My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 1055:

They did not press with more than that. The question alone carried weight. Caught off guard, Carrie answered instinctively, “Yes. I completed it independently. I did not reference or borrow from anyone.” The response dropped into the room like a stone into still water. A stir broke out among the students.

“You’re lying!” someone blurted from the back.

“You plagiarized the work of Randell’s composer!”

As the accusation echoed through the room, Carrie turned to face the speaker. The warmth in her eyes vanished, replaced by a glacial calm. Her voice was composed, deliberate.

“Do you have any proof that I plagiarized?”

The student didn’t hesitate.

“Your composition is nearly seventy percent identical to Aliza’s. How can you possibly deny it?”

his conclusion—Carrie must have copied Aliza. That her piece was far

most to condemn her. In

I copied her? Why not the other way around?” Without waiting for his reply, she pressed on, her tone now edged with faint scorn, “Is it because she performed before me? Do you think that proves anything?” She

performance order was determined randomly. None of us knew who

“Maybe not, but you’re

more

once, his voice steady but

the integrity of the Music

around the

I wanted to rig the outcome, do you think I’d bother with something as petty as the draw? Carrie wouldn’t need to go through this entire process with you. If I wanted to hand her a place,

if the Music Association really worked like that, it wouldn’t have lasted in Isonridge, nor would it still be a place where students

side, Arion added dryly, “Exactly. If Grandpa were biased, how would I always end up scraping the bottom?” That shut

honesty left

seemed to realize the gravity of what he’d implied. Thankfully for

down, silent