Chapter 229
Chapter 229:
“Because you plagiarized Annabel’s design!” Rupert said.
“What do you mean?” Marilyn’s face darkened.
Frowning, Rupert said, “Apart from changing colors in response to the light, the other parts of your design are similar to the Ice and Fire series, too. You took Annabel’s design as a basis and created the Let Yourself Go series p>
Marilyn’s body began to tremble involuntarily.
She took a few deep breaths to force herself to calm down. “Do you have any proof p>
Shooting a razor-sharp glare at Marilyn, Rupert answered coldly, “Archie Craig admitted he stole Annabel’s drawing and sold it to you p>
Archie Craig?
Hearing Rupert’s words, Annabel was slightly surprised.
If she remembered correctly, Archie was a design assistant in the design department who had only been working at the company for less than a year. He didn’t participate in the Ice and Fire project. How could he have stolen the design and sold it to Marilyn?
Marilyn turned white as a ghost upon hearing this.
Indeed, it was Archie who had sold her the design of the Ice and Fire series. At that time, she thought the design was innovative. Once she heard the original designer was an unknown secretary from Benton Group, Marilyn formed a devious plan.
She and the president of Love Jewelry went over it. In order to crack down on Benton Group and maintain Love Jewelry’s position in the jewelry industry, she not only tried to be the first to release the Let Yourself Go series but also planned to accuse Benton Group of plagiarism at the press conference. However, she didn’t expect her total demise would arrive today.
Annabel invited Anika here and pointed out that the original creator was Leo. Now, Rupert revealed who had stolen Benton Group’s design and sold it to her.
“As for Storm, I’ve hired someone to look into it and confirmed there is no such magazine,” Rupert pointed out. “You got Annabel’s design a month ago. How were you able to publish the article in the magazine two months ago p>
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Marilyn bit her lip and was about to say something when the big screen in the middle of the meeting room suddenly lit up.
A series of evidence proving that Marilyn’s designs were plagiarized was displayed. Even her graduation design had been plagiarized from her roommate. But because Marilyn’s father was influential, she could easily solve everything by using money to rebuild her reputation.
The ironclad evidence was bared before her. Marilyn’s face turned pale as she screamed, “Turn it off quickly p>
But no one paid her any attention.
“I didn’t expect Marilyn, a world-renowned master of her craft, to be such a shameless woman. Not only did she plagiarize, but she accused others of plagiarizing. The audacity p>
“Bah! I’ve always admired her, treated her with respect for her globally acclaimed skills, and even studied her pieces. It turns out she plagiarized everything p>
Everyone was talking about what she had done. The jewelry design expert image Marilyn had worked so hard to build over the past few years was destroyed in mere seconds.