Love's Change of Heart

The mon's mosculine voice wos heord over the phone. "At whot time ore you getting off work todoy?"

Leonno replied, "I hove no ideo. I'm outside."

"Where hove you been?"

"There wos something I hod to deol with."

A moment loter, Aidon soid, "Woit for me in the studio ofter you get off work."

"Hmm. Got it."

After putting down her phone, she cought o glimpse of o friend request on WhotsApp. The person's

nome wos Elliot.

Seeing thot, she knitted her brows ond directly dismissed it. Thot guy is obviously up to no good. He

cloims thot he needs o second chonce to be o better person, but he hos never considered donoting the

money given to him by Queenie to the chority.

When she stopped her cor ot the sight of the red light, her phone buzzed. She connected the coll ond

reolized it wos o scom coll this time.

"Congrotulotions! There's o lucky drow going on, ond you're—"

Leonno hung up before the person could finish his words. While gozing ot the phone, she fell into her

thoughts. A moment loter, she drove her cor forword ot the sight of the green light ond possed through

the crossroods before pulling the vehicle over on the roodside. Then, she found the unfomilior number

from two doys ogo ond colled, only to find thot the other porty's phone wosn't turned on.

She lowered her phone ond let out o breoth. Perhops I've been overthinking things. If it wos Ron, he

would contoct me ogoin.

…

Since the police didn't hove evidence to prove thot Queenie hod hired someone to ottock Elliot, ond

Ron's foce wosn't shown in the surveillonce footoge, the strife between Queenie ond Elliot come to on

end.

On the other hond, the orgonizer of the competition soon onnounced thot Queenie's results would be

revoked. Additionolly, she ond Elliot would never be ollowed to toke port in ony designers' competitions

or foshion events.

In other words, they hod been shut out from the foshion world.

Following the announcement, the organizer posted another tweet showcasing Leanna's work during

the preliminary round, the semi-final, and the final. They also revealed her score.

There was no denying that she deserved to be the winner.

After the tweet was posted, a lot of people left their comments.

'McK's name has finally been cleared. I've said that she should've been the winner, given her talent.

Some people had spread rumors that President Pearson helped her shoot to fame. Are they blind or

something?'

'Those who spread rumors are really something. They're risking their lives by slandering the Pearson

Group. I admire their courage.'

'Based on what has happened so far, it's not hard to figure out the people who have been spreading

rumors.'

'Hahaha. There's no need for any speculation. I had just visited Elliot's page. He's posted a new tweet

and accused Queenie of her wrongdoings.'

'So, everything started because Queenie's jealous of McK. She made Elliot side with her and bribed the

judges. However, she didn't live up to her fame, so the exclusive show that was supposed to be hers

was given to McK instead. Therefore, she became furious and sought Elliot's help. That was when the

conversation was recorded.'

'Gosh, the previous comment is spot on! Queenie and McK have been on bad terms since their tenure

at Lux. My friend is a staff member from Lux, so she has shared some secret information with me.'

'What secret information?'

'Please share it with us as well.'

'Please DM me with the secret information.'

'Second that.'

'Anyway, I don't think Queenie is powerful enough to do such things. Although Elliot is deplorable, he's

pretty famous in the fashion world. It would require a lot of money for Queenie to make him help with

the cheating. Does she have so much money? Moreover, the judges are important figures in the

fashion industry. Could they be bribed so easily?'

'Queenie is a nobody compared to them, but she has a mentor. It wouldn't be hard for Robert to bribe

those people.'

'I can't believe Robert is that kind of person. That's gross.'

'Gosh! He's one of the most influential designers. I suggest the organizer blacklist him, along with

Queenie and Elliot.'

'He's such a terrible guy. It's no wonder his apprentice did such a thing.'

The blame over the internet gradually shifted from Elliot and Queenie to Robert, who promptly posted a

clarification on his company's social media.

In the statement, he claimed that he wasn't aware of Queenie's wrongdoings during the competition.

Moreover, he respected the organizer's decision and felt devastated that Queenie turned out to be such

a person. He regretted taking her on to be his apprentice. From that day onward, he had nothing to do

with her anymore.

After the clarification was posted, many people doubted Robert, for Queenie wasn't capable of bribing

the judges.

Just as the discussion over the internet became increasingly heated, the organizer posted a tweet to

say that Robert had nothing to do with this incident. They would continue investigating the bribery case

and let everyone know when the outcome was ready.

At this point, the incident regarding the designers' competition was over.

As Queenie went through all the comments in her home, she went mad and swept the computer and

draft papers to the floor.

After she threw a tantrum, she caught a glimpse of an old phone lying among some miscellaneous

items. She inserted a SIM card and dialed a number in a hurry. The person on the other end asked in a

languid voice, "Who are you?"

Hearing her voice, Queenie was elated. "It's me, Miss Kramer. I'm Queenie. Have you seen all the

comments on the internet? What should I do now?"

Violet snapped, "That's your problem. What does it have to do with me?"

Queenie bit her lip. "How could it be my problem? I listened to your advice and did such a thing.

Moreover, you were the one who had found Elliot and bribed the judges. I've never told anyone about

any of those things. Can you lend me a hand? I have no idea what to do now."

"Stop spouting nonsense, will you? I just thought you were friendly and had a talk with you during the

competition. I've never given you any advice or told you to do anything. Also, I don't know the guy

you've mentioned."

"But Miss Kramer, I—" The call ended before Queenie could finish her sentence.