Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 355

Everyone instantly went quiet.

The person who suggested placing the work on the shelf, and the first to do so, was Leanna.

If that was taken into account when it came to the scoring, then it was logical to expect her to score highly on her reaction time and adaptability.

However, just then, someone softly said, "Who knows? Maybe she knew we had to do that beforehand."

The staff member on stage continued their announcement. "Since all of you have chosen to participate in this competition, we trust you believe this competition is extremely important to us. We will be fair and just the entire time with no impartiality. If anyone still doubts the fairness of the competition, we would like to offer you the option to withdraw to avoid the contestants' inability to accept future results."

As soon as they said that, the room went silent, and no one spoke again.

"That is all for today," declared the staff member. "You are now free to head back and prepare for the competition. You have ten days this time. After ten days, please return here with your creations. I will be waiting here for you. We are looking forward to seeing the masterpieces you'll create."

The staff member then left the hall. After a few long moments of silence, someone finally gathered the courage to whisper to their neighbor.

"I think they are playing us for fools. Why would they not tell us the rules beforehand? Why must we guess? Who could have guessed?"

"Yeah," said another person. "I thought we were competing as designers. Someone else might have thought this was an escape room or something. Do the organizers even respect us? They act as if we are here because we begged them."

"Enough," said someone else. "Why did none of you speak up when the staff member made the announcement? Why are you complaining now? With the time at hand, should you not be working on your submission?"

as Leanna exited the halls, a young woman ran over to her. "Hi,

popular over the last two

"Hello," said Leanna.

point. "Can we talk?

Leanna nodded. "Sure."

that easily. She blankly stared at Leanna for a few moments before smiling. "Let me treat you to a cup of coffee. There is

time. "Okay."

sat down with their coffee, Sofia started talking. "I actually really like your work. I even bought your First Love series. I never had the chance to get to know you though. When I saw you at

surprised to hear

the top, are hard to get along with. I don't think that now though. Last time, you could have placed your work on the shelf and left. However, you told us about it. I realized

It was not easy to be one of the top percentiles either. Even Aidan went through unimaginable

open to trying things

great. You know how the people in our field are; we are easily bound by the rules and topics stated. It is why there are so many rules in this competition. The organizers are encouraging us to be innovative." Sofia sighed. "It is like our work. Every designer has their own unique style that matures by the day. However, they are now asking us to draw according to someone else's art style. If the contestants do not understand why the

the competition this way for two reasons; one, as Sofia said, to encourage innovation, and two, to make them break free from previous

Leanna. "But you just need to find the

as she sipped her coffee. "You are right. Speaking of which, you swapped

"Yes."

you? Queenie used to always bad-mouth you at networking events. She said she left Lux Magazine because the boss had a crush