Chapter 354


    At the same time, Jasmine began to feel panicked. Since Mr. Horner said that I resorted to some


    underhanded ways, could it be that he figured out what I have done?


    “Alright, Ms. Natalie. Thepetition will start soon. Please have a seat,” Mr. Horner went to the stage


    and said.


    “Yes,” Natalie replied affirmatively and sat in her same seat since the afternoon.


    Mr. Horner had rxed a lot as he announced, “Since everyone is here, allow me to announce the


    results of thepetition that took ce in the afternoon: fourth ce, Rina; third ce, Joseph; second


    ce, Jasmine!”


    Jasmine immediately looked up in disbelief once she heard her name. “Why am I only in second


    ce?”


    Given that she was in second ce, the first ce naturally belonged to Natalie. Therefore, Jasmine


    couldn’t ept the dramatic turn of events.


    She couldn’t believe that she would lose to Natalie, given that her design wasposed of a


    combination of designs by several designers.


    In fact, even Natalie was shocked to hear the results.


    After all, because Jasmine giarized high-quality designs, Natalie was always in second ce ever


    since thepetition started.


    The results of thepetition were beyond her expectations, to say the least.


    “What’s wrong? Are you dissatisfied with our judges or live stream viewers who cast their votes?” Mr.


    Horner red at Jasmine.


    Jasmine clenched her fists as she replied, “No, but I’m confident about my design. In fact, my designs in


    the previous rounds are proven to be better than Natalie’s. Hence, I don’t think that I would lose to her.


    Mr. Horner, I request to show both of our blueprints to see why I lost.”


    “As you wish,” Mr. Horner snickered and instructed Liam to do as she said.


    Soon, both blueprints were exhibited on therge screen.


    Afterparing both works, everyone opined unanimously that the blueprint on the left was better than


    that on the right.


    The blueprint on the left was none other than Natalie’s work.


    Natalie couldn’t help but raise her eyebrow once she saw Jasmine’s blueprint. She understood why


    Jasmine lost to her in this round.


    At the same time, Jasmine’s face contorted in embarrassment because she could see the stark


    differences too.


    After a while, Mr. Horner pointed at Jasmine’s blueprint with a baton and asserted, “To tell the truth, your


    design is great, yet it doesn’t look like a coherent piece of work. As you can see, the sleeves, leg


    openings, and cor designs are of totally different designs, making the set of garments resemble a cut-


    and-paste job. Youe in second ce only because the designs of these aspects are good


    separately. Otherwise, I’m afraid you wouldn’t be in second ce at all.”


    Jasmine was indignant at thement. Nevertheless, she opened her mouth but couldn’t find a suitable


    word to rebut his statement.


    It was because Mr. Horner’s remark reflected the truth, after all.


    When looking at her blueprint alone, she didn’t feel that it was a cut-and-paste product. However, it


    became obvious once it was beingpared with Natalie’s.


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    As such, Jasmine could only clench her fists but didn’t utter a word. A momentter, Mr. Horner asked


    coldly, “Do you have any otherments about the results?”


    Jasmine lowered her head and replied, “No.”


    With that, Mr. Horner stopped entertaining her and continued giving his concluding remark for this round


    ofpetition.


    On the other hand, Natalie nced at Jasmine, who looked gloomy. She supported her head with an arm


    and sneered, “Looks like you couldn’t copy the geist of the great designs and embarrassed yourself


    instead!”


    Immediately, Jasmine turned around and red at her with a stern face. “Don’t be cocky. I might not


    have giarized well, but I still came in second ce and entered the finals anyway. Mark my words, I’ll


    not let you win again during the finals. The entry quota to the internationalpetition can only be mine.”


    “In that case, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed because you won’t win in the finals. Certainly, you won’t


    get the entry quota to the internationalpetition,” Natalie replied calmly and smilingly in the face of


    Jasmine’s provocation.


    On the other hand, Jasmine was immensely irritated by her smile and wished to tear her face apart.


    “Well, let’s wait and see during the finals tomorrow…”


    “I don’t think we have to wait till tomorrow. We can see each otherter in the finals,” Natalie waved her


    hand while interrupting her.


    Jasmine’s heart sank because Natalie’s words unknowingly sounded like a bad omen to her. She gave it


    some thought for a while and asked irritatedly, “What do you mean?”


    “You’ll soon understand what I meant.” Natalie shed her a smile but didn’t answer her


    straightforwardly. Right after that, she ignored her and nced at the stage.