The Queen's Back (Mona and Maxwell) novel Chapter 207

"Barbara, were you the one who tipped off the entertainment reporters yesterday?" Brendan asked.

Despite asking a question, his tone was certain. He played with the walnut in his hand, and it rolled again and again in his hand.

Barbara thought she had been discreet when she contacted the reporters, but she didn't expect the man in front of her to call her out directly.

For a moment, she felt a bit conflicted.

'The man in front of me doesn't look like someone to be trifled with,' she thought.

Rather than hiding and being exposed in the end, she reckoned it was better to just admit it outright. "Yes," she said.

'If this man didn't have any evidence, he wouldn't have sent someone to the hotel to fetch me,' she thought. 'All I know is that he's the man in the bathroom yesterday. I don't know anything else.'

"You admit it very quickly," Brendan said.

"Since you called me over, doesn't that mean you already know?" Barbara replied with a question as she looked at Brendan with her big, innocent eyes.

Brendan warned, "Just this once. Before you do anything next time, think about your identity."

He was only doing this out of consideration for the fact that Barbara was Mona's cousin.

Barbara was still in a daze as she was led out of the villa.

She thought she would have to come up with an excuse for herself again, but unexpectedly, she ended up leaving just like that.

She had to think carefully before she did anything next time.

Six days was neither long nor short. Time passed as Maxwell counted the days on his fingers.

Noretin Design Competition was held in a lecture hall in downtown Noretin, which could accommodate over ten thousand people.

Before it even started, the hall was filled with spectators one after another. They all wanted to see what this year's designs were like and which lucky person could get first place.

Scorching light illuminated the hall. Mona, wearing a mask, followed Leander backstage. Haley held a dress designed by Mona. It was tightly sealed in a dust bag.

Along the way, they met all kinds of people. It would not be an exaggeration to say that there was a sea of people here today.

Once they reached the backstage area, Mona, Haley, and Elara went straight to their designated area.

The three of them carefully removed the dust bag from the gown. They did it very gently, afraid of damaging the gown.

Many people came to participate in Noretin Design Competition this time. The top three from each city took part, and there were several hundred cities that sent contestants. Excluding some cities that did not participate, there were hundreds of groups in the first showcase alone. There were two more improvisation rounds to follow, making the process quite challenging.

Standing out among these people was not an easy task.

According to rumors Mona had heard, there seemed to be a direct mentee of Danielle participating in this competition at Noretin. Danielle was almost retired, but her reputation in the fashion industry continued to rise.

If it really was her direct mentee participating in the competition, that mentee's skills should not be underestimated.

Elara grumbled, "Mona, what should I do? I'm so nervous." This was the first time she had seen such a scene in her life.

Just looking at so many people made her scared.

Mona said in a light-hearted manner, "Don't be nervous. We just have to do our best. Besides, the gown is already prepared. Even if we don't get a ranking in the first round, with so many spectators, someone may like our gown. We can then sell it for a good price. When we go back, we can still have a nice meal."