Chapter 355

Mr. Horner had finished his concluding remark and closed the document.

Everyone thought that he was about to announce that the competition was adjourned for today.
Unexpectedly, he lifted the microphone and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to announce some
sudden changes to the competition. Based on the itinerary, the finals are supposed to be held at 2 p.m.
tomorrow. However, the National Design Association has decided to bring forward the finals by
organizing it now.”

“What?” A look of disbelief crossed Jasmine’s face.

Meanwhile, Natalie shrugged her shoulders and said, “See? As I said, we don’t have to wait till
tomorrow.”

“How do you know that the finals have been brought forward?” Jasmine asked as she squinted.

“I heard it from others,” Natalie answered casually as she tilted her head.

“From who?” Jasmine wanted to dwell on it.

Again, Natalie shrugged and said, “It’s none of your business. On the contrary, I suggest that you should
be worried about the finals later.”

“Humph!” Jasmine sneered and continued, “Why should I be worried? The finals may be brought
forward, yet the results will remain the same.”

Given that Jasmine was well aware of the theme set by Mr. Horner, she had prepared the plagiarized
design in advance.



Therefore, she firmly believed that she would be the champion in the finals.



“Really? In that case, I wish you all the best!” Natalie stopped saying anything to her after flashing her a
scornful smile.

Jasmine frowned at her reaction, thinking that Natalie was probably scheming against her.

Am I just imagining things?

When she was deep in thought, Mr. Horner continued his announcement. “Apart from the current judges,
we will add another group of judges in the finals. They are members of the National Design Association.
Please welcome them to the stage.”

Once he finished, several people in suits walked into the meeting room.

Natalie recognized them immediately. They were with Alfred just now.

They walked towards the judges and took the seats at the back.

Shortly afterward, another man in a suit came into the meeting room.

He looked like a big shot.

Although Natalie didn’t know him, she guessed that he was probably one of the higher-ups in the
National Design Association.

Just as expected, he went up to Mr. Horner directly and grabbed the microphone.

When everyone was staring at him curiously, he introduced himself slowly, “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m
the director of the Supervision Department in the National Design Association. The president of the
National Design Association has assigned me to decide the topic for the finals.”

“What? Jasmin’s eyes widened in surprise.



He is going to decide on a new topic, replacing the previous one set by Mr. Horner.

So, does that mean I can’t use the designs that I have prepared in advance?

Natalie seemed to have read Jasmine’s mind. Spinning a pen around her finger, she said, “Looks like
you can’t plagiarize from now on.”

Disgruntled, Jasmine gazed at her with her bloodshot eyes and said, “Did you know this earlier on?”

“Yes, I heard it too when they said that the finals would be brought forward.” Natalie put on a broader
smile.

Jasmine’s body shivered as she thought of fleeing at the very last minute.

However, she didn’t have enough time to react as the director had announced the new topic. “The topic
for the finals is to design a set of garments based on an object. Now, please turn your attention to the
screen.”

Once he finished, everyone turned around to look at the screen.

A few seconds later, a set of priceless ruby jewelry was shown on the screen.

No matter how the jewelry was judged based on its design or craftsmanship, it was undoubtedly delicate
and outstandingly beautiful. As such, even the live stream viewers were astonished and kept
complimenting it on the comment section.

Natalie was rather calm and unknowingly recalled the Blazing Heart that Shane gifted to her. Deep in her
heart, Blazing Heart was comparable with the set of jewelry shown now, and its main ruby looked even
purer.



On the other hand, Jacqueline, who had woken up for quite some time, was also watching the live
stream. Her eyes brimmed with excitement once she saw the jewelry. She immediately showed her
phone to Shane, who was busy working, and asked, “Shane, do you think the jewelry looks beautiful?”

Shane took a sideways glance at it and said, “Do you like it?”






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