After Lucille listened to Sabrina's explanation, she pondered for a while before she leisurely said, "Okay. What you said makes sense."With that, the crowd was confused once again.Lucille's feedback wasn't genuine, and it seemed like there was a hidden meaning in her words.There was something odd about the tone she used when she gave feedback to Sabrina. The atmosphere at the venue became strange and awkward.Michael attempted to interfere, but he shut up when he saw Matilda glance at him. He worked for Matilda, so he naturally understood what she meant. She was telling him not to interrupt.Sabrina clasped her hands behind her back, waiting for Lucille to continue.Lucille narrowed her eyes and said softly, "However, it lacks a key element. There is no problem with the formula, but it isn't complete."Sabrina frowned at her words and immediately became alert. The Johnson family below the stage was dumbfounded.Lucille said, "I admit that you have talent, but you didn't use
While Sabrina was still puzzled about how Deer knew Ivy's last name was Beech, Michael interrupted her thoughts. "Contestant no. 5, did you bring the perfume manual or do you want us to send someone to get it?"She returned to her senses. "No need. I brought it with me. It's in my bag at the lounge." She usually left the perfume manual at home. However, since it was a special day today, she'd brought it with her. She hadn't expected it would be useful.In order to prevent trouble, one of the judges randomly selected an audience member to accompany Sabrina to retrieve it.The contestants on the stage whispered among themselves."How did a simple competition become so complicated?""It's not. Contestant no. 5 is the one who's complicated.""Actually, the perfume she creates lacks her unique signature. I have looked into it before and always felt that something was off. However, given her background, it's not like we could say anything." "That's right. I thought so too. Furthe
Sabrina looked pale. If she still hadn't figured it out by now, she was a fool. It was obvious that Deer was targeting her.Sabrina wasn't on bad terms with Deer. She wondered why the latter was embarrassing her in public."Ms. Deer, is there a misunderstanding between us? Did someone instigate you to do this? I didn't offend you. Why have you been embarrassing me and finding fault with me? I…"Her face was already pale. With her weak appearance and delicate, pitiful voice, she looked like she was being bullied.Zoe was standing next to her and couldn't take it anymore. She rolled her eyes at Sabrina in front of the camera and mocked, "Can you talk properly? You're acting like Ms. Deer killed your whole family. Why don't you just tell the truth?"Sabrina was speechless. Lucille glanced at Zoe before she shifted her gaze to Sabrina. Then, she stood up from her seat and walked toward the stage. The closer she got, the more Sabrina felt that she looked familiar.Lucille stopped
Like mother, like daughter. Since Ivy's innate characteristics were just so-so, Sabrina's wasn't any better.Deer was more famous than anyone present on the stage. Even her fans were present."Hey, old lady on the stage. Could you show some respect to Ms. Deer? Didn't your mother teach you not to point at others while talking?""Exactly, old lady. You shouldn't be here. It's fine if you are rude, but you should be somewhere where you belong.""Old lady. Your daughter is infamous. The internet has records of everything, and we aren't fools. Besides that, Ms. Deer has a spotless reputation. Of course she can't accept an apprentice with a tainted reputation. Frankly speaking, your daughter isn't worthy at all."The situation changed so quickly that it left Ivy speechless.Matilda, who was below the stage, interrupted, "Ms. Johnson, this is your only chance to prove your innocence. Are you sure you don't want to seize it? "As a qualified perfumer, it's impossible that you don't rem
Sabrina was at a loss for words.Her mind was consumed with the fact that Lucille was Deer and the shameless things she had said in front of her. It turned out she had been a fool all along.But she was still in disbelief and thought it was impossible. How could Lucille be Deer? She was sure that Lucille had been kicked out from the International Perfumery Association, so how had things turned out like this?Lucille saw her pale face, but she didn't pity her.When the viewers online saw this, they immediately believed that Lucille was the one who had written the perfume formula. Everyone had already lost trust in Sabrina due to her past mistakes.The screen was flooded with comments."Her hidden identities just keep getting more impressive.""This is so embarrassing. It's like public shaming…""For some reason, I find this satisfying.""Oh my! I didn't expect my two idols to be the same person.""The truth has been revealed. I have been wondering why Mr. Layton is here. It tu
Lucille glanced to the side and noticed Horace and William had already left. She smirked. In times of crisis, everyone went their own way, huh? What a ridiculous family they were. Horace and William had pampered Sabrina for so long. But now that disaster struck, they had just selfishly ignored her. "Let's do a graphology," Lucille slowly said. The crowd believed this was the most reliable method. Although handwriting could be easily copied, not everyone had the same writing habits or strokes. "Heh, who knows if you tried to mimic Bree's handwriting," Ivy rebutted. "Excuse me, old lady, even if Deer, the mystery master perfumer, were to mimic your daughter's handwriting, can't your daughter just write it out again? Why do you have so many excuses?" One of the crowd voiced their suspicions, saying, "Or perhaps you're chickening out because you're nervous?" Ivy went silent. After hesitating for a while, Sabrina agreed. She and Lucille were required to handwrite a formula
The graphologist held up a paper and said, "After comparing them, we've found that the handwriting on this sheet matches the ones from the original copy." Ivy quickly jumped in. "Hmph! See? Like I said, you must be accusing Bree, you ingrate! Looks like the truth has shown itself. Let's see how you'll defend yourself now."Lucille remained silent, appearing very calm. Audrey chimed in, "Excuse me, madam, please let the graphologist finish." "This sheet I have right here," the graphologist said and pointed to Lucille, "belongs to this lady." Ivy was petrified. "That's impossible!" Sabrina yelled. The graphologist remained calm and took the other sheet from his colleague. He raised the sheets side by side, showing them to the audience and the camera. In just a moment, both sheets were projected on the large screen. At first glance, both sheets' handwriting looked to be the same. The graphologist shot a look at his colleague. She nodded and showed the original copy to t
Sabrina's face paled and flushed scarlet the next second. If what happened today got out, the persona and reputation she had been building for years would be destroyed. Even her status as a perfumer, which was her only way to make a comeback, would be ruined.She knew she had no choice but to deny being the copycat to the very end. If she stood by who she was, there was still hope. Regardless of what happened, she must not let herself slip. "I've already said it—I wrote all the formulas in this notebook myself." Everyone was speechless. Wasn't the truth obvious? Why was Sabrina still denying it? Lucille stared coldly at her and smirked. "Is that so?" she asked in an indifferent tone. Her words carried an invisible yet overwhelming pressure, like a black hole radiating intimidation."I've already given you many chances to admit it on your own." Lucille staged a big act of benevolence. After all, by giving Sabrina a chance, she was showing that she wasn't a narrow-minded,