Chapter 52 Hitting Close to Home

Several judges echoed Melanie's proposal.

Knowing various brands of perfumes within the industry is a simple test for someone in charge of a perfume department. Besides, Melanie had just analyzed the ingredients of each perfume, even if John had a less-than-perfect sense of smell, he could still make brand predictions based on the components.

However, John White hesitated.

He struggled to refuse the analysis but had no reasonable excuse to do so.

Chairman Pagemaker’s face darkened as they waited.

Both were in charge of perfume departments, one excelled at recognizing and blending scents, while the other had not even conducted a basic analysis of competitors. It was evident who had plagiarized whose proposal.

After instructing the staff, the chairman said, "Let's conclude today's tender here."

Seeing several judges getting up to leave, John hurriedly followed to the door, wanting to explain something. However, the chairman ignored him, with a nasty remark. "Mr. White, the plagiar