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“To be honest, this is a great painting. There’s a high possibility that it’ll win. It seems like Lina has no chance with
the prize.”
Keira gently pulled Lina’s hand, offering her support.
Lina smiled at her, shaking her head to indicate that she was fine.
She truly was fine. In fact, she was eager for Violet to showcase the painting to the world.
“What’s the matter? Are you speechless now?” Violet taunted. “Ha, Lina, I copied your work. How do you like that?
Do you dare to confront me or expose me?”
Lina simply looked at her calmly, choosing not to respond.
Violet glanced at her phone, a bright smile on her face.
“My painting has been submitted to the judges… all thanks to you, Lina! If I win, I’ll treat you to something nice.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHow about dog food?” Violet mocked.
“Thank you for your offer, but I don’t need your charity,” Lina replied in a flat tone. “You can keep the dog food for
yourself. After all, you seem to have a big appetite. If you don’t have enough to eat, how will you find the energy to
copy someone else’s work next time?”
“You…” Violet trailed off, unable to find a comeback.
The surrounding students lost interest and dispersed, casting sympathetic glances at Lina.
Lina endured it for a few days.
She remained remarkably calm during that time, observing Violet’s painting go through the review process—first to
the judges, then to the organizing committee, the professional committee abroad, and finally to the final review.
Meanwhile, the Grists were actively promoting Violet, generating a significant amount of online buzz in an attempt
to present her as a talented artist.
Violet’s pictures with The Fireflies’ Light had been circulating on the Internet in the past few days, accompanied by
captions like “the talented princess” and “the adorable princess.”
Violet was basking in the attention.
However, a week later…
Lina had just woken up in the morning and was about to take a walk in the courtyard when she noticed Zuko, who
had just returned from his morning run, waving his phone in front of her.
Curious, she took a closer look and saw that news of Violet’s plagiarism was spreading everywhere!
Lina couldn’t help but smile. “It’s exposed so quickly!”
Zuko showed her the comment that had received the most likes.
[This painting was created by the renowned artist Xyla Irwin from Southeast Aciatic, but Ms. Violet insists it’s hers!
Ha, that’s blatant plagiarism! I did some research and discovered that the painting was sold at an auction for
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm$30,000,000! Check out this website if you don’t believe me…]
There was a link attached to the comment.
Lina clicked on the link, leading her to a niche yet professional website that required membership to access.
The membership fee was quite high, indicating that it was mainly for professionals in the art scene.
Surprisingly, Zuko entered his password effortlessly, causing Lina’s eyes to widen.
“Look, this is it,” he said, pointing to The Fireflies’ Light displayed on the website.
At that moment, Lina ignored her curiosity about Zuko’s membership and leaned closer to examine the painting.
That’s when she discovered that Xyla Irwin was the owner of Irwin Pharmaceuticals in Southeast Aciatic!
Lina felt a cold sweat trickling down her back as she stared blankly at the phone’s screen…
“I… I was so ignorant to have copied a painting worth $30,000,000,” she murmured, turning to face Zuko with an
unnatural smile.
To him, she appeared adorable in her state of shock.
“It’s okay. You did an amazing job. Even if the original artist saw it, she would compliment you!” he reassured her.
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