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?”

Aliza. That her piece was far more polished and emotionally resonant didn’t

her. In their

so similar, why assume 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

None of us

“Maybe not, but

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his voice

the integrity of

around

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

letting the silence stretch before continuing, “But if the Music Association really worked like that, it wouldn’t

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

honesty left no

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

down, silent