It was not until recently that Ava found out that Ella was the manager of the store.

However, she knew nothing about Freya.

She always thought Freya was Ella's friend, but now it seemed like they were more than just friends.

Freya was very skilled and designing a bridal outfit just as intricate as Selena's.

Selena was the second highest ranked designer in the world. No one other than Julia was her match.

Ella scratched her nose and smiled. "Do you want to know?"

"Yes."

Ava vigorously nodded.

"That depends on when our boss wants to show herself." Ella looked at Freya with a meaningful smirk on her lips.

Ava was confused.

Half an hour later.

Selena's design had begun to take shape.

She glanced at Freya and proudly smirked. "You probably won't be able to finish within an hour. I only need to start refining my design now."

"How about it? Can your team keep up, or do you want to concede defeat?"

Selena's subordinate interjected in a haughty manner.

Freya remained calm and kept sketching out her pattern stroke by stroke.

Her work never needed refining.

While it was in the initial draft, it was also the final draft.

Her silence made Selena think she was feeling guilty, and the mockery in Selena's eyes grew stronger.

Ella could already see victory in their reach.

That was because the more nonchalant Freya acted, the more confident she was.

Although she had not personally designed anything for several years, any design from her hands was naturally a masterpiece.

Time slowly passed by.

Selena's design was finished.

Freya focused on drawing out her design, unaffected by anything happening around her.

Soon, the hour ended, along with the competition.

"You've lost."

Selena smirked.

She revealed her work and projected it directly onto the screen.

Freya put down her pen and projected her design as well.

The two designs strikingly contrasted against each other.

When Selena saw Freya's design, she was frozen in place.

No. This can't be possible…

Her eyes went wide as she stared at the drawing on the screen.

This is Julia's masterpiece.

It was modified slightly from the original with the neckline of the wedding dress changed from off-shoulder to a V-neck design.

The conservative design had been converted into something mature and sexy.

Selena was very familiar with this sketch.

She had been studying Julia's designs, but she just could not find any keys to Julia's design style. Even if she tried to imitate it, she would not be able to do it as well as Julia.

However, this employee grasped the essence of Julia's design within one hour.

She even added her own ideas to it, transforming the masterpiece into a new masterpiece.

"The audience may now vote."

Ella stood up straight, confidently walking toward the crowd.

She glanced up at Julia's work on the wall and was once again stunned.

Truly, Julia's designs are all groundbreaking works.

Soon, the audience began to vote.

In the end, Freya defeated Selena with 38 to 35 votes.

"No way. She plagiarized the design. This does not count."

Selena pointed at Freya. "She plagiarized Julia's most famous work. There is no honor in this victory."

"You accuse me of plagiarism, but what about you? You completely copied Julia's design style. Isn't your work also plagiarized?"

What a joke.

How was it considered plagiarism if Freya borrowed from her own work?

Selena really had no shame.

She even imitated her design philosophy.

Although Selena's design was well drawn, Julia's design could still be seen in it.

How can imitation be considered plagiarism? You are clearly designing based on Julia's famous work, so you are the one plagiarizing here."

Selena would never admit it.

Imitation was common in their line of work. It was okay as long as they did not go too far.

However, making small changes to someone else's design was blatant plagiarism.

She did not expect that Freya to be even better at plagiarizing Julia.

Her design really looked like it was designed by Julia herself.

"We're even stevens. Now, the results are in. You've lost!"

Freya could not be bothered to argue with Selena.

"I will not accept this."

"Selena, are you going back on your word?"

Freya did not expect Selena to be so shameless.

Selena actually refused to concede defeat.

Freya's design was based on a famous design of hers with some modifications, but the style and concept were completely different. Thus, it could not be considered plagiarism.

Unless Julia said the same thing, Selena's accusations would not hold up.

"I demand to see Julia!"

"Julia isn't someone you can meet just because you want to."

Ella could not take it anymore. She walked up with her hands in her pockets and sneered. "Even though the design was inspired by Julia's famous work, she is an employee of our store. How can it be called plagiarism?"

"You, Selena, are different. You imitated Julia's design. Although the industry does not define imitation as plagiarism, your actions are still disgraceful."

As soon as Ella finished speaking, everyone began to whisper and point at Selena.

"She plagiarized, yet she's acting all arrogant here. Maybe every design in Selena's store is plagiarized."

"Yeah. We must boycott Selena's store and absolutely not buy from thieves."

"I refuse to support plagiarism."

The chant echoed through the crowd.

Selena felt humiliated.

She clenched her fist and said, "If Julia personally appears and apologizes for her plagiarizing in the past, then I am also willing to apologize to Julia for my actions today."

"Julia never plagiarized anyone's work because Julia's skills are unmatched by anyone."

Ella slowly said.

Hearing that, Freya smiled. "Selena, if you are not willing to admit defeat, let's have a rematch."

"Fine. I'm not afraid of anyone."

Selena still wore a proud expression on her face.

"Freya, there's no need to compete with her. You can..."

Ella stopped herself, knowing that Freya would understand her message.

"Some people think they can turn a chicken into a phoenix by giving it a few colorful feathers if you don't teach them a lesson."

Freya had wanted to go after Selena for a long time.

Over the years, Selena was everywhere, constantly hating on her. Her attitude was so annoying.

Even if Selena was pacified today, she would keep going after Freya just by how unruly she was.

A new round started.

This time, there was a specific design theme. They would select a model from the crowd and design a wedding dress for her.

However, the results were decided by votes from the audience.