After the incident, Lance got the news that Kendal was rushed to the ER. As the company was getting hit with continuous phone calls, a large chunk of shareholders started selling off their shares. Some even dumped them as fast as they could.
Lance didn't have the time or energy to deal with a scammer, let alone knew how to face such a shameless woman. So he hopped on a plane back home, without saying a word to Keira.
Keira's face was swollen, her lips puffy and red, making it hard to look at her.
Carolina stuck by her side but was expressionless. She just routinely took care of everything. Carolina was numb. Her refusal to accept defeat and face reality was evident.
She thought this award ceremony would bring her everything she ever wanted, and she pinned all her hopes on Keira.
She was the daughter of the Summers family who "made it big", the one who brought good fortune to the Summers family! From the day she brought her home, she placed all her hopes on her.
Whatever Keira wanted; Carolina would give her the very best.
If Keira liked Chloe's teddy bear, Carolina got Chloe to give it to her.
Keira liked Chloe's dress, Carolina forced Chloe to give it to her.
Keira liked jasmine, so Carolina destroyed Chloe's peony garden and planted jasmine instead.
Keira liked piano, so Carolina stopped Chloe from attending piano competitions, and bribed the judges to let her win.
Keira liked perfumery, so Carolina disregarded Chloe's feelings and got Keira the best teacher.
Keira liked Lance, so Carolina kicked Chloe out of the country to make way for Keira to form a relationship with him.
After doing so much, how could she accept such a disastrous outcome?
She wasn't settling for this. There gotta be a way out of this.
All of this was because of Chloe!
Keira's mouth was so sore she couldn't speak. Every comment on the internet was tearing her apart. She had no idea how to face with what was coming.
At this point, Chloe had already agreed to do interviews with some of the most influential global fashion magazines, and even Jim publicly supported her.
She hated Chloe! Why could she see through all her plans?
She had guessed what she was going to do at the award ceremony. Chloe, being the well-known Star, already knew that she was the champion of this competition, so she let Keira confidently claim to the domestic media, the Summers family and the Olson family that she was the champion.
She had unknowingly collected evidence of her plagiarism. She even knew which formula she would use in the perfumery competition.
What was more terrifying was that she even remembered all the formulas she designed years ago.
She even anticipated her using the same trick, inviting Joshua to the scene.
Every single detail was predicted accurately.
Chloe deliberately let Keira get carried away. She bore the suspicion, contempt, and disgust of everyone, insisting not to expose herself too early.
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