Chapter 300: Desperate Struggle In the video, it wasnât just Jimmyâothers came forward too.
â"Iâm Jenny Gray, Group B judge from the 10th Design Competition. James gave me $300,000 and asked me to greenlight Angelica all the way through. Iâve posted the proof on Twitter."
Angelica had been a contestant in Group B that year.
â"Iâm Lisa Miller, Group A judge from the 10th Design Competition. James offered me $150,000 to make up a charge and disqualify Selina. I refused âbut I kept the evidence. Itâs now on Twitter."
Selina had been in Group A. Lisa Miller was removed from the panel during the semifinals, likely for rejecting Jamesâs bribe.
â"I was a semifinal judge in the 10th Design Competition. After the semifinals, James gave me $300,000 and Katie gave me $200,000 to ensure Angelica ranked first. Iâve since donated the $500,000 and posted the evidence on Twitter."
â"Iâm a grand finals judge from the 10th Design Competition. Over the course of the finals, Katie and James gave me a total of $1 million to secure my vote for Angelica to win. All proof has been posted on Twitter."
...
In total, over a dozen judges recorded videos and posted them publicly.
The receipts, transfer records, voice memosânone of it could be faked.
Everyone was stunned.
Just yesterday, people were still praising Angelica as a design prodigyâso young, yet already a competition champion.
Now, it was revealed that her victory had been bought by the Clark family.
They had spent over ten million yuan just to secure that championship title.
And this same Clark family had paid off judges to disqualify Selinaâpaid off Group A judges, bribed advancement judgesâall just to force her out of the competition.
One stepdaughter. One biological daughter.
Was this family even human?
Joe stood frozen, eyes full of disbelief.
He couldnât wrap his head around itâAngelicaâs title was bought?
And the way the Clark family treated their own daughter... that cruelty?
His mind felt like it was tearing in two, logic crashing into emotion.
What the hell was going on?
"Angelica bought the championship!"
"Sheâs the one who actually stole someone elseâs spot!"
Some fans in the crowd refused to accept it. "Angelicaâs final-round design was breathtaking! Even without the Clark familyâs help, she wouldâve won!"
Selina narrowed her eyes slightly.
The truth about Angelicaâs final entry hadnât been exposed yetâbut it would be. Soon.
In the livestream, bots and hired commenters were already spinning the narrative.
[Exactly! Angelicaâs design blew the other ten out of the waterâshe deserved that title!]
James was trembling all over.
"Yes! Yes! Angelica was outstandingâI just wanted to smooth her path a little. Whatâs so wrong about that?! Her championship was well-earnedâ!"
"But James, maybe you forgotâif you hadnât paid off the judges, Angelica wouldnât have even made it past the semifinals!"
A cold, sharp male voice cut through the noise.
Kevin, a world-renowned designer and guest judge for this yearâs competition, stepped forward.
He locked eyes with Selina for a second, then looked straight into the camera.
"This was Angelicaâs semifinal entry. Every judge at the time voted to eliminate her. She only advanced because Ellis fought for herâand Ellis received $1 million from James. You call that âwell-deservedâ?"
Someone who shouldâve been eliminated in the semifinalsâwhat does it matter how well she performed after that?
If James hadnât bribed the judges, Angelica wouldnât have even had a chance to perform.
If youâre saying her championship justifies the bribes in the earlier rounds, then have you ever considered how unfair that was to the contestant she edged out?
What if that contestant was a true prodigy, someone who wouldâve shined in the finals?
Angelica didnât just winâshe stole a spot that rightfully belonged to someone else. Thatâs a fact.
Not long after, the contestant Angelica had displaced took to Twitter:
"I always thought I just wasnât good enough to reach the semifinals. Turns out I was pushed out by someone with connections. What a joke. Ellis said my designs had too much âpersonalityââbut maybe that wasnât the issue. Maybe I was just too good, and they were scared Iâd outshine Angelica."
"And Angelicaâs fans? Stop harassing me at school, stop dumping animal blood at my door. The more you do this, the more Angelica looks like a shameless thief."
Attached to the tweet was their semifinal designâundeniably stronger than many of the entries that did advance.
Better work was eliminated. Worse work moved forward.
What else could you call that but a joke?
And while Angelica stole someone elseâs spot, she also let her fans attack that contestant.
Joeâs pupils contracted againâhe couldnât believe what he was seeing.
This... was his daughter?
Victoriaâs daughter?
How could this be?
Angelica stared at the flood of videos and evidence, her eyes wide with panic.
She never imagined any of this would be exposed.
Selina. Selina! That bitch!
Kevin, looking pleased with the shift in public opinion, addressed the room: "So, the committee has decidedâAngelicaâs championship title will be revoked. Her ranking is nullified."
Luke clapped loudly, grinning.
"Exactly what needed to happen! Some people spend all day figuring out how to buy titles and steal rankings. Chairman Morris, are you watching?
This is your precious daughter. Oh, donât glare at me! Am I wrong?"
"Oh, right, of course notâour pure, innocent Miss Morris would never bribe judges to win. Nope! It mustâve been the Clark family. Angelica just happened to benefit. After all, sheâs a Morris, pure and blameless! Why are you all standing around? If Iâm right, clap!"
...
A few awkward claps scattered through the room.
Joeâs face turned dark again.
Whispers spread through the crowd:
"If Young Master Luke hadnât said it, Angelicaâs next move was probably gonna be the usual: cry, collapse, pretend she knew nothing, then claim the Clark family did it all. She was just an innocent bystander."
"Ugh, the fake sweet act is nauseating."
Angelicaâs body swayed. No. No...
Now that it had come to this, she had to do somethingâanythingâto do damage control.
"Iâm sorry, Iâm sorry..."
Angelica covered her face, crying.
"I really didnât know any of thisâbut Iâll take responsibility. I accept the decision to revoke the title. I owe everyone an apology... Iâm sorry..."
Katie burst out crying too.
"This is all my fault, not Angelicaâs! I bribed the judgesâSelina used her body to bribe them! Weâre no different, so why is she blaming me?!"
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ï¤Chapter 299: Traces of Wrongdoing Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback ï¤Chapter 739 - 395 Bite back Selina looked down at the mother-daughter duo throwing a fit on the floor and sneered.
"Ms. Bryant, did you forget that the only reason I was eliminated in the semifinals was because you and James sabotaged me?"
Everyone froze.
Thatâs rightâKatie and James had spent money to bribe the judges into disqualifying Selina...
So thenâ
"That still doesnât prove you didnât seduce the judges! Yes, I paid them to get rid of youâbut only because you have no talent. Keeping you in the competition wouldâve been an embarrassment to the Clark family!"
Katie sobbed loudly.
"I was trying to help! And this is how you repay me?! You... I canât even finish my sentence! Angelica has already paid the price. But your seduction scandal still needs to be dealt with!"
Selina raised an eyebrow, amused.
So Katie still wouldnât give upâstill trying to drag her down.
"Ms. Bryant..."
"Katie," Loganâs cool voice cut in before Selina could respond. He raised his eyes, his presence icy and absolute.
Each word shattered Katieâs crumbling fantasy:
"And what makes you thinkâI didnât find the evidence?"
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