Chapter 97 Reported for Plagiarism
Melanie and Hanson subconsciously shared a glance. They had already seen this name long ago, and they didn’t know if there would be another issue today.
The three children were hugging their arms in anticipation as they watched the livestream.
Decked out in jewels, Melanie walked onto the stage flashily, a victorious expression on her face. Before she went on the stage, she had already seen Vania and Hanson looking at each other, which filled her heart with resentment. She wanted to see how Vania would recover from this in front of everyone. With the microphone in her hand, she first introduced herself like the other contestants.
However, after finishing her introduction, she didn’t start performing immediately. Instead, she faced the audience, looking confident. “Can I ask Master Mia a question?”
She had called her Master Mia on purpose in a slightly mocking way.
Vania, who had suddenly been called out, raised her eyebrows and said into the microphone, “Of course you can.”
Then, Melanie’s sarcastic question followed. “May I ask if you made the advertisement mock-up today?”
Vania nodded noncommittally. This advertising idea really was her work. What’s Melanie up to this time?
Meanwhile, the other contestants were all holding their breath nervously. They had been too afraid to speak when they came on stage, but now Melanie was asking questions out of nowhere. What was going on?
The netizens were also busy expressing their opinions.
‘Is she trying to start something?’
‘It feels like she’s up to no good.’
‘I feel like I’ve seen this Melanie somewhere, but I just can’t remember where.’
‘She’s quite pretty, but I just can’t bring myself to like her.’
‘She looks kind of b*tchy. She’s not that likable.’
Jack waited excitedly at home, eager to see what would happen next.
After getting a clear answer, Melanie smiled even more sarcastically. As though she was doing everyone a service, she declared loudly, “I’m reporting you for plagiarism.”
The moment she said that, the venue went silent. Then, a second later, it erupted with noisy chatter.
What? Did I hear that right? Melanie is accusing Vania of plagiarism?
Plagiarism could be very damaging to a person’s reputation. There were too many previous cases in showbiz and the people involved were all unable to make a comeback from this. Besides, with Vania’s current status, she would suffer from heavy losses if she were caught plagiarizing.
The netizens were all expressing their shock, waiting to see how this would turn out.
Meanwhile, ever since Hanson saw Melanie enter the stage, he had been frowning throughout the whole process, and when he heard her accuse Vania of plagiarism, his expression turned dark in an instant. How deplorable.
Vania was not angry even as she was being called out, and there was still a smile on her face, but that smile was clearly disdainful. She said coldly, “Since you reported me for plagiarism, please tell me about it.”
Looking at Vania’s indifferent expression, Melanie sneered inwardly. Your acting is quite convincing, but you’ll be crying soon.
Melanie pointed at the advertisement that Vania had designed and interrogated, “This advertisement is Mr. Wright’s work, so how did it become yours?”
‘Plagiarizing Mr. Wright? That can’t be real.’
‘Vania seems so calm. I think there’ll be a twist.’
‘Vania is Mia, so there’s no saying that she might know Mr. Wright or she has taken inspiration from his works.’
‘Isn’t the person above being too polite? Just say she plagiarized.’
‘Everyone, stop spamming the comments and watch the livestream.’
‘What if this is part of the competition?’
Meanwhile, Vania remained calm and asked, “If you’re claiming that this is Mr. Wright’s original work, do you have any proof?”
