Chapter 1093


    The person who caught her was none other than her partner and jewelry designer, Ate Jenning.


    “It''s me,” said Ate, putting down her hands.


    Lacey Jones, the designer who had wanted toy a finger on Natalie''s and Lina''s stuff, snorted.


    “What''s the matter? Are you going to report me?”


    Smiling, Ate replied, “It looks like you admit to it. Don''t worry. I''m not going to report you. We''re


    partners, after all. If I report you and you end up getting kicked out of thepetition, I''ll lose my


    partner and won''t be able to continuepeting anyway. It won''t do me any good to report you.”


    “That what do you want?” Lacey pursed her lips.


    She had already known that Ate would not report her, so she had breathed a sigh of relief when


    she saw that it was Ate who had caught her.


    “I don''t want anything. I''m just hoping that you''ll include me in your ns,” said Ate.


    Lacey was shocked. “You''ve lost it. Have you thought about the consequences? If I do it on my own


    and get caught, you''ll get off scot-free. At most, you won''t be allowed topete. But if we''re both


    caught, you''ll—”


    “I know. I haven''t lost it. I just want to stop Lina from advancing any further in thispetition,” Ate


    interrupted with a sh of hatred in her eyes.


    Lacey looked at Ate curiously. “Do you have a beef with Natalie''s partner?”


    Ate balled her hands into fists and hissed through clenched teeth, “That wretched woman stole a


    large part of my resources in a previous jewelrypetition. The suppliers had approached me first.


    However, they changed their mind after seeing her work and chose to work with her instead. It was


    utterly humiliating. How could I not hate her after that?”


    Lacey could empathize with Ate. “That does warrant a grudge.”


    I''d feel the same way if someone snatched away my resources.


    “But that''s only one of the reasons why I hate her. The main reason is that she''s an uncouth woman


    who doesn''t have the necessary understanding and respect for jewelry design. She should be content


    with getting into the finals. How dare she even think of winning? She should know her ce and not try


    to get her grubby hands on what''s ours,” Ate spat out, her face contorting with rage.


    Lacey''s eyes gleamed. “I can''t believe that we''re on the same page. That''s what I think too! Natalie has


    no right toe here to gain fame and glory, let alone stop us from winning.”


    “That''s why we should work together. Julian is an idiot for trying to do it all on her own. She''s just


    presenting her head on a silver tter,” Ate remarked in a voice dripping with disdain.


    Lacey looked Ate in the eye and held out her hand. “Here''s to a happy partnership.”


    After exchanging smiles, one of them stood in front of the chair and blocked it from view while the other


    knelt behind the chair and got to work.


    Meanwhile, Natalie, Lina, and Sally sat on a couch in the room next door. All three of them were


    looking at aputer screen with grave expressions.


    Lacey and Ate''s conversation, as well as their every action, was being recorded.


    Unbeknownst to others, they had installed spy cameras in the dressing room the previous day.


    After talking to Shane a few days ago, Natalie realized that there would surely still be some ill-


    intentioned people who would not give up and try to sabotage her even though they had seen what had


    happened to hical Julian.


    Hence, she had gotten someone to install the spy cameras, then put on an act in the dressing room


    with Sally and Lina before leaving.


    The dress and jewelry she had deliberately left on the chair would serve as bait for those who wanted


    to ruin her chances in thepetition.


    And vo, I was right! But I didn''t expect that Lacey and Ate would be the ones who''d try to


    sabotage me.


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    “That''s it. I can''t bear to watch this any longer. I''m going to catch them red-handed right now!” An


    enraged Lina rose to her feet and headed straight for the door.


    Natalie called out, “There''s no rush. The show is going to start soon. You''ll only be wasting time if you


    go over there now. Let''s wait until after the show. Besides, we have the whole thing caught on camera.


    What''s there to be afraid of?”