Chapter 1180:
Christina had been waiting for the live finals to gather every piece of evidence she needed to tear Yolanda’s mask off in front of everyone.
She wanted to clear the doubts haunting the people who still believed in her, and shut the mouths of everyone who didn’t. Even if the gossip didn’t die down, at least her supporters would finally have something solid to throw back.
Yolanda’s face drained of color; her palms grew slick with sweat.
Why was Christina standing there looking so sure of herself?
Did she actually have proof? Real, solid evidence?
No. Impossible. There was no way she did.
Christina had to be bluffing. She couldn’t have that kind of proof. It was just a scare tactic to make Yolanda slip up.
The audience erupted into whispers and chatter, the energy shifting fast. One by one, people started looking at Yolanda with suspicion instead.
“Why isn’t Yolanda saying anything? Did she actually plagiarize?”
“Yolanda accused Christina of plagiarizing before, so why is it her turn now? Was Yolanda lying about Christina?”
“So she was playing the victim this whole time? If she actually plagiarized, that’s pretty bold and shameless.”
Katie heard the crowd doubting Yolanda and got angry immediately.
“Yolanda would never plagiarize! If you keep talking like that, I’ll sue you!”
Katie glared at the people around her who were questioning Yolanda.
But most of the people there were powerful and important. Her threats didn’t scare them one bit.
Someone laughed at her. “Go ahead and sue us, but don’t be surprised when you just make things worse for Yolanda.”
Katie shook with anger, too furious to say anything.
𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨: g𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀[․]𝗰𝗼𝗺
These were all powerful people. Katie couldn’t risk making them angry by saying the wrong thing.
“Katie, quiet down,” Brendon said with a frown, giving her a sharp look.
“Brendon, do you think Yolanda plagiarized too?” Katie asked, her voice angry.
Brendon frowned and stayed quiet.
Before, Brendon would have defended Yolanda right away without thinking twice. He would have believed she’d never plagiarize.
But now, for some reason, he found himself believing Christina. His heart seemed to be on her side.
He knew he should be standing firmly with Yolanda, but why wasn’t he?
Brendon’s thoughts grew more and more confused. The conflict inside him left him feeling frustrated and lost.
He still wanted to believe in Yolanda, but deep down, he felt like Christina was telling the truth.
“Brendon, say something! Don’t—” Katie stopped mid-sentence when Brendon shot her a cold, sharp look that made her go quiet.
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