The True Heiress's Return

Chapter 17

Today's designer audition live stream was supposed to be a niche event with only a handful of viewers. But Sean really went all out. From the moment the stream started, advertisements were everywhere-not just in Crescentville, but tionwide on billboards, public transport screens, and major streaming platforms.

Many people tuned i in out of curiosity, and the view count shot up. As soon as they logged on, they were blown away-a young amateur designer had just outperformed tons of professional competitors and moved on to the next round. The audience was in awe, and the chat was buzzing with comments. [Wow! If she hasn't even studied design professionally and already has this kind of talent, just think about what she could do with some experience. She could really shake up the design world!]

t that the girl from the Nelson family who made headlines after her birthday party a couple of days ago? Looks like being a rich kid has some serious benefits.]

Must be nice to be wealthy. She threw a birthday bash that had got the whole town talking, and there were luxury cars lined up outside the hotel. All the elites must've shown up.]

[Sounds like a PR stunt to me. I looked her up; she's still just a college student with no formal training. If she really was this good, wouldn't we have heard about her before?]

!!

I hear you on that-it seems kinda suspect. Everyone knows Yonder Digital dropped its deal with Nelson Group overnight. Looks like the Nelson family is desperate to make things right with Yonder Digital and probably paid for her slot in the auditions.] LOL, she's a rich girl from a fancy family. She might claim she hasn't learned anything, but you know she's had the best mentors behind the scenes.ĺ

[She can't fake a live stream seen by millions. If it were a scam, it would fall apart in the next round-how embarrassing would that be?]

With all her brothers doing so well in their fields, how bad can she be? The genes don't lie. Quit hating.]

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The event was so grand that even caught the attention of Walter at the top floor of Lopez Group.

"Ms. Nelson is over there in the corner," Brian said, handing Walter a tablet.

Walter sipped his coffee and glanced at the screen, his expression unreadable.

softly, "The Nelson family is swarmed by fans, and Yvette is the star of the show. Poor Shakira is off to the

to join the competition-she deserves it." Walter scoffed and glanced back at the live stream. With Yvette in the spotlight, Shakira looked

table, asking, "Did

mentioned she's going

she just has time to kill," Walter sneered. He grabbed the documents aside, skimmed the pages, and signed

Walter so focused on work, Levi held his

Walter's deep voice commanded, "Get the car ready. Go pick up my

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Levi grinned, "Okay."

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The lights dimmed and everyone turned their attention to the stage. The host stepped forward to say a few opening words before calling out

in the Nelson family shifted when they heard Shakira's name. Yvette's heart sank, her hands clenching

lowered his voice, irritation clear, "I knew it! Shakira showing up here is bad news. Just last night, she said she had nothing to do with us, and now

"Did you know she was entering

him, a hint of grievance in her eyes, "I had no idea. Shakira

Cody paused before chiming

spot too, it wouldn't be that bad. We can

him, Yvette and Shakira were both just stepping stones for Nelson Group. As long as they got to meet Sean after

picked up on Cody's implication, and

"And those are all the contestants

Each contestant will create something based on the theme of 'Hope. You will have five hours to draft your initial designs and create samples in our provided clothing studio. You'll each be assigned two professional assistants to help with the production. The winner will be chosen by our judges and

knew how to put on a show. Even

Once the