Chapter 284: Itâs Time to Teach Her a Lesson Logan turned his head, his deep gaze locking onto her.
Selina felt her scalp tingle under the intensity of his stare.
"W-what... what are you looking at me for?"
"Hunter wouldnât," Logan said directly, as if he could see exactly what she was thinking.
"Hunter and Riley are very different," he continued calmly, "So different itâs hard to believe they were even raised in the same household. Everything youâre worried aboutâit wonât happen."
Selinaâs face flushed red, embarrassed at being so easily seen through.
She immediately denied it:
"...I wasnât thinking anything. I didnât think anything at all."
Logan gave her a warm smile but didnât call her out, just indulged her with a nod:
"Mhm. You werenât thinking anything."
Selina: "..."
Why did it feel like he was humoring a child?!
Still, since Logan said it so firmly, she finally let go of her concerns about Hunter.
A few days later.
As the design competition approached, Selina, representing City A University, was busy practicing at home.
Before the main competition, there was also a runway event.
Most of the famous designers, judges, and contestants would attend and showcase their work.
Gavin had heard about it and looked at her like she was nuts:
"Starâs entering a design competition? Howâs anyone else supposed to stand a chance? Youâre qualified to be a judge, let alone a contestant!"
Selina shrugged, unconcerned:
"Gavin, I was disqualified from the last competition because of some... reasons. This time, Iâm going back."
After all, if a top designer like "Star" competed seriously, winning first place would be too unfair.
At the mention of being "disqualified," Gavinâs eyes darkened.
"That judge who set you up...Want me to handle him for you?"
Selina twirled a lock of hair lazily.
"Of course not. If he âdisappeared,â wouldnât that just prove I was guilty?"
"Selina..."
"This time, I have to competeâfor myself, and for my mother.
Itâs time for Angelicaâs so-called âgenius designerâ reputation to end."
After she spoke, Gavin fell strangely silent.
Selina frowned, confused, until she heard him let out a cold laugh.
"Actually, you have no choice but to compete now. Check Twitter."
Selina raised an eyebrow and opened Twitterâand sure enough, she immediately saw #AngelicaDesignCompetition trending at the top.
Clicking in, the first thing she saw was a familiar design: a starry sky gown.
Her expression darkened.
It was the championship-winning piece from the design competition two years agoâand one of the designs Angelica had stolen from her.
Angelica had plagiarized her work, won the gold prize, and used it as a springboard to rise rapidly in the entertainment world.
Her fans proudly shouted everywhere:
"Our Angelica is a design competition champion!"
Selina closed her eyes slowly, holding back a sneer.
"If Angelica had any brains at all, she wouldâve kept that gown buried forever."
Did Angelica really think the real designer didnât have any evidence?
"Back then, Angelica covered her tracks well," Gavin said.
"She probably thinks you have no way to fight back."
"Someone was cleaning up her mess in the entertainment industry. And now, with the Morris Familyâs resources behind her, sheâs not afraid anymore."
"Besidesâ"
"Angelica thinks that even if you tell the truth, no one will believe you."
âWho would believe that the so-called championâs starry sky gown was actually designed by Selina?
âWho would believe that Angelica and the judges had conspired, swapped entries, and stolen Selinaâs work?
Angelica was so sure no one would believe it that she dared to flaunt Selinaâs design right under her nose, proudly basking in the admiration and envy of the crowd.
"But thatâs not all," Gavinâs voice turned oddly amused.
"Look closer. See who else Angelica dragged into it."
Selina clicked into Twitter and started reading.
[Angelica: I won the championship in the last design competition. I wonât let my guard down this time either. Thank you, Teacher Star, and thank you, Teacher Rowan, for your suggestions and guidance. I wonât let you down!]
Selinaâs eyes widened. "Who did Angelica just thank?"
She herself was Star! When had she ever "guided" Angelica?!
Angelica plagiarized her work and still dared to call her "teacher"?
Unbelievable.
Gavin raised an eyebrow, clearly amused:
"Thatâs why, Miss Star, you have no choice but to enter this competition."
How else are you going to publicly slap her in the face?
After hanging up the call, Selina switched to a side account and began scrolling through Angelicaâs comments with great interest.
[When Angelica won the last competition, every judge raved about her. Even the founder of the Design Competition, Mr. Margaret, said her designs were groundbreakingâbeyond anything he had ever seen!]
[No wonder Angelica is so amazingâturns out sheâs a student of Star and Rowan!]
[I heard that a few years ago, the Royal Chief Designer of Country Y tried to recruit Star as a mentor, and she refused. Yet Angelica managed to become her student?! Incredible!]
[And Rowan tooâheâs so low-key and mysterious, but heâs also Angelicaâs teacher?!]
Fans were in a frenzy, and Angelica had once again become a highly celebrated figure.
Selina stared at her screen for a long moment, about to message Rowan, when a message from him popped up first:
[Little Junior Sister, have you seen Twitter yet?]
Selina instantly felt a weird sense of telepathy between them.
[You mean Angelicaâs post?] she replied.
[Yeah. Angelica is pretending to be our student. What do you thinkâshould I say something?]
Selinaâs eyes gleamed with a mischievous light, and a plan quickly formed in her mind.
Exposing Angelica immediately would be too easy.
No, better to let her dance around a bit longer...
In Loganâs study.
His phone buzzed twice.
The man raised an eyebrow slightly as he opened the message from Selina:
[Senior, how about letting me handle it this time? If we deny it now, Angelica will just bury it under the media.Iâll take care of it properly.]
And then, in another message, her righteous indignation burst through:
[I can let it go for myself, but how can someone like Angelica dare to drag your name through the mud?! She and her team need a hard lesson theyâll never forget!]
Logan couldnât help but chuckle silently.
[Alright. Handle it your way. Iâll also attend the runway event.]
After sending the reply, he said casually to Jack:
"No need to suppress the media. If Angelica wants to show off, let her. As long as Mrs. Reid is having fun, thatâs all that matters."
Selina blinked.
Rowanâs going to the runway show too?
That means... they might meet in person?!
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She rushed to ask Miller Butler:
"What kind of gift would be good for a forty-year-old man?"
Miller Butler hesitated slightly.
"And this man... what is he to you, Madam? A senior?"
Selina instinctively wanted to nod, but froze mid-movement.
No, thatâs not right.
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Selina awkwardly nodded instead:
"Uh... weâre more like peers. Kind of friends, I guess."
Miller Butler immediately understood.
"Ohhh, a friendship across generations."
Logan, who was just walking past, paused mid-step, his brow arching ever so slightly.