CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Jasmine rathered admit to plagiarizing Natalie than being framed for threatening the lady.

“Is she telling the truth? Does she really not know you?” Natalie gave the lady a doubtful look.

The lady shook her head vehemently. “Yes, we didn't know each other prior to this. Before the competition started, she paid me a sum of money to monitor the live stream. Once Ms. Natalie's drawings were out, I was to download them and wait for her in the restroom.”

“I didn't!” Jasmine was so angry that her heart was palpitating.

Since when did I do that?

Didn't she approach me in the first place?

Natalie looked at Jasmine and then the lady before lowering her head in thought.

After a few seconds, she raised her gaze and asked, “Since Jasmine had you wait for her in the restroom, how did you know when she would be there?”

one of the reporters in the reporters' area. “It's him. He was also watching the live stream. When you finished your drawing, he walked by Jasmine and tossed a paper ball to her, informing her to see

how!” Natalie nodded while Jasmine turned her

ordered Walford to bring

fate, the reporter didn't struggle and allowed himself

bribed by her to do this?” Mr. Horner demanded

glance at Jasmine before nodding. “Yes... yes,

by rage. Supporting herself on the table, the veins on her hands

came to a sudden realization and burst into hearty laughter. It was filled with both mockery and anger. “I understand now. Both of you must be working together to sabotage me. And yet, there I was telling myself that there is

do you mean?” Mr. Horner

eyes

knew Jasmine very well and could see that she wasn't lying. The lady and the reporter were indeed

priority was to smear Jasmine by pushing all the blame onto her, forcing her to take responsibility. Their real purpose was to hide the true perpetrator

instructions of whomever the mastermind is. In the event they failed, I would be the only one to suffer. The cruel joke was that I had fallen into their trap without giving it much thought as I was simply tempted by the opportunity to beat Natalie,” Jasmine

the crowd and the audience on the live stream were