara. "Shut up! Say one more word and I'll—"
Seeing the entire room glaring at them, Cody grabbed Luke's arm and whispered a frantic warning.


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