Tina turned around and stopped a taxi, rushing to the studio in the south of the city.
Out of the elevator, she headed straight for Susan's office.
Susan was pacing quickly back and forth in her room, clutching her short hair from time to time, looking very anxious.
Tina knocked on the door and came in. "What happened?"
Seeing her, Susan immediately turned around to her desk. "Tina, take a look at this first!"
"A magazine?" Tina was surprised.
It was an abroad magazine about fashion design.
They had read a lot of similar monthly magazines, so Tina didn't understand what she meant.
Tina opened it. As she had expected, it was a book full of information about fashion design and some excellent fashion-design works.
She was puzzled. "Is there anything special about this magazine?"
With a haunted look in her eyes, Susan said, "Open it and read the 15th page!"
Tina did as she said.
Her eyes suddenly widened.
Her face paled."... How could this be?!"
She looked at the magazine in disbelief. "How could my works be published on this?"
The works on the magazine were very similar to her works for the fashion show. Honestly, except for some details, the rest were all the same.
Susan's voice became even more solemn. "Tina, see the release date of this magazine!"
"..." Tina's face turned ashen.
It was published one year ago.
Susan looked serious. "This magazine was published a year ago. What's worse, the works on it were the same as yours!"
Tina bit her lip and said earnestly, "I haven't read this magazine before. I didn't use it as a reference, not to mention copy it. I drew all the designs myself. Please believe me!"
Susan held her shoulder. "I've always trusted your ability. I know you're a talented designer with the basic moral bottom line. But..."
"But if you participate in the fashion show, others may find this magazine and expose it to the public. It will be a scandal that takes our studio down. Besides, you'll be accused of plagiarism and may never be accepted as a designer!"
Susan was on her side.
Since they met, she watched her win the Grand Fashion Design Contest championship and recognized her ability. She trusted her.
Susan had always thought that she was a talented
designer. Also, she trusted her judgment, but now...
Tina's throat tightened as she asked, "Can you get in touch with this designer?"
Susan rubbed her temples, trying to calm down, and shook her head. "I tried to get in touch with the designer but failed. The designer is a foreigner, and the magazine was from broad. So, it's challenging to look into this matter carefully!"
Tina's heart sank.
Her hands clenched tightly with drops of sweat dripping between her fingers.
For a designer, being accused of copying was the biggest insult. Tina would never do such disgraceful things.
To be a great fashion designer was Tina's lifelong dream. She had always held the most enthusiastic and respectful attitude to her career.
She knew very well that she did not copy.
But now, the truth was there. In the face of irrefutable evidence, Tina had no way to clarify the coincidence, no matter how innocent she was.
Susan heaved a long sigh. "The most important thing right now is that we have only three days left before the fashion week. According to the current situation, we can only accept our bad fate and swallow the fact - your works can't show up at the show..."
Tina pursed her lips tightly.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Purchased A Mr. Right
Hate deception and Abby and Dylan take the cake ,ugh...
NO!!! Tina belongs with Wilson…. Let Dylan and Abby get together...
Wow, once again the villain messes up the true love, Abby needs to go back abroad. And Tina’s true identity as the daughter of Bill Ambrey needs to be exposed! Then the families can “convenience marry” !! Abby is a witch....
Too bad Wilson can’t figure out that his and Tina’s ex’s and his cousin Desmond are conniving creeps!...
Anthea is so stupid, lying and leaving the man who loves her more than life itself. 🤬...
She deserves to be unhappy, being with someone she doesn’t love because of resentment for the exact thing she is doing, hopefully she ends up with no one. Calvin is a wimp and doesn’t love her, just wants a wife to please his family....
So the same basic story as Simon and Addy but stupid Emily is going to marry him! What a hypocrite! Ugh...
Emily gets more stupid every chapter, when did she pickup Calvin as a fiancé!!?? This story line is awful….very sad to do to Simon what she “thought” he had done but didn’t. She is truly a dumb woman. Simon never loved or really even cared for Addy….what the hell is she doing with someone she doesn’t even know or like/love. Awful 😢...
Emily is a fool, don’t let go of the man who truly loves you. Let go of the past, of which he did nothing but help someone who saved his life, and be happy with him… he is your soulmate....
Nothing like cutting off your nose to spite your face Emily. Just stupid! Ugh 😩...