Female Novel
Chapter 221
The celebration gala came to an end. Many of the judges were celebrities in the industry. These bigshots made the celebration gala a media frenzy, creating a new trending topic for today.
The smile on the principal’s face never faded, and as one of the judges, he also voted for Catherine’steam. This was not only because they were famous but also because their performance was trulyoutstanding, giving him a sense of excitement in his old age.
After going around with Nash, Liana returned to the auditorium. The selection began, and the principalstood on the stage with the award results in hand.
“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It is my honor to stand on this stage and announce tonight’schampion. The champion tonight is…” The principal deliberately paused momentarily before excitedlysaying, “Catherine’s team! Congratulations!”
“Wow…”
Cheers and screams filled the entire venue. Compared to the enthusiasm and cheers from the crowd,Catherine remained calm. She sat quietly in her seat, her gaze calm. There was only a faint smile on herface.
Branden reached out and held her hand. His initially icy eyes were now filled with tenderness as he softlysaid, “Congratulations!” Catherine glanced at him, and the smile deepened on her face. “Thank you!”
Just as Liana returned, she happened to witness this scene. She had already prepared herself for theadmiration and congratulations from everyone. But she never expected that Catherine would win thechampionship.
How was this possible?
Seeing that Liana’s expression was off, Nash tried to comfort her. “Liana, don’t be like this. You are alsoexcellent. One failure doesn’t mean anything, right?”
Liana wanted to slap this stupid guy in the face. What he said was meaningless. However, Liana didn’tthrow a fit right away. After all, Nash was still helpful, and she couldn’t abandon him for now. Shecovered her face and looked pitifully at him. “I’m sorry, Nash, but I need some time alone!”
After saying that, Liana turned and ran away. As soon as she returned to the dressing room, she dialed amysterious number. At the same time, a hint of ruthlessness appeared in her eyes.
This championship was hers, and she would not let Catherine easily take it away, no matter what. Amidstthe audience’s applause, Catherine and her teammates stepped onto the stage.
It wasn’t the principal who presented them with the award but an elderly gentleman. Despite hisadvanced age, he looked energetic in his well-tailored suit, his sharp eyes exuding vitality.
Seeing the respectful demeanor of the principal in front of him, everybody present could tell that the oldman held significant influence. The old man approached Catherine with the trophy in hand. Smiling, heasked, “Are you Catherine?”
Catherine nodded slowly, not overly enthusiastic. On the other hand, Bryan, standing beside her, wasastonished. The old man praised Catherine voluntarily, “You sing well. Do you plan to enter theentertainment industry in the future?”
Although Catherine found the old man a little annoying, considering his seniority, she politely responded,” Thank you, but I don’t plan to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.”novelbin
She had plenty of other things to keep her busy. The entertainment industry was not included, though.The old man nodded satisfactorily and handed the trophy to Catherine, saying, “Congratulations!”
Just as Catherine received the trophy…
“Shameless! Catherine’s team doesn’t deserve the award!”
A jarring voice rang out, surprising everyone. As they turned their heads, they saw a young man standingon a chair in the audience, holding a microphone, loudly shouting at Catherine.
The man had an average appearance, wore glasses with black frames, and looked somewhat sleazyand disgusting.
Seeing that the situation was about to spiral out of control, the principal immediately signaled for twosecurity guards to take the young man away.
However, the young man went even more berserk, yelling, “Catherine cheated! She doesn’t deserve tobe the champion. The principal is protecting a shameless cheater like her. The principal should stepdown!”
The principal’s face turned dark. He trembled with anger. On such a grand occasion, someone wascausing trouble, which was absolutely unacceptable.
Besides the principal, Ronin and Bryan were also furious. How dare this brat defame their boss? Wasthis guy courting death?
Catherine raised her hand gently, stopping Ronin and Bryan from taking action. Her cold gaze fell on theyoung man, showing a hint of disdain. It seemed as if she was completely unaffected by his words, noteven bothering to argue with him.
As the young man struggled desperately, the elderly gentleman who had just presented Catherine withthe award suddenly spoke up, “Hold on!”
The principal’s face froze, and the two security guards halted their movements. The gentleman stared atthe young man, his sharp eyes filled with curiosity as he asked him, “So, you’re saying Catherine
cheated? Why don’t you tell us how she cheated? The voting for this competition was done by all thestudents here. I don’t think cheating in front of so many people is easy!”
The difference in votes between the first and second place was significant, with the first place winning byan overwhelming majority. In fact, if only a few students had voted for Catherine, there would have beena commotion among them.
The principal followed the old man’s words and asked the crowd, “Raise your hand if you voted forCatherine’s team!”
A sea of hands went up, and there was no need to count. It was clear at a glance that more than half ofthe students had raised their hands.
The young man, however, remained resolute. “I’m not talking about the voting being rigged. I’m sayingCatherine cheated.”
After saying that, he fixed his gaze on Catherine, his tone filled with accusation. “Catherine, you toldeveryone that this song is your creation, didn’t you?”
Catherine snorted disdainfully, not even bothering to talk to him. “So what if I did?” Although she hadn’tpublicly declared it, she had told Bryan and the others, and everyone in the class knew.
A cold smile appeared on the young man’s face. “You’re lying. This is not your composition. It’s a famouspiece by the renowned music producer Sugar. You just plagiarized and adapted her work. You don’tdeserve to be the champion!”
After speaking, the young man. declared, “If you don’t believe me, you can go on Twitter. Someone hasalready posted a comparison, and I believe everyone can easily tell the difference.”
Many fans of the entertainment industry knew Sugar, and they knew she was a legendary musician.Although they hadn’t seen her face, her legend pervaded the entire industry.
Many students took out their phones, and the media invited to the event naturally wouldn’t miss thisopportunity for breaking news.
Before long, everyone saw the anonymous post and read its contents. The two songs had an 80 percentsimilarity! How could this be?