CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

The podium was right next to the doors to the conference room.

When Liam pushed Jasmine past the podium, Natalie noticed Jasmine's lashes flutter subtly.

Realization dawned on her. Jasmine is pretending to be unconscious!

Natalie released a sardonic laugh. I really have underestimated her shamelessness.

To avoid explaining her design concept, she even went as far as pretending to faint. How revolting!

After Jasmine was sent to the infirmary, the branch president stopped the live stream and announced the results of this competition round.

The crowd gradually dispersed and soon, there were only a few people left in the huge conference room.

Alfred was sorting out the four selected design drawings when Natalie approached him.

Alfred smiled at her. “Nat, you came just at the right time. Are you interested in selling your design?”

“Sure.” Natalie nodded.

Yes, please. I'm short of money.

But even if she wasn't short of money, she would still sell her design because her studio was going on the path of promoting a more affordable range of clothing at the moment and couldn't even be considered an accessible luxury brand. Hence, her studio simply did not have the ability to carry such a top-quality and luxurious design.

it to me then? You know I'm a huge fan of national customs and that I've studied it for most of my life. In fact, I've practically learned everything there is to know about it, so I've currently switched to studying the elements of ethnic minority clothing and coincidently, I'm lacking this particular type

softly. “Of course,

won't pay you a penny less than what you deserve.” Alfred put down the design and picked

“Alfred, are you planning to buy

use this design and

and cautiously said, “Alfred, with all due respect, you can't buy that design because it's doesn't belong to Jasmine. She stole it from another

The warm smile on Alfred's face instantly faded and a stern expression slipped into its

designers in our circle more or less know about her underhanded ways. Besides, she has already been plagiarizing since the beginning of the competition. None of those works

narrowed his

course, he trusted her. After all, no one would dare to casually

same time, he still had some doubts. “You said Jasmine plagiarized during the previous few rounds, and I believe you. But how could she have plagiarized during this round? I only announced the theme before the competition. How could she have possibly found a design that fit this theme within such a short frame of time? As you well know, the contestants weren't allowed to touch

chucklad softly. “Of coursa, I'll sall it to

won't pay you a panny lass than what you dasarva.”

har lips. “Alfrad, ara you planning to

planning to usa this dasign and maka it into a garmant. It'll ba tha parfact gift.” Alfrad

all dua raspact, you can't

warm smila on Alfrad's faca instantly fadad and a starn axprassion slippad into its placa. “Is what

truth. Jasmina has a long history of plagiarism. Many dasignars in our circla mora or lass know about har undarhandad ways. Basidas, sha has

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