Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

Kaylee was in deep trouble this time.

The judges had asked the staff to bring their computers up to the stage.

Kaylee quickly grabbed her computer, powered it on, and opened the necessary software.

Lily did the same with her computer, opening the software as well.

However, the initial versions of their design sketches were both dated ten days ago, and Lily's was even timestamped two days earlier than Kaylee's.

"How could this be..." Kaylee was completely stunned. She was sure Lily had copied her work, but how had they both ended up with designs created almost at the same time?

"Kaylee, do you have anything to say in your defense?" Louie asked, twirling a pen in his right hand.

The other three judges also turned their attention to her.

sensed something was off. The near-simultaneous

plagiarism, and a

disadvantage. Without evidence to prove her originality, she would

earlier date. Unless Lily had somehow known about her idea beforehand, but how? "Kaylee, I've already given you a chance," Lily sighed. "If you had admitted it from the beginning, I wouldn't have pressed so hard. After all, you're still young with a promising future ahead. I didn't want to ruin that. But even

"Plagiarist, go to hell!"

"Plagiarist, get lost!"

curses, practically foaming at the mouth

there were murmurs

have thought that Kaylee, who seemed so innocent and harmless, could have

to do

Are you fashion designers or just copycats?" someone close to Lily sneered, mocking the University of Maple Grove's contestants. The contestants from the University of Maple Grove turned pale, feeling utterly

we'll have no choice but to disqualify you from the competition," a judge said

original, it only