Mr. Grant Treats Me Like a Treasure-Chapter 231 - 230: What’s Going On
"Aunt Ruth, why is Serena Sullivan in the front row?"
As the large screen on the stage began to showcase the designers’ works, Zoe Quinn, sitting in the middle of the fifth row, noticed Serena Sullivan ahead.
Ruth Hale followed Zoe Quinn’s gaze, and when she saw Ethan Grant beside Serena Sullivan, she smirked disdainfully, "Ethan Grant probably bought those seats."
Seats in the front two rows are either arranged by the organizers or purchased by wealthy individuals.
"Zoe, are you a bit nervous?" Ruth Hale asked.
Zoe Quinn nodded. As the works were being showcased, her heart started racing suddenly, as if something was about to happen!
"No need to worry!"
Ruth Hale covered Zoe Quinn’s hand, reassuring her warmly that apart from zero, she had settled the other judges.
She had discussed with them what kind of submissions Zoe Quinn would be handing in.
The rules of The Brilliance Competition indeed provide loopholes, and its value has been declining over the years, so Ruth Hale wanted Zoe Quinn to compete abroad.
After this competition is over, she would ask someone surnamed Shen to design a few better works for Zoe. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
"I just saw the competition list; in the first two rounds, there’s a work called ’Skye’ that stands out the most. That should be Serena Sullivan."
"But Serena Sullivan plagiarized your work four years ago. Even if she wins an award, the judges would still disqualify her."
The organizers ban plagiarists from competing for two years; after two years, they can compete, but the chances of winning are slim.
Knowing all this, Ruth Hale and Zoe Quinn didn’t take Serena Sullivan seriously at all.
"Hm!"
After Ruth Hale comforted her a bit, Zoe Quinn took a deep breath and continued watching the showcase.
These pieces are quite impressive.
If they made it to the finals of The Brilliance Competition, they must have some skills.
"What’s going on!"
Someone suddenly shouted, changing the entire atmosphere of the venue.
Initially, only a few people noticed something was wrong with the screen, but then more started exclaiming in astonishment, and gradually, the audience realized there was an issue with the showcased works.
Zoe Quinn and Ruth Hale also noticed it.
They looked at each other, not understanding what was going on!
Knowing the rules of The Brilliance Competition, no plagiarist would dare bring someone else’s work to the competition.
Besides what happened with Serena Sullivan four years ago, now there were two identical pieces on the screen.
Four years ago, Serena Sullivan and Zoe Quinn’s works were similar, though their details differed greatly.
That was a resemblance and also plagiarism.
But now...
After the broadcast operator released the two works, he was stunned.
He thought he had opened the wrong folder, with works submitted by the same person.
But upon rewinding, he found that wasn’t the case.
Upon closer observation, he saw the only difference between the two works was a small star added at the clasp of a necklace.
So these were two different works, repeating the plagiarism incident between Serena Sullivan and Zoe Quinn from four years ago — and worse, not even bothering to alter the submission, just handed it in.
"Aunt Ruth, that’s mine."
Although Zoe Quinn didn’t create the work stroke by stroke herself, she recognized it.
The one without the small star is hers!
