Chapter 340


    But when she saw the other design drawing on the screen, her brows scrunched up with confusion.


    Jasmine’s name was signed on that design. The dress in the drawing was short in the front and


    extended into a long train. On the train wereplex embroidery patterns which looked extravagant and


    grand. From the looks of it, this gown was designed specifically for ancestral ceremonies.


    Where on earth did Jasmine find this design?


    Natalie nced at Jasmine with a doubtful expression.


    As though sensing her gaze, Jasmine turned to look at her, then broke into a triumphant smile and


    gave her a thumb-up.


    Natalie was stunned slightly.


    What the hell does that mean?


    Is Jasmine giving me a thumb-up?


    Just as she was trying to make sense of this, Jasmine made an insulting gesture by turning her hand so


    that her thumb was facing down.


    Natalie’s face immediately frosted over and Shane, who was currently watching the live stream, had an


    even more unsightly expression on his face.


    By the side, Ss clucked his tongue in disdain. “Isn’t Jasmine afraid she’d provoke a bacsh by doing


    this in front of the camera?”


    “What does she have to fear? Can’t you see her votes?” Shane squinted at the voting statistics below the


    live stream feed.


    Jasmine was leading strong in first ce with votes that exceeded Natalie’s by several thousand, forcing


    thetter to second ce.


    Moreover, her votes were still increasing at very fast rate, which showed how well-received her design


    was.


    “True. Humans tend to worship the strong and look down on the weak. Jasmine’s design is better than


    Ms. Natalie’s, so even though she’s showing bad behavior,izens won’t call her out on it. Instead,


    they’ll praise her for having such a feisty character. After all, geniuses always have more privileges than


    most,” Ss postted, pushing up his spectacles.


    Shane rested his chin on his hand. “Do you really think that the design belongs to Jasmine?”


    Ss was taken aback. “Mr. Shane, you mean…”


    “Jasmine couldn’t have produced such a top-quality design. If she was this talented, she would’ve been


    internationally famous by now. But why doesn’t she even have her own masterpiece until now?” Shane’s


    lips curved into a mocking smile. Then, he instructed coldly, “Find out all the designers whose work she’s


    been giarizing since participating in thispetition.”


    “Yes!” Ss nodded and immediately left to carry out his instructions.


    This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Shane leaned back into his chair, folded his arms over his chest, and continued watching the live stream


    with calcting eyes.


    At the venue of thepetition, the voting time was up and the four contestants selected by Alfred had


    received their respective rankings. Jasmine ranked first, while Natalie ranked second.


    Alfred smiled and said into the microphone, “The top four have been selected. Congrattions are in


    order. Let’s give these four designers a round of apuse before inviting them toe up and exin


    the concept behind their respective designs.”


    With that, the conference room erupted into a round of apuse as the judges, audience, members of


    the Design Association and media reporters put their hands together for Natalie and the other three.


    Natalie and the other two designers stood up and bowed to everyone with smiles on their faces. Only


    Jasmine was unable to get up due to her leg injury, bowing as best as she could in her wheelchair.


    But the split second when she lowered her head, a trace of panic shed across her face and she


    secretly cursed Alfred.


    Damn old fool. Does he have nothing better to do? Why the hell did he ask us to exin our design


    concept?


    Why can’t he just announce the results of this round and be done with it?


    F**k! Jasmine gritted her teeth in anger, but showed none of it on her face, forcing herself to maintain a


    calm appearance.


    Despite how well she hid it, her strained smile didn’t go unnoticed by Natalie who was paying close


    attention to her.


    The wheels in Natalie’s mind were set in motion and she figured out what Jasmine was worried about.


    It makes sense. How can she describe the concept behind a design that doesn’t even belong to her?


    She looked forward to seeing how Jasmine was going to worm her way out of this predicament.


    As various possibilities emerged in her mind, she straightened her spine and withdrew her gaze, listening


    attentively to the designer on stage who was narrating the concept behind her design.


    To keep the suspense, Alfred made sure to start from the designer who ranked fourth ce.