Chapter 79: "The original creator of this perfume is, Yara Lockwood.

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: "The original creator of this perfume is, Yara Lockwood.

As soon as he spoke, an uproar erupted in the audience.

Rose Lowell’s face flushed with excitement. "Noelle, did you hear that!"

The others also looked at Noelle.

With things escalating to this point, almost everyone assumed that Noelle was the original perfumer and Yara was the plagiarist. Nathaniel Sloan’s words were definitely meant to stand up for Noelle.

Someone flattered, "Rumor has it that President Sloan wouldn’t marry anyone but Miss Noelle. Seeing it now, it’s really true. President Sloan is truly deeply in love with Miss Noelle!"

"Yes, yes! Such a grand display, just to get an apology for Miss Noelle. Who wouldn’t be envious?"

"Miss Noelle is so blessed. President Lockwood, Mrs. Lockwood, you also have a wonderful daughter!"

"Apologizing on such an occasion is a huge loss of face... President Sloan isn’t giving Star Group any face at all. Miss Noelle, congratulations!"

The crowd’s subtly mocking gazes fell on Estelle. She didn’t feel anything, but Henry Kendrick furrowed his brows.

Henry thought that these people from the Lockwood family were truly disgusting. When Yara found biological parents like them back then, who knew how she had survived those two years.

After the bystanders had envied enough, Noelle finally blushed and said, "I didn’t expect Nathaniel to care about me this much..."

"Hmph, if Nathaniel doesn’t care about you, who else would he care about?" Rose said pointedly. "My daughter is well-bred and polite, unlike some people who can’t do anything but flirt around and engage in petty theft!"

Estelle hadn’t wanted to pay attention, but Rose was as annoying as a buzzing fly. "Ms. Lowell, the plagiarist’s name hasn’t been announced yet. I advise you not to jump to conclusions."

Rose was amused by this remark. She put her hands on her hips, her voice raising even higher. "Ha! The whole world knows that you, a shameless bitch, plagiarized my daughter’s perfume formula! You’re at death’s door and still acting stubborn. Do you have no shame?!"

Austin Lockwood also furrowed his brows. "Miss Yara, with Nathaniel putting it this way, isn’t it obvious who he’s referring to? Originally, our Lockwood family planned to save you some face, but please don’t go too far!"

Noelle’s eyes turned red as she secretly shed tears.

The people around them couldn’t bear to watch. "The plagiarist doesn’t feel guilty at all and is even this arrogant?"

"I think she needs to be taught a lesson! Back then, when the Lockwood family’s biological daughter plagiarized Miss Noelle, President Lockwood and Mrs. Lockwood both placed righteousness before family. This Yara still doesn’t know what’s good for her!"

Another person chimed in, "Exactly! President Lockwood and Mrs. Lockwood were willing to expose their biological daughter’s plagiarism to defend their adopted daughter in the past, which shows how reasonable they are. For Yara to actually anger them, it just shows how out of line she is..."

Noelle kept her head down, unable to stop the corners of her lips from curling into a smile.

She thought, even if she had stolen Estelle’s perfume formula and taken all of her credit, so what? No one believed Estelle’s words. Even Estelle’s biological parents had unhesitatingly taken her side, hadn’t they? It was like this in the past, and it would be like this today.

What was Yara anyway, to dare to compete with her? Once she bore the crime of ’plagiarism’ in the future, let’s see if she could still continue as Chief Perfumer!

Thinking of this, Noelle feigned helplessness and said, "Mom, stop talking. I know Miss Yara is unconvinced, but... the facts are right in front of us. There’s no reason not to admit it.

"As perfumers, we should follow our hearts, rather than plagiarize other people’s work for fame and fortune."

Just as Noelle finished her hypocritical speech, before Rose even had the chance to boast about her, Nathaniel spoke again on stage.

"After multiple joint investigations by Evernight International and the police, the result of this plagiarism incident has been confirmed. The original creator of this perfume is..."

Hearing this, Rose was already growing excited. As long as Nathaniel announced Noelle’s name, Yara would be branded with eternal shame from now on!

She couldn’t help but mock, "Yara, weren’t you just insisting that you didn’t plagiarize? Listen to what Nathaniel has to say! This perfume was originally created by our Noelle. You thief, I will definitely ruin your reputation today—"

"The original creator of this perfume is Yara.

"After multiple investigations, retrieving surveillance footage, and interviewing relevant personnel, the police and our company have determined that the original designer of the perfume is indeed Yara."

Nathaniel’s words cut off Rose’s excited mockery and ridicule.

It was as if a mute button had been pressed on the scene. It instantly fell dead silent.

The crowd suspected they had heard wrong. The expressions on their faces froze for a moment. It took them quite a while to react, subconsciously looking at Noelle and Rose.

Noelle’s face instantly turned deathly pale!

"Hmm, Ms. Lowell is right. A plagiarist should be completely ruined," Estelle suddenly laughed out loud in the dead silence, saying pointedly. "It’s just a pity... the person who plagiarized isn’t me, but your most beloved daughter. Ms. Lowell, why aren’t you speaking anymore?"

The venue grew even quieter.

Wait! The crowd suddenly realized that what Yara said didn’t seem wrong at all!

Mr. Sloan said that after a joint investigation with the police, it was confirmed that the perfume was originally created by Yara. Then wouldn’t Noelle be the one who plagiarized?

Rose had acted so self-righteous just now, as if Yara had committed some heinous crime. Yet now, it turned out her daughter was the real plagiarist...

Rose’s face looked as if she had been slapped twice. She flushed furiously, squeezing out a few words through her clenched teeth. "You, you..."

"Nathaniel, did you make a mistake?"

Just then, Noelle suddenly stood up crying, her small face covered in tears. As if she had just heard something shocking, her face was filled with astonishment, and she staggered back a few steps.

"How could I possibly plagiarize Yara... That is my perfume. Nathaniel, why are you treating me like this?"

Estelle narrowed her eyes and also looked at Nathaniel.

No one knew that she was feeling nervous at this moment. She was nervous... wondering if Nathaniel would change his mind at the last minute and make excuses for Noelle, just like he did five years ago.

If, if he...

But Nathaniel merely glanced at Noelle indifferently. "I am only speaking based on facts. If you have any objections, you can also present your evidence."

Noelle’s fingers tightly gripped the hem of her skirt.

Where would she get any evidence... but why? Why! How could Nathaniel help Yara? She was clearly his fiancée! She loved him so much; how could he bear to do this...

"This... Nathaniel, what evidence is needed for this?" Rose’s heart was about to break. She stood up and forced an awkward smile. "Noelle grew up with you as childhood sweethearts. You know her character best. That Yara is just a little bitch. Who knows, maybe those videos and evidence were all forged by Yara to slander Noelle!

"Our Noelle has always been pure and innocent. She’s the daughter of the Lockwood family and a big star, so how could she plagiarize! Isn’t this matter obvious at first glance?"