Messing With Her? Are You Crazy! novel Chapter 580

An hour passed.

The bell for the competition rang.

Everyone hurried back to their seats in front of the stage.

Patrick, still riding the high from earlier, put down his wine glass, his eyes showing a slight drunken glaze.

As soon as he sat down, he turned and saw Marianne, her face pale and looking disheveled despite her attempts to tidy up.

His expression immediately darkened. "What disgraceful thing have you done now!"

Marianne's mouth twitched.

Even though she had rinsed her mouth with water, she could still feel the sticky sensation of wet paper in her mouth, clinging to her palate and the back of her throat.

It was incredibly uncomfortable.

Her eyes were bloodshot as she said in a hoarse, cold voice, "That little bitch Serena… When I get the chance, I'll definitely, definitely…"

"Didn't I tell you to avoid her from now on!" Patrick grabbed her shoulder, his voice filled with annoyance. "I don't care what tricks she used to stay in Vaelion City, and I don't care how she managed to get all those top-tier elites on her side. That's her business!"

Seeing Marianne's defiant expression, he tightened his grip. "Do you think that once Hailey finishes this competition and becomes Ms. Rainsford's apprentice, she'll really be able to soar and crush those old, powerful families in Vaelion City? Let me tell you, if Serena wants to destroy everything you're so proud of right now, all she has to do is say the word. Those second-generation heirs… just one of them, like Mr. Foster, could single-handedly ruin all of Hailey's hard work, all of our family's efforts! Do you understand?"

Marianne's eyes widened in shock. "She wouldn't dare!"

Looking at Marianne's twisted face, Patrick suddenly felt a wave of helplessness.

He once thought she was simple-minded and straightforward.

Now, the more he looked at her, the more he saw pure stupidity.

She would endure it.

On the stage, the host was already announcing the theme for the second round. "For the second round, we require the ten advancing designers to take the design sketch that got you through the first round to our specially prepared jewelry-making workshop and turn your design into a finished piece."

When the theme for the second round was announced, the ten designers on stage were completely stunned.

The audience below was just as surprised.

"A finished piece? Isn't this a competition for designers? Do designers usually make the final product themselves?"

"According to the rules of past competitions, shouldn't the second round be another themed design challenge?"

"Creating a finished piece usually involves a division of labor between the designer and a team of craftsmen. Asking a designer to create the entire piece alone seems a bit difficult, doesn't it?"