Fiona could not move on stage.
She looked at Joey looking at Luna respectfully in shock. Her face was fluctuating between turning blue and pale.
"Ms. Blake."
Joey lifted his head and looked at her flatly.
"Although I know you're trying to do good and maintain the integrity of the jewelry design industry, that is why you call others to action to boycott my teacher. However, you accused her of plagiarizing even before making clear the situation. You were even screaming for everyone to cancel her. I think you do need to apologize to my master."
Fiona bit her lips hard and glared at Joey.
"But I only said this all because you mentioned plagiarism! You should be the one apologizing. Not m el"
Fiona harrumphed coldly. She looked at Luna coldly and condescendingly.
"I get it. The two of you did it on purpose! One of you deliberately mentioned plagiarism, so that a righteous person like me would call everyone to arms to boycott Luna.
"The other deliberately placed details that would be
easily misunderstood as plagiarizing in the design sketches and not even make her identity known!
"All because of today! Once I got everybody to boycott, then only you reveal your own identity. You did that only to make everybody think that I was the one in the wrong and I should apologize!"
Fiona crossed her arms. She had a cold expression.
"I will not apologize! Why should I apologize! I'm the true victim here!"
The crowd was once again in an uproar upon Fiona's words.
After a while, Luna, who did not want to bother her all this while, finally smiled. She slowly walked up to the stage, standing opposite Fiona. She took over the host’s microphone and calmly said, "Ms. Blake, you said that Joey and I colluded to frame you. Do you have any evidence?
"According to you, I deliberately placed details that would easily be misunderstood as plagiarizing all because I want to frame you?"
Luna laughed out loud.
"But, Ms. Blake, my design sketch has been completed three days before the competition. At that time, I did not know that you would accuse me of bullying you in the public. I also did not know that I would be replaced.
"Are you trying to say that I could predict the future?
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