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

deserves it." Walter scoffed and glanced back at the live stream. With

the table, asking, "Did she say why she's heading to

Nelson mentioned she's

Sounds like she just has time to kill," Walter sneered.

work, Levi held his tongue.

for Shakira, Walter's deep voice commanded, "Get the car ready.

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Levi grinned, "Okay."

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to the venue slowly closed. The lights dimmed and everyone turned their attention to the stage. The host stepped forward to say a few opening words before calling out the names of the designers who would be competing. "Lucas,

when they heard Shakira's

last night, she said she

you know

him, a hint of grievance in her eyes, "I had no idea. Shakira never shares this

Cody paused before chiming

"Let's just see how it goes. If Shakira gets a spot too, it wouldn't be that bad. We can think of it

As long as they got to

on Cody's implication, and her expression flickered with unacknowledged

"And those are all the contestants who

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 the

Digital really knew how to put on a show. Even setting up a simple clothing studio was a grand affair. Money

Once the