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?"

whined as they left the building. As soon as Leanna exited the halls, a young woman ran over to her. "Hi,

she knew Sofia was the designer who had been quite popular over the last two years even though Sofia was only older

"Hello," said Leanna.

"Can we talk? I…

Leanna nodded. "Sure."

few moments before smiling. "Let me treat you to a cup of coffee.

time. "Okay." She had

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 the opening ceremony, I was too afraid to

to

people like you, who are at the top, are hard to get along with. I don't think that

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

open to trying things

like our work. Every designer has their own unique style that matures by the day. However,

reasons; one, as Sofia said, to encourage innovation, and two, to make them break free from previous

you just need to

she sipped her coffee. "You are right. Speaking of which, you swapped lots with Queenie, right? That means you

"Yes."

a small world," Sofia commented. "You're not aware, are you? Queenie used to always bad-mouth you at networking events. She said she left Lux Magazine because the boss had a crush on you and would give you all the good opportunities while