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The host, Leandro, took the stage and took a deep breath before forcing a difficult smile.
“Unexpectedly, today’s product launch event gave birth to twin works, and they were even created by twin designers. So now, let’s invite the two designers to take the stage!”
In the lounge.
Leanna patted Zoey’s shoulder and said, “Good luck! I’ll go find the best shooting angle now, and wait for Ariana, Jayleen, and Nelson to give you thirty bows.”
Zoey nodded, “Please shoot in high definition.”
Leanna made an OK gesture.
As soon as Zoey left, the rest of the designers crowded around, “Ms. Spence, you know the inside story, right? Tell us first, please? We’re all dying of impatience!”
“Yeah, Ms. Spence, stop beating around the bush. What’s the matter after all?”
Leanna pointed at the big screen and said, “Why rush? It’s great to watch a movie for free.”
The crowd:
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Zoey was about to step onto the stage from the waiting area
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behind the runway when her phone started vibrating.
She answered the call as she looked at the familiar number.
“Ms. Baker, is there something wrong?”
Dahlia said, “Zoey, do you know what should be said and what shouldn’t be said? Your grandfather hasn’t been feeling well lately! If something is uncomfortable, people of his age are prone to accidents.”
Zoey chuckled lightly and said, “As you wish.” After saying that, she hung up the phone and put it in her handbag.
Under the gaze of the crowd, under the spotlight, Zoey took the stage and walked step by step to the front of the runway.
I did not give Ariana any extra glance beside me.
Zoey took the microphone handed to her by Leandro and confidently greeted everyone, “Hello, everyone. I am Zoey, the chief designer of Galaxy Studio.”
Ariana, with scars all over her body, used to wear long–sleeved dresses, which made her look a bit bulky.
She smiled sweetly and said, “Hello everyone, I am Ariana, the chief designer of Born Beauty clothing and the creator of tonight’s collection.”
After the two designers introduced themselves, the host asked, “I didn’t expect the works of the two designers to be exactly the same. I want to ask both of you, does this belong to the phenomenon of twins having a telepathic connection?”
Ariana suddenly looked upset, “I didn’t expect Zoey’s work to be
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exactly the same as mine. Of course, we hadn’t communicated at all before this. It’s just so surprising to me.”
“Accidental?” Zoey interrupted her, “Isn’t it intentional?”
Ariana looked innocent and asked, “What do you mean by that?”
Zoey glanced at her and said, “Don’t be so close, with such a poor memory at such a young age. I cut ties with the Harmon family a long time ago. And, stop pretending to be weak and innocent here. Have you forgotten the evil tone you used to threaten me on the phone back then?”
Ariana sniffed, “I didn’t…”
“Have you never said or done?” Zoey turned to look at her. “Ariana, dare you swear to the heavens and the earth that you have never said those words or done those things? If you lie, you will have a miserable death!”
Ariana’s eyes welled up with tears, her trembling appearance evoking sympathy. “Zoey, if you don’t recognize me anymore, we still share the same blood! How did you become so
aggressive? It’s not that I’m afraid to admit anything, it’s just that your current demeanor makes me feel so unfamiliar and scared!”
Zoey scoffed, “You’re more tea than the Longjing tea from 1960. Alright, enough with your performance, let’s address the issue with the artwork now. How do you prove that the design is your own?”
Ariana said, “I had photos and videos as evidence, and Jayleen can testify. We were discussing the sketches together, and my design team was involved in the entire process of drafting and
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editing.”
Zoey shook her head, “That doesn’t prove anything. We have it too. So let’s compare the timing.”
Ariana was confident in her heart, after all, she had sought the help of the world’s third–ranked hacker to adjust the timing of the photoshoot. It would definitely not be noticeable to anyone.
Ariana said, “Okay.”
The two of them handed over the evidence to the staff.
Soon, a comparison chart appeared on the projection screen behind the stage.
Ariana’s sketch started three months ago.
And Zoey’s artwork was from one month ago.
It can be imagined that the sound of mosquitoes and flies began to appear in the audience.
“It can be determined from the timeline that Ariana’s draft came first, followed by Zoey’s draft. This clarifies who came first and who came later.”
“Before that, they said on the phone that Ariana’s sketches were all drawn by Zoey, so how did it turn around?”
“Perhaps Ariana was fooled by Zoey, and she didn’t realize it at the time.”
“Tsk tsk, I didn’t expect to be proven wrong so quickly. Does Zoey really have to kowtow ninety times?”
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Ariana suppressed the pride in her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to see anyone kneeling before anyone, just admitting their mistakes would be enough.”
“Ariana is so generous! Even when faced with the incident of plagiarism in her artwork, she remains calm. She truly has a kind heart!”
“Indeed, in comparison, Zoey was a bit assertive.”
“I thought Zoey would have some evidence to prove her innocence, but it turns out it’s just like this, getting slapped in the face hurts.”
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Zoey raised an eyebrow, “Is that it?”
Ariana furrowed her brows and watched Zoey’s nonchalant demeanor, causing her to feel a sense of unease.
Did Zoey leave any tricks up her sleeve?
Sure enough, Zoey came down and approached the staff operating the laptop, handing over the microphone.
She quickly tapped her ten fingers on the keyboard, line by line of code displayed on the big screen, and finally pressed enter.
I saw that the date on Ariana’s photo had changed to one week ago.
There were gasps from the audience.
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Ariana saw the situation and covered her mouth, “Zoey, why did you change my date?”
Zoey took the microphone and said, “I didn’t modify, I just restored it.”
She looked at the audience and said, “Are there any computer- savvy people among the audience? If so, please help me clarify.”
A man in his mid–twenties, wearing black–framed glasses, stood up and said, “The program Zoey edited just now is indeed a recovery program. Some code snippets in this program are amazing. If I hadn’t seen them, I would never have thought of it. This program can completely recover the photos and videos deleted by top–level hackers. Boss, please accept my respect.”
Ariana’s face turned pale for a moment, “Who knows if this is someone you brought in as a ringer?”
The man snorted, “You cheated and falsely accused others, you have no shame! This program is not live! There are many people watching, and there are plenty who know programming. Let everyone testify together!”
Many programmers who were watching the live broadcast started speaking up and agreed with what the man with black- framed glasses said.
Everyone praised Zoey for her excellent computer skills.
Meanwhile, Russell, who was already outside the Harmon’s villa, squinted his eyes as he watched this scene on his phone
screen.
Zoey had an extremely high level of computer skills, not only in
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terms of restoring content, but also in recognizing certain code snippets in the program that were familiar to him. The editing style and the overall aesthetic of the program were strikingly similar to those of Hacker H, who often challenged him.
Zoey was Hacker H?
He wanted to observe again.
If so, that would be really interesting.
Troy glanced at the rearview mirror and asked, “Mr. Russell, are we ready to proceed now?”
Russell lightly hummed, “Do it more discreetly.”
Troy nodded, “Yes.”
He dialed a phone number and lowered his voice, “Take immediate action and do it cleanly and efficiently.”
Five minutes later, the other party replied, and it was already successful.
Russell glanced at his wristwatch and said, “Go find someone in ten minutes.”
Troy, “Yes.”
Russell continued to gaze at the screen, captivated by Zoey’s beautiful and charming face. She was truly exceptional.
Zoey directly expelled the President of the National Garment Association, Zaiden Guerra.
Zaiden got straight to the point, “Previously, Galaxy Studio had
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applied for design protection, and these set of drawings have already been registered with our association. Our office staff also did not find any similar submissions.”
Ariana’s face turned pale, her fingers tightly gripping the microphone, and her whole body trembling.
Ariana retorted, “I just didn’t think of applying for protection from the Design Association, that doesn’t mean anything.”
Zoey nodded, “Indeed, then let’s have some evidence that can prove you are not innocent.”
She took out a USB flash drive from her handbag and retrieved a surveillance video from it.
A person dressed as a janitor pulled the power switch of Galaxy Studio, then entered Zoey’s office, took pictures of the sketches with a brown paper bag, and then left.
Zoey looked at Ariana and said, “Did you think you could get away with it unnoticed? Did that dismissed janitor just
disappear? How is that possible? Now, let’s welcome the janitor to the stage!”
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