Chapter 5


    Chapter 5 A giarist Is A Thief


    “To make thepetition fair, we’ve decided to postpone the awarding of the top three prizes until we


    find out the truth of this giarism.”


    As soon as the host finished his words, everyone was shocked, including Julian.


    “Why? It’s just not fair to everyone!”


    “Yes, since there is a controversy, just disqualify both of them!”


    “Just tell us their names!”


    The crowd began toin. The reporters were full of interest.


    Initially, the reporters thought it was just an ordinarypetition, but unexpectedly there was such


    breaking news. They now had a headline for tomorrow.


    Julian was confident that there would be no problem with his product, so he stepped forward


    confidently and said loudly to the crowd, “You’re right. Since such a situation happened, the organizers


    of thispetition should announce the result here. I believe that the heads of bothpanies are


    present. Meanwhile, most of the people here came from the perfume industry. With them here


    witnessing the whole process, the result will be more convincing, won’t it?”


    Dashiell ignored the lively scene on the screen and kept his eyes riveted on Seraphina who was beside


    him.


    Seraphina was holding the ss in her hand, but she didn’t take a sip. There was always a cold smile


    on her face.


    Dashiell thought, ‘It has been years. She finally belonged to me. I have been waiting for this day for


    three years. How could a man like Julian deserve Seraphina?


    ‘If Seraphina really wants to marry Julian, I would be the first one to object to it. But now that Julian and


    Vivian’s affair was found by Seraphina, it saved me a lot of time and energy.


    ‘As for Seraphina, she should also be punished. She has to be my wife for the rest of her life. Humph,


    she didn’t recognize me at the first time.


    ‘By the way, Seraphina has be timid and cautious over the years. She speaks in a much softer


    voice. But now she stands there with her eyes full of confidence. Looks like she has not changed at all.


    She is still the little-known yet confident girl I used to know.’


    “It’s time for me to show up.”


    Putting down the ss, Seraphina looked back at Dashiell.


    Dashiell nodded. “Remember, I’m here.”


    Although Seraphina didn’t intend to let Dashiell help her deal with the problem in person, Dashiell’s


    words still gave her great reassurance.


    Seraphina nodded gratefully, opened the door of the VIP room, and walked out.


    The venue was still chaotic. Julian seemed to have be the head of those people who kept urging


    the host.


    Vivian couldn’t hide the triumph in her eyes. She had never been like this, standing beside Julian and


    feeling as if she had be the focus of the crowd.


    The host frowned until someone ran to the stage and whispered something in his ear.


    The host unfurrowed his eyebrows and turned to Julian. “Initially, the organizers refrained from


    exposing the giarists out of consideration for their feelings, but since everyone strongly requested to


    expose the twopanies and their entries, the organizers decided to do as everyone requested.”


    “A giarist is a thief. What is the point of showing consideration for such a thief? We should resist


    giarism together!”


    Julian was in high spirits. He knew he wasn’t the one who giarized.


    Since Julian wasn’t, he would naturally not let the giarist go easily. After the news about today’s


    incident was exposed tomorrow, Prosperian Company would attract more attention and be


    famous. He seemed to have seen a bright future and countless wealth.


    The host nced at Julian and adjusted the microphone. “In thispetition, twopanies submitted


    the same perfume, which was named First Love.”


    Hearing this, Vivian was stunned. Julian, however, pretended to be shocked. “First Love? It is the name


    of our Prosperian Company’s entry. Whichpany used the same name and product? What a


    coincidence!”


    Julian looked around while speaking, pretending to be trying to find out the head of thatpany from


    the people present.


    At this point, the host stopped keeping the crowd guessing. “Yes. One of them is Prosperian Company,


    and the other one is Aroma Delight.”


    “Aroma Delight?” Julian was puzzled. “With all due respect… I haven’t heard about it in the perfume


    industry.”


    Julian looked modest, but he was ecstatic in his heart. He thought Aroma Delight was just a small


    hispany to the center of public attention.


    “Aroma Delight? Isn’t it a branch of Apex Corporation? It was just foundedst year.”


    Someone was familiar with thepanies in the industry and immediately thought of something about


    Aroma Delight.


    “Yeah, I’ve also heard about it. Although it is newly established, it is still a promisingpany as it has


    Apex Corporation back it.”


    “I see. I wonder if the representative of Aroma Delight is here. It took my team three months to develop


    First Love. I want to know how Aroma Delight got it.”


    Julian’s words were tantamount to a direct conviction for the Aroma Delight’s giarism.


    At this moment, a gentleman came on stage. “Good evening, everyone. I’m the public rtions


    manager of Aroma Delight. My name is Karter Hanson. I was also shocked when I heard about the


    incident about two products with high simrities, particrly when one of them is said to be from our


    “Initially, we were willing to respect the opinions of the organizers of thispetition and check and


    solve the problem in private. However, since Prosperian Company did not agree, we ept an on-site


    examination.”


    Karter’s politeness and steady voice impressed the people present. As they were in awe of Apex


    Corporation, most people nodded.


    Seeing this, Julian said rudely, “I also agree to have an on-site examination. Although our Prosperian


    Company is small, it can stand the test.”


    “Yes! First Love was made by me, and I’m curious to know why there is a copy,” Vivian added with a


    sincere and eager expression.


    For a moment, it was really hard to tell who was lying. The crowd could only look at the host.


    Karter was calm. He said, “I have handed over the preparation records and R&D data of the entries as


    well as the particrs of their characteristics to the organizers. I believe there will be a fair judgment.”


    “Well, we have already handed those materials to the organizers too. I believe that professional judges


    will be able to tell who is the giarist,” Julian sneered and said with a serious look.


    “The judges have already had the results,” the host said. After receiving an envelope, the host looked


    at Julian first and asked, “Mr. Brown, can I ask you something? I heard that First Love was prepared


    and developed by Ms. Garcia, the product director of yourpany, right?”


    “Yes.” Julian nodded affirmatively. “Vivi is the best perfumer in ourpany and has a certain


    reputation in the industry. She also developed several of our best-selling products before.”


    The host nodded and looked at Karter. “Mr. Hanson, who developed the perfume you submitted to


    attend thepetition?”


    Karter smiled and said, “It happens that the perfumer behind First Love is here today. I’m honored to


    introduce her to you.”


    As Karter stretched his arms sideways, a woman slowly walked on the stage from behind.