Chapter 472


    If Meredith''s design was good, then the design that Tina presented this time was stunning.


    Tina designed a western-style retro dress in a bold colorbination of red, ck, and yellow, cleverly


    decoration design as well as the gorgeous atmosphere that the whole picture presented impressed


    people.


    In just a few hours, she created a perfect design that gave people the feeling of seeing a medieval oil


    painting.


    The moment Meredith saw Tina''s work, she knew she had lost.


    Her design concept may not be bad, but her degree ofpletion was limited. In contrast, Tina''s


    details were impable.


    Soon, the judges gave their opinions, and everyone agreed that Tina was the winner.


    When Horton saw this, he came over with satisfaction. "Miss Mason, in this fairpetition, you lost to


    Tina who is not as good as Judy. Are you convinced?"


    Meredith found those words very strange.


    If she lost, she wouldn''t make excuses. Her skills were inferior, but the Horton Family always tried to


    discredit her, which made her unhappy.


    "I''m sorry, Mr. Horton. There''s something wrong in thepany. We need to go back as soon as


    possible."


    Seeing this, Derek said that and took Meredith out.


    He didn''t care how the others whispered behind him.


    Meredith struggled for a while. "If you do this, we don''t know what they will say."


    "If you don''t leave, it will only make things worse."


    Derek looked unhappy.


    Just now, the Horton was clearly here to set a trap. If Meredith said that she was not convinced of


    losing, she would be said to be a sore loser. If she said that she was convinced of losing, then just as


    said by Horton, even Tina, who was not as good as Judy, could win Meredith on the spot. That meant


    she would only be criticized for winning with dishonorable connections in the past.


    No matter how to deal with it, she would only be criticized.


    They might as well just leave. Anyway, they didn''t have to show respect for the Horton Family.


    Meredith understood what he meant, but felt more guilty. Derek pushed himself out of the way to take


    the me and put her behind him.


    "I''m not aspetent as she this time. I''m sorry."


    Meredith was upset.


    If she hadn''t blindly proposed apetition, it wouldn''t have been this awkward situation.


    Derek shook his head, reached out and rubbed Meredith''s head, messing up her long, silky hair. "No,


    they obviously nned this."


    Tina''s expression was very strange from the beginning, plus her half-hearted performance during the


    "But... this is indeed a theme that was decided on the spot."


    Meredith couldn''t figure out what was going on either. At this moment, she suddenly remembered the


    girl named Rosentti she saw today. "When you came to me today, didn''t you ask me what was wrong? I


    actually saw a strange person."


    "Oh? What''s so strange about it?"


    "I saw a foreign girl trying to break in outside, so I went to see what was going on. Then, a woman who


    looked like her family came and told her that it was useless to look at those works. They were already


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    other people''s things."


    "Also, that girl looks a little strange. Although she''s pretty, she seemed unable to speak. Her look at


    people was also a little strange."


    Derek frowned. He had been checking whether Tina''s works were ghosted. With the power of the


    Horton family, it wasn''t hard to do this, but he couldn''t find out who it was.


    Hearing Meredith''s description, it suddenly dawned on him.


    He was looking for designers that the Horton Family hade into contact with. But ording to what


    Meredith had said, that girl was probably not a professional designer at all.


    "What does she look like? What''s she wearing?"


    Derek asked about the girl''s information carefully and then called Damian.


    "Find a foreigner named Rosentti, quickly."


    Derek rubbed his brows. Seeing him like this, Meredith could not help butfort him. "There are so


    many people. How can it be so easy to find her..."


    Derek shook his head but said nothing.


    What he was worried about now was that the Horton family would continue to make a fuss about


    Meredith''s loss. On the surface, it was a loss in apetition.But it was unclear how they would use


    public opinion to attack her and raise Tina''s status.


    After all, Tina had yet to gain a foothold. If she wanted to marry without being looked down upon by his


    husband, she had to have a good reputation.


    Meredith looked at Derek''s grim expression and realized something.


    At this moment, the phone rang.


    It was an unfamiliar number.


    Meredith picked it up and a reporter''s anxious voice came from inside.


    "Miss Mason, I heard that you used the power of the Xavier Group to deliberately manipte the


    "I heard that you have an ambiguous rtionship with Mr. Xavier, Derek. Is that how you got to your


    current position?"


    "Do you have anything to do with Easton from the Xaviers?"


    "These bastards, damn it!"


    Without thinking, Derek snatched Meredith''s phone and turned it off.


    He didn''t expect the Horton family to move so fast. As soon as thepetition was over, the reporters


    were arranged. This was bound to use Meredith as a stepping stone for Tina''s promotion.


    But...


    It was really bold of them to do such a thing in front of him and to pin all the shameful things in their


    family on Meredith.


    "They..."


    Meredith''s face was a little pale. What the reporter said just now reminded her of the feeling she felt


    when she was framed as the hit-and-run murderer.


    Knowing that she didn''t do it herself was useless. The public opinion had been manipted by others,


    and no one would believe her.


    For a moment, she was actually flustered.


    Derek saw Meredith looked awful and he grabbed her hand. The cold touch made him frown


    uncontrobly.


    She, as expected, was not so strong, and would still be afraid of such injustice.


    Gently pulling the slightly absent-minded woman into her arms, Derek''s steady voice sounded in


    Meredith''s ear. "It''s not your fault, it''s just that they had set a trap from the start and waited for you to


    fall in. Don''t worry, I won''t let them seed."


    "This time, no one can wrongly use you again."


    Feeling the warmth surrounding her and the familiar smell, Meredith''s nerves seemed to have been


    steadied.


    It had to be said that the man''s words had a calming effect as a pill.


    Without her knowing, it calmed her down.