Chapter 1426

Chapter 1426“Yup! She kept staring at me at the banquet and shot me a mocking look when I glanced in her
direction. I think she was trying to provoke me into starting a fight with her so she could humiliate me in
public. Unfortunately for her, I completely ignored her the whole time!” Natalie explained.
“You did the right thing. While she isn't worthy of your attention, you must still be on your guard. People
like her tend to strike at you when you least expect it,” Shane reminded her.
They're as disgusting as f*cking maggots...
Natalie nodded. “I know, Darling. Don't worry. Still, Lucy sure has changed a lot! I remember how well
she kept her bad intentions hidden when I first met her. Now, she's just showing it in public like
Jacqueline.”
Back then, Jacqueline was just as good at hiding her evil nature. She acted like a weak and
defenseless little bunny so people would have the urge to protect her.
However, she revealed her ugly side the moment people exposed her for the pretender that she was.
Lucy was pretty much doing the same thing Jacqueline did.
Shane narrowed his eyes as he said, “Lucy's behavior is indeed quite similar to Jacqueline's, but she
lacks the intellect and the means that Jacqueline had. She only revealed her true nature because that
wealthy guy boosted her confidence way too much.”
In other words, Lucy is a gold-digger obsessed with marrying into a wealthy family. She hides her true
nature by pretending to hate rich people, but the smart ones see right through her pretentious behavior.
Even so, they kept it to themselves so they could toy with her for a bit. Of course, they wouldn't actually
spend too much on Lucy. All they do is take her out for fancy meals from time to time. The foolish ones
who are arrogant, however, will be blind to her true nature and try their best to court her with money.Lucy will pretend to reject their advances at first, but she'll slowly come to accept them over time. As
the amount of money they give increases, her true nature will start to show itself. It's such a slow
process that Lucy won't even notice the changes. Judging by Lucy's current behavior, I'm assuming it's
the latter. The wealthy guy she's dating must've given her so much money that she forgot to keep up
the act and started bullying others. At this rate, it won't be long before that wealthy guy dumps her.
With that in mind, Shane said with a cold smile, “Ignore Lucy as long as she doesn't cause you any
trouble throughout the competition. She'll screw herself over soon enough.”
Natalie nodded. “Got it.”
The two of them then chatted for a little while longer before reluctantly ending the call.
The next day marked the official start of the competition.
Natalie and Lina showed up at the venue on time and took their seats on the judges' panel.
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announced the theme for the first round.
Once that round was over, the judges would have to draw straws to pick out participants for their
teams.
Lucy was completely frozen in shock when she heard the host announce the theme.
What? What theme? Why is there a theme? Are we expected to just come up with fitting designs on the
spot? I thought presenting our best work was all we needed to do to progress through the competition! I
spent so much time and effort memorizing tons of designs in preparation for this competition, but it
turned out to be completely pointless! This is bad... What do I do? What do I f*cking do?