"It’s my turn."
Putting down the glass, Bella looked back at Darius who nodded at her.
He held her hand and said, "Remember, I'm here."
Although she didn't want Darius to do it himself, his words gave her a great relief.
She nodded gratefully, opened the door, and walked out.
The hall was still in a mess. Luke seemed to be the leader, and he was the one who shouted the most loudly.
Vina couldn't hide her complacency. Standing next to Luke, she seemed to have become the center of the entire hall. She had never been like that before.
The host frowned until someone ran onto the stage and whispered in his ear.
He unfurled his brows and turned to Luke and said, "For humanitarian reason, the competition wanted to save face for the plagiarist. But since you strongly requested, the organizing committee decided to make the two companies and their works public."
"A plagiarist is a thief. What dignity does a thief need? Everyone should hate him!" Luke was excited as he was sure that he was not the plagiarist.
He was sure that he wasn’t the plagiarist and once things get exposed to the public tomorrow, V.L would be even more popular.
It seemed that he had seen a bright future and countless wealth.
Luke wanted to make perfume.
On the one hand, it was his dream to sell the award-winning perfume to werewolves.
Yes, it was a world where humans and werewolves lived together.
The werewolf would use a special perfume to blend in with human without being discovered by werewolf hunters.
However, it was not easy to make the perfume suitable for werewolves. For so long, the only person who could make such perfume was Bella.
That was also the reason why Luke had kept Bella with him. With her, he could make a lot of money.
Strangely enough, Bella had lost her sense of smell. Nonetheless, she was still talented. All kinds of perfumes and plants were at her command.
That was the talent which Vina lacked and it was also the reason why Luke had tried his best to keep Bella. Vina was not qualified enough to bring him on top.
Bella was one of his classmates he knew in college.
At first, there was no connection between them, but Luke often saw that Bella did part-time work in different places.
Classmates told him that she was an orphan.
At that time, he felt that she was very mysterious, so he often went to her and often appeared in the place where she did part-time work.
Gradually, they began dating and he found out that Bella was very talented in making perfume.
After learning by chance that there were werewolves in his world, Luke decided to use Bella's talent. Bella could help him win the prize, so Luke could deal with the werewolves and sell perfume to them.
He would make a huge deal.
Maybe he could collect more information about the werewolves and sell them out to make a fortune.
Thinking of that, he couldn't help snickering.
The host glanced at him, adjusted the microphone and said, "Two companies have reported the same perfume for this competition. The name of this perfume is 'First Love '."
Hearing that, Vina was stunned, while Luke pretended to be surprised. "First Love? It is a work of our company. Then who else can be the same as us? What a coincidence!"
He looked around, as if he was trying to find that person from the crowd.
The host didn't keep them guessing any longer and continued, "Yes, one of them is V.L and the other is R.P."
"R. P?" Luke asked in confusion. "R. P ... Which company is that? Forgive my ignorance, I've never heard of it."
He behaved very modestly, but he was ecstatic in his heart. Although he didn't know which small company it was, as long as it could help him become more popular, he didn’t care.
"R. P? It was a subsidiary of D&W and was just established last year, right?" Someone was familiar with the industry and immediately thought of it.
"Yes, I've heard about it before. Although it's newly established, it is gaining momentum because D&W is behind it."
"Oh, I see. Is the person in charge of R.P here? I want to know how they got the 'First Love' which was made by us after working hard for more than three months." Luke's words directly convicted R.P of plagiarism.
At that time, a man came up to the stage. "Good evening, everyone. I'm the new public relations manager, John Henderson. We were also surprised about what happened tonight. We didn't expect that the products of my company would be similar to the products of other company, and they look very similar. Originally, we were willing to respect the opinion of the organizing committee and solve it in private, but since the other company did not agree, we also agreed to the on-site identification."
He was polite, and his words were loud.
People were in awe of D&W, so most people nodded.
Noticing that things were looking bad for them, Luke said bluntly, "I absolutely agree to the on-site identification. Although our V.L was small, we are righteous and can stand the test."
"Yes. The First Love was made by me. I also want to know why there is a copy of it," Vina added at the right time, with a sincere and anxious expression on her face.
For a moment, it was difficult to tell whether it was true or not, so the crowd could only look at the host.
The person in charge of R.P said calmly, "The data records about the research and development of the entry, as well as the characteristics, have been handed over to the judges. I believe that they will have a fair judgment."
"We've already handed them over. I'm sure the professional judges will be able to tell who is the plagiarist."
Luke sneered and said seriously.
"In fact, the judges have already got the result." The host looked at Luke first and said, "Mr. Wheeler, I heard that your company's product director, Miss Dutton, personally made and developed this perfume, right?"
"Of course," Luke nodded affirmatively. "Vina is our company's best perfumer and has a certain reputation in the industry. Several of our company's bestselling perfumes were also made by her."
The host nodded and then looked at the person in charge of R.P. "Mr. Henderson, who made this perfume in your company?"
Mr. Henderson smiled. "Coincidentally, the creator of the First Love came to the scene today. It's our honor to introduce her to you."
As he stretched his arms, a person slowly walked out from behind the hall.
She wore a simple and elegant white dress and the lights were all focused on her.
All people feel that there was a halo in her body when she walked out.
Bella’s dress and make-up were simple. She didn't wear any jewelry, but it made her look more beautiful.
"Bella?"