Chapter 59

Effie gave a faint, confident smile. "Alright, but you'd better be prepared."

With that, she took out her phone and tapped on the post she'd published earlier.

Seeing it trending at number one, Effie paused for a second. She immediately thought of Lyman-he must have helped boost it. Otherwise, there was no way her post would rocket to the very top in a split second.

Her eyes flashed with amusement before she turned to address everyone. "Why don't you all take a look at the top trending post right now? I think you'll find your answer there."

The reporters, seeing Effie's utter composure, exchanged startled glances. If she were really guilty of plagiarism, she'd be terrified, desperate not to be exposed. But Effie faced them with poise and calm, showing no sign of fear.

Meanwhile, her post had already set the internet ablaze. Tens of thousands of comments were pouring in beneath it. But the journalists, focused entirely on Effie, hadn't checked their phones yet-otherwise, that ridiculous question from earlier wouldn't have been asked at all.

to pull out their phones, eager to see the video attached

a USB drive to copy her design files. The video then showed Effie's original design drafts, detailed records of

was undeniable. In an instant,

room-so it had been Suzan

to her name, had

been pressing their microphones forward, aggressive and unyielding moments before, now looked at one another in embarrassment and disbelief. No one could have predicted the truth would turn out

despicable tricks. Anyone who watched the video could see the

the scandal wasn't enough, someone online had already dug up more dirt: Suzan had been the other woman in Effie's previous relationship, the reason

revelations just kept coming, leaving

was simply no room left for Suzan

and panic nearly made her faint. She'd been so sure of her victory, certain that her theft had gone unnoticed. She'd been so smug, believing she'd outsmarted everyone when she copied those files. Little did she know that Effie had set a trap and was waiting for her to walk straight into it. Suzan had watched the press conference, convinced she'd get

the same time, Suzan's social media accounts were overrun by furious commenters. Her feed was flooded with accusations

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