Unmasking Mrs. Newton's Secret Identities novel Chapter 1788

"This is blatant plagiarism!" one of the spectators shouted.

"The richest businessman in Grand Cathay actually resorted to such a despicable tactic in a public competition. Now, he has embarrassed himself internationally," another chimed in.

A third person added, "Indeed, businessmen have no regard for national pride at all. He, who plagiarized blatantly, should be disqualified from the competition to avoid further humiliation."

Voices of doubt rose one after another, and Orson also added fuel to the fire at this moment. "Chandler, don't you have anything to say? Why does your design look exactly the same as Ms. Dankworth's?"

Chandler remained unfazed and replied expressionlessly, "Shouldn't this question be directed at you? All entries are supposed to be checked by you before they are officially revealed.

"Now, two identical designs have made it through the selections—I wonder how the checking process was conducted."

"Well…" Orson was speechless in an instant. Georgia had shown him the proposal of Destiny Corporation, and he had decided to replicate it. That was why he arranged for Chandler to come after Sadie.

This way, the whole world would instinctively think that Sadie's work was the original.

The reason he did this was to tarnish Chandler's reputation and make all Cathayans think that Chandler was an unscrupulous businessman who would use any means to achieve his goal.

Orson was too eager to regain his dignity, and he had forgotten that doing so would also require him to bear the responsibility.

He quickly came up with an excuse. "Yes, I was supposed to check it, but you only passed me the proposal an hour before the competition.

"Due to my trust in Destiny Corporation and the need to control the scene, I didn't check the design drafts thoroughly. I was surprised that you would actually take advantage of my trust to do such a despicable thing."

He deliberately brought the microphone closer to his mouth and said, "Even so, you shouldn't have copied it so blatantly."

However, given Chandler's denial and his status, the competition committee had to give him another chance.

"Chandler, since you claimed that Destiny Corporation didn't plagiarize, then prove it." The main judge spoke up to bring the situation under control.

But it was not easy to prove originality. Orson and his men were determined to frame Chandler, so they had Sadie prepare the "drafts" in advance, which were hand-drawn sketches at various stages.

With the drafts, the authenticity of the original design could be proven. But the problem now was that both works had drafts, making it impossible to determine who created the design first.

At this moment, Jenson, who had been looking on below the stage, could no longer sit still. "If it's impossible to determine who created the previous works first, then why not judge the designs created on the spot?

"They both are professional designers. If not for ten or 20 minutes, they should be able to finish a design in an hour for scoring, right? Wouldn't this make the competition even more fair and transparent?"