Chapter 613
Chapter 613:
“Yelena and Tessa haven’t started sketching yet. Are they out of ideas? It’s been half an hour. Can they really finish on time? Let’s watch with bated breath p>
Bella turned to her teammate and said gravely, “This is your last chance, Rita. You must outperform Yelena p>
The pressure was palpable on the poor designer, who nervously bit her lip. Despite her extensive experience, Rita had always found herself overshadowed by Yelena.
Losing again to Yelena was unthinkable; how could she maintain her professional pride if that happened?
“Don’t worry,” she reassured Bella. “Diamond design is my forte. I won’t lose this time p>
Bolstered by this, Bella began to work on her own design. Though Bella had a background in design from her college studies and had boldly taken a position in her company’s design department because of that, there was still a noticeable gap between her and the professional designers.
In earlier rounds, she had leaned heavily on her more experienced colleague. However, the sight of the pink diamond sparked an idea in Bella, prompting her to eagerly sketch it out.
Finally, Yelena and Tessa finished their observation of the diamond and settled down to draw.
As time dwindled, they completed their design, ready to be judged.
The host instructed the staff to collect all the sketches for judging.
An unfortunate accident occurred at Yelena’s table—a staff member accidentally spilled water on their sketches, causing the ink to run and strangely leaving the paper blank.
Tessa turned pale. “How could this happen? Our design p>
“I’m so sorry,” the staff member apologized sincerely. “I don’t know how it happened, but this is so bizarre p>
𝖥𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝖈𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗈𝗇 g𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝗌⨳𝖈𝗈𝗆
Apologies seemed pointless. If Yelena and Tessa couldn’t submit their design, it would mean automatic disqualification from the competition. Yelena remained composed, but Tessa was on the brink of tears.
A mishap in the first round might have been tolerable, but losing their work in the final round, after giving their best effort, was devastating.
Yelena caught Bella’s gaze across the room. For a fleeting moment, she saw a hint of satisfaction in Bella’s eyes.
The suspicion that Bella might be behind the accident solidified.
First Sonya, now Bella.
Yelena inwardly scoffed. Did they really think such tactics would defeat her?
Underestimating Yelena was Bella’s first mistake.
Yelena whispered to the host, who immediately took action and had the staff fetch certain items.
Yelena mixed some reagents in a basin. The contents were unknown to the onlookers and appeared odd.
Bella, seizing the moment, whispered to the other designers, “Why should we wait for them? If their design is compromised, it’s their problem. Why delay the competition just for them? They should be disqualified if necessary.” The other designers murmured in agreement, finding Bella’s point reasonable.
However, the organizers were hesitant to disqualify Yelena hastily, considering her significant backers, Austin and Cayson.
These influential figures made it risky to make any hasty decisions against Yelena.
Furthermore, the organizers were responsible for the accident. Disqualifying Yelena could lead to severe public backlash and a PR disaster, especially with the potential uproar from the online community.
Despite Bella and the other designers’ objections, neither the host nor the organizers intervened with Yelena’s actions. Yelena impressively recovered the earlier vanished design draft as effortlessly as if conjuring a rabbit from a hat.