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Chapter 1535
That person's words immediately drew the crowd's attention as everyone shifted their gaze to him.
They saw a stylish young man sitting in the middle of the venue with his legs crossed. His fair complexion, heavy
makeup, and how he carried himself exuded an air of arrogance. Shockingly, seated beside him was Barbara, who
had been fired by Stella just a month ago.
Maggie could not help but curl her fingers as she gazed at the two individuals in the audience.
The unexpected accusation at the event stirred a commotion among the guests.
"Who said that?"
"I think it's Chad Benson, the design manager from Grandeur Gallery."
"They're competitors, huh?"
"A lot of guests here are from the same industry. The Velvet has been aggressive with its marketing campaign, and
everyone came intending to learn and congratulate them. My company also sent me to be here. I was not
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtexpecting to stumble upon such shocking news."
"What news?"
"The Velvet's designer, Maggie Hart, used to work for Grandeur Gallery. A few years back, the Chief Designer of
Grandeur Gallery was exposed for plagiarism, and Maggie was the whistleblower. She openly revealed that
Grandeur Gallery published her design under someone else's name and got into a lawsuit with her former
employer."
"What happened after that? Did she win?"
"Win what? Both sides suffered losses. Grandeur Gallery faced massive losses when the scandal broke out.
However, Maggie did not have it good either. She backstabbed her former employer, and no company would want
to hire such a troublemaker like her. Surprisingly, she's working for The Velvet now, and the flagship product is
being accused of plagiarism by her former employer. What a twist of fate."
A few days ago, the commemorative gift, "Rebirth," was delivered to The Velvet's existing customers.
As Stella had expected, the design was well-received, and the existing customers shared photos of it on their social
media accounts. A lot of people saw the design, and it gained plenty of attention within the jewelry design
community.
Its design concept was unique, so it got many people talking about it.
At that time, no one knew who designed it. They all thought it was a renowned industry expert newly recruited by
The Velvet.
It was not until today's event that they discovered it was actually Maggie, the person who every company in the
industry had blacklisted.
The fact that someone who exposed her superior for plagiarism had now been accused of it herself by her former
employer made things very dramatic for everyone.
The Velvet's product launch event was organized on a grand scale. Not only had they invited their existing
customers, but also many media representatives and fellow industry professionals.
So, everything happening at the venue was being live- streamed by the media.
The security guards immediately tried to escort Chad out to maintain order for the event.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmChad stood up and shrugged off the security guards who tried to take him away. He gazed at Maggie, who was
standing on the stage, and said, "Is The Velvet just going to take the person seeking justice away instead of
addressing the issue? I can't believe this is how The Velvet deals with its problems. They have no respect for
originality at all."
The media immediately directed their cameras toward Chad. Matters concerning plagiarism always garnered the
most attention, so the reporters were determined not to miss this opportunity.
Chris scolded the security guards with a stern expression," Why are you just standing there? Escort him out! He's
clearly causing trouble!"
Felicity asked, "Why does he want to kick him out instead of clarifying things? Is he an idiot?"
Stella was about to stand up, but Keegan held her hand. She turned to him and said, "It's going to be fine."
So, Keegan let go of her hand. Then, Stella took the microphone she was handed to and spoke, " Please let go of
this gentleman."
"Ms. Hall," Chris came down from the stage anxiously, "We should talk about this privately with him. This is a big
matter. We might have to end the launch event here."
Stella looked at him indifferently, " Why should we?
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