Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 416

She gave a faint smile. "Yvonne, we could have been fair competitors. I never thought you'd stoop to such a despicable method as framing me for plagiarism. I should thank you, though. You've allowed me to become Muse again."

Yvonne wanted to deny everything, but as she opened her mouth, she met several furious glares from the crowd.

The words of defense caught in her throat, and she couldn't utter a single one.

Those people were the very ones she had hired to expose Janina's supposed plagiarism.

Yvonne cast a pleading look toward Julius, her eyes welling with tears. She said nothing, but her expression was a mixture of grievance and surrender.

However, she found Julius's face was terrifyingly grim. He wasn't paying any attention to her at all, not even sparing her a glance.

Yvonne bit her lip, her eyes swimming in tears as she shook her head desperately, her voice choked with sobs. "No, I didn't..."

Her expression couldn't have been more pitiful.

But the audience wasn't stupid. Janina wouldn't have accused Yvonne for no reason, and Yvonne offered no real defense, only repeated denials. Her reaction only made her look more guilty.

Everyone immediately understood what had happened.

As the saying goes, there isn't room for two alphas. Yvonne had tried to use this opportunity to crush Janina so her own brand, Luna, could dominate. Instead, the scheme had backfired on her.

The tide of public opinion swiftly turned back in Janina's favor.

Amidst a chorus of accusations, Yvonne could only slip away in disgrace, shielded by her assistant.

When Janina took the stage again as Muse, the entire venue erupted.

No one could believe that this mysterious, genius designer was actually Janina.

In that moment, everyone else in the audience seemed to pale in comparison to her.

Online, netizens were flooding the live stream with comments.

Janina looked at her three best friends standing protectively before her, at Ava who had spoken up for her, and at her brothers and sister—Easton, West, and Natalie—who had stood up to applaud in the audience.

She suddenly understood a truth: true brilliance was never about a dazzling stage.

It was about knowing that no matter when she turned around, there would always be people willing to stand by her side through thick and thin.

Besides the support of family and friendship, another thing was crucial.

That was the foundation of knowledge that empowered her, which in turn provided her financial independence.

And... there was her own indomitable spirit.

After the brief chaos, the press conference concluded successfully.

This event not only made Janina's brand, Meridian, an overnight sensation but also marked her return to the fashion world as Muse, placing her firmly in the spotlight.