Chapter 80: Forcing Noelle Lockwood to Apologize

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Forcing Noelle Lockwood to Apologize

Speaking of this, Rose Lowell felt even more confident.

"Our Noelle lacks nothing, and with the Lockwood Family backing her, she doesn’t need a perfume to make money or boost her reputation at all. So, it’s impossible for her to go to such lengths to plagiarize someone else’s work!"

Rose Lowell sneered in contempt. "On the other hand, it’s Yara Lockwood... She is an orphan with unknown parents. People like her are the ones who need a successful product the most to consolidate their status.

"Nathaniel, think about it. Noelle entered the industry purely out of her love for perfumery. Yara Lockwood, however, did it for fame and money. Between the two of them, who is more likely to plagiarize?"

Rose Lowell’s words were loud and clear, and the surroundings plunged into silence for a moment. Austin Lockwood and Noelle Lockwood remained quiet, evidently sharing the same thought. Estelle Lockwood, however, let out a cold sneer.

Back then, Rose Lowell had used this exact same rhetoric... She really hadn’t changed a bit! She remembered Rose Lowell saying, "Noelle has us protecting her. Making perfumes is just a casual hobby for her. She entered the industry out of passion, so why would she plagiarize? You, on the other hand, are so driven by fame and profit just to impress us. You must be the one who plagiarized her work!"

Whatever Nathaniel Sloan was thinking about, his eyes suddenly turned ice-cold. But before he could speak, Henry Kendrick interrupted him!

"So Ms. Lowell judges whether someone has plagiarized based on their family background? According to your logic, Noelle Lockwood is the wealthy and famous daughter of the Lockwood Family, so she doesn’t need to plagiarize. Does that mean the dignified chief designer of Star Group and the apple of the Kendrick Family’s eye would plagiarize?"

Henry Kendrick sneered. Rose Lowell was unbelievably biased! How could she even spout such twisted logic? "According to Ms. Lowell, your Lockwood Family has money, and rich people never do bad things. Meanwhile, Yara is an ’orphan’ who would do anything for money and glory."

Hearing this, some people in the crowd began to frown, looking at Austin Lockwood and Rose Lowell with displeasure. The Lockwood Family was barely ranked in Crestfall. Not to mention, this kind of reasoning was simply absurd. Since when was money the standard for judging a person’s character? Right now, Noelle Lockwood, the big star with a supposedly stellar reputation, seemed incredibly hypocritical!

Gritting his teeth, Henry Kendrick ruthlessly vented the frustration for both Yara Lockwood and the Estelle Lockwood of the past.

"What is your Lockwood Family compared to my Kendrick Family? In terms of wealth, the Kendrick Family is a thousand times richer than you! In terms of reputation, the Kendrick Family is a century-old aristocratic family!

"By Ms. Lowell’s logic, our Yara has money and power, so how could she possibly plagiarize? Meanwhile, Noelle Lockwood is inferior to Yara in every way, so the plagiarist must be her!"

Henry Kendrick delivered another heavy blow. "Oh, right. Although Yara’s last name isn’t Kendrick and she is merely the adopted daughter of the Kendrick Family, don’t forget that Noelle Lockwood is also just a fake daughter of the Lockwood Family!"

Didn’t the Lockwood Family look down on Estelle Lockwood? Didn’t they despise her for being a country bumpkin? Then Henry Kendrick would use the Lockwoods’ own logic to strike back!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue fell dead silent. Rose Lowell was so furious she almost fainted. "Nonsense! You... you’re spouting nonsense! Even if... even if the Kendrick Family is more powerful than our Lockwood Family, you can’t bully people like this!"

"How is this bullying? Isn’t this your logic, Ms. Lowell?" Henry Kendrick waved his hand dismissively after he finished speaking. "Of course, our Yara has always reasoned with facts. She didn’t plagiarize, and that’s the truth. We aren’t going to be unreasonable and pestering like Ms. Lowell. We have evidence."

Then, a video began to play on the stage screen. Outside the perfume department of Evernight International, Noelle Lockwood and her manager were talking about something. After a while, the manager, making sure no one was around, quietly slipped into the perfume research and development room. She took out a sample bottle and handed it to Noelle Lockwood. Following that, the incident where Noelle Lockwood’s fans ambushed Yara Lockwood in an attempted murder also shot up the trending search list.

The entire crowd was in an uproar. By this point, everything was crystal clear! The one who plagiarized was Noelle Lockwood, and the perfume was stolen from Evernight International! She stole Yara Lockwood’s perfume, claimed it as her own, and then had the audacity to play the victim, slandering Yara Lockwood in an attempt to pin the blame of plagiarism on her. How could this woman... be so vicious?!!

At this moment, the number of viewers on the live webcast had reached a peak. Except for Noelle Lockwood’s fans, everyone else was spitting in disgust.

[So she directed and acted out this whole drama herself! The plagiarist turns black into white, while the original creator suffers all the grievances. Noelle Lockwood really plays a good game!]

[How can she be so disgusting! She even righteously talked about keeping one’s original intention in perfumery and forever despising plagiarists... She even hypocritically advised Yara Lockwood to turn over a new leaf. Who gave her the right?!]

[She’s two-faced! She appears gentle and harmless, but in reality, every word she says and everything she does is pushing Yara Lockwood to a dead end!]

[She basically wants Yara Lockwood dead, doesn’t she? Otherwise, how did her fans find Yara Lockwood’s car and ambush her in the parking lot?]

[After all, as long as Yara Lockwood is dead, no one will ever expose the fact that she’s a plagiarizing dog!]

[We can’t call her a plagiarizing dog anymore; she should be called a murderer!]

"AH! No, it’s not true! It’s not true!!!" Rose Lowell closed her eyes and screamed. "AH! Shut up! Noelle didn’t plagiarize!"

Henry Kendrick couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to the barking. He sneered, "Didn’t you say the plagiarist should apologize?"

Nathaniel Sloan looked coldly at Noelle Lockwood. Noelle Lockwood only felt a wave of panic. Nathaniel Sloan’s gaze was like a knife, piercing deeply into her heart. Even when she framed Estelle Lockwood and set the fire to kill her back then, she hadn’t felt this kind of panic! She thought, "No, no... Nathaniel, don’t..."

"Apologize."

However, his icy voice shattered Noelle Lockwood’s fantasy. Nathaniel Sloan spoke emphasizing every word, "You plagiarized, so you should apologize."

Estelle Lockwood suddenly tilted her head up. Her heart clenched sourly at those words, and her eyes uncontrollably grew damp. It felt like anger, yet also like some other inexplicable emotion that couldn’t be relieved. Back then, Nathaniel Sloan had said these exact words to her. At the time, he had clearly promised to help her investigate and find evidence. He said he believed she hadn’t plagiarized and told her not to worry, to just wait peacefully at home for news. Yet, just a day later, Nathaniel Sloan concluded that she was the one who plagiarized. He suppressed all public opinion on the internet, drove her to the Lockwood Family’s home, brought her in front of Noelle Lockwood, and told her, "Estelle Lockwood, apologize.

"You plagiarized Noelle Lockwood. Even though she isn’t holding it against you, you should apologize."

Estelle Lockwood trembled all over, refusing to apologize even if it killed her, and she ended up receiving a harsh slap from Rose Lowell. Nathaniel Sloan, however, claimed she brought it upon herself, saying this was the consequence of plagiarizing and refusing to admit it. Why? She hadn’t plagiarized. Nathaniel Sloan had said he believed her one day, only to stand on Noelle Lockwood’s side the next.

And now, the person being forced to apologize was Noelle Lockwood. Estelle Lockwood had been waiting for this apology for five years. So, she wouldn’t refuse it. Even if bystanders were saying that they shouldn’t make things too ugly and should leave the Lockwood Family some dignity, Estelle Lockwood absolutely had to wait for this apology. Looking at Noelle Lockwood, she slowly curled her lips. "Miss Lockwood, where is my apology?"