Chapter: 780
Kathy's eyes flared with fury. “Derek, did you witness that? Noah intentionally made things challenging for Madeline! Although Madeline spoke up, Norah persisted. Madeline is visibly anxious."
Madeline's unfamiliarity with her own design sketches was evident.
Despite her nerves, she was expected to elaborate on her design concepts, yet she faltered in doing so.
"Derek, I believe Norah is deliberately acting this way. She's aware of your upcoming marriage, so she's attempting to grab your attention.
She's envious and harbors Lingering emotions for you."
Derek's eyes gleamed with surprise. Norah still had feelings for him?
He gazed at Norah with a blank expression. Was she truly not over him?
Standing solitary on the stage, Madeline gripped the microphone tightly, feeling a sense of mockery looming in her ears. How humiliating it was for a designer to struggle with articulating her own design concepts!
“Are you at a loss for words?"
Norah extended her hand, lifting Madeline's design sketch. "Your design bears a resemblance to one I previously created.”
Coldly, she tossed the sketch in front of Madeline. "You're audacious to present a plagiarized design in this competition."
Norah's words left everyone stunned.
"What? Her work was copied. Did she steal Noelle's design?"
"Oh my goodness! This is unbelievable!"
"So that's why Noelle was furious. It appears she recognized her own design."
"Madeline brought this upon herself. If she receives an award for plagiarism, I'll be outraged! Thankfully, she was exposed! I'm siding with Noelle!"
Even the other judges were taken aback. They hadn't anticipated plagiarism in an international competition. This would jeopardize the contestant's standing in the fashion design community.
Kathy rose from her seat in astonishment. "No, that's impossible.
Madeline couldn't have committed plagiarism."
It suddenly dawned on her that, upon moving into Derek's villa, she had observed Madeline's works, noticing a distinct difference from those in the past. The change in style occurred right before the beginning of the final.
With these thoughts in mind, she settled back into her seat with a hint of doubt. "Even if Madeline drew inspiration from other designs, she wouldn't have plagiarized Norah's work! None of us were aware that Norah had skills in clothing design."
Derek observed Madeline's red eyes, feeling a pang of empathy.
"Are you suggesting that Norah is intentionally creating problems for Madeline?"
“Absolutely! Madeline's design is distinctive. How could Norah assert that it belongs to her?"