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,
"W-Who knows if you stole it from Bree at our house!" Ivy shouted. Everyone looked at Ivy in annoyance, dumbfounded about how her brain worked. "Hey, old lady, your imagination sure is running wild, huh? That rolled off your tongue pretty easily!" Someone in the crowd said threateningly, "Defamation is also a crime, you know? You better think before you speak!" Ivy was infuriated for being called an "old lady". But when she heard defamation was a crime, she chickened out.Lucille glanced at Ivy and Sabrina and smiled. "Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention—I already patented the formulas five years ago." She weighed the notebooks in her hand. "If it is as you said and these notebooks belong to Ms. Johnson, then tell me, how did she never notice that even though so many years have passed?"Based on her personality, there's no way she'd be this calm after learning her belongings had gone missing, right?" Lucille chuckled. "I'm sure you know your daughter's personality very well. You do
For a moment, everyone believed "bitchy" wasn't a discriminating term. It all depended on who was playing the character. Sabrina was stunned by what Lucille said. But before she could react, Lucille said, "I never explained myself and allowed you to take all my music scores and perfume formulas because I was trying to avoid unnecessary trouble. "After all, we were a family, and there was no need to be so cruel to each other. Even when you deliberately damaged my reputation in public, I didn't mind." Lucille sighed then continued, "There's no smooth sailing on the road to becoming successful. So, the recognitions I got today were all thanks to you too, Ms. Johnson." Sabrina furrowed her brows, finding Lucille's words somewhat familiar. It felt as if someone had said the same thing before. Having said all the good and bad things, Lucille had completely cut off Sabrina's way out. Now, no matter what Sabrina said, it would be utterly pointless.Besides, all the evidence was al
"Over here, officer. She's Sabrina." Zoe, who stood closest to Sabrina, bravely pointed out, actively cooperating with the police officers. The police officers looked toward the surprised Sabrina and said solemnly, "We've received a report that you're involved in two cases. Please come with us for an investigation." The crowd immediately started whispering and chattering. What two cases was it about? What else had Sabrina done? Amidst the confusion, Sabrina looked toward the audience, trying to find William and Horace. But she didn't see any signs of them. At this moment, she realized the Johnson family had given up on her. As Sabrina was getting taken away, Lucille whispered something into her ear.No one else could hear her, but as soon as Lucille whispered, everyone saw Sabrina suddenly lunge at the former like a maniac. Lucille was about to evade it, but someone reacted faster than her. It was Spencer. He wrapped his hand around Lucille's waist and swiftly moved