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?”

have copied Aliza. That her

condemn her. In their

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

determined randomly. None of us knew who

interrupted sharply, “Maybe not, but you’re from the

– more

his voice steady

questioning the integrity of the Music

around

Carrie wouldn’t need to go through this entire

“But if the Music Association really worked like that, it wouldn’t have lasted in Isonridge, nor would it

how would I always end up scraping the bottom?” That shut down the

self-deprecating honesty left no room

earlier seemed to realize the gravity of what he’d implied. Thankfully for him, he’d kept a low profile. No one besides his own family knew

looked down, silent and