Chapter 193: Refutation

"Okay...you guys go ahead, I didn't see anything," the security guard said helplessly as Yesenia quickly pulled Victoria inside. Victoria looked at her and said, "Um...if Mario finds out about this, won't it be bad? He already has some misunderstandings about me."

But Yesenia didn't care and replied, "What's there to be afraid of? He never liked me anyway, no matter how well I do. Why bother caring about that? We should use whatever we can to our advantage."

After hearing this, Victoria suddenly felt that she was the one who wasn't as clear-headed.

She wondered what this young girl had experienced in the past few days to become so decisive.

The banquet officially began.

"President Norris has arrived," someone announced.

Laura wore a golden long dress that reached her ankles. Although she was in her fifties, she looked like she was in her thirties and had a commanding presence.

Erica also walked in with a smile on her face, looking elegant and graceful, which earned her praise from those around her.

"Look, that's Erica, who has been in the limelight recently. I bet she'll be the champion again this time."

"She's really young and promising. Her future is limitless."

Darian and Julia couldn't help but feel a sense of pride after hearing this. "Victoria sneered and watched as Erica followed Laura onto the stage. 'She really is amazing, just like her parents,' she thought to herself.

Laura smiled and said, 'After days of hard work from our talented designers, we have received many outstanding design submissions. Today, we will finally announce the winner. I want to congratulate this exceptional designer in advance. Her design, after our deliberation, will become the main blueprint for the Norris Family Building.'

In other words, they will actually use the winning design for the building. That designer is going to make a fortune! The building will cost at least billions of dollars to construct. I wonder how much commission the designer will receive.

Erica's smile grew even wider as she heard the applause. She could see the envy in the eyes of those below.

'Now, I will announce the winner. She is... Erica!' Laura declared.

The audience erupted in applause as Erica beamed.

At the same time, a portion of Erica's design appeared on the big screen.

'Wow, this design looks amazing.'

'No wonder it won first place.'

'I thought it was just a pretty vase, but President Norris has a great eye.'

'You can tell that this design will become another landmark building in the future.'

'It's so impressive.'"

Everyone's praise made Laura's eyes soften even more. She looked towards Erica with appreciation. Finally, Erica's future was secured. She could also explain to Jocelyn now…

However, just then, a certain voice suddenly rose from below, sounding very certain. "Are you sure you want to make this design? The Norris Family Building will likely become a dangerous building in the future."

In the midst of the atmosphere of praise, this voice seemed very abrupt. At the same time, Victoria walked forward. Erica looked at Victoria in shock. How did she get in? She had secretly replaced the invitation with a fake one.

When Laura saw the person who had suddenly walked forward, she narrowed her eyes. It was her. Erica anxiously looked towards Laura. "Is she going to cause trouble again?"

Laura's eyes were sharp, but also contemptuous. "Who is this nobody who dares to come to my Norris Family's banquet and cause trouble? Security, take her away."

The bodyguards had already rushed over and grabbed Victoria from both sides, quickly dragging her out. Erica breathed a sigh of relief.

Laura has always been decisive, so how could she give this bitch a chance to get close? Did she forget that this is the Norris Family, not some small household? Victoria has just stepped on a landmine.

Victoria knew she wouldn't be allowed to get close easily. "Are you not allowing me to speak? Your competition has insider information. Since you insist on promoting Erica, why bother involving other designers and making a mockery of us, wasting our precious time?"

Laura's eyes flickered as she looked at the commotion around her. Although everyone knew that the Norris Family intentionally wanted to promote Erica, hearing it said out loud made them all feel uneasy. After all, the designers who came to participate were all mature.

Laura looked at the restless crowd and her expression changed. This Victoria was quite clever, she had managed to implicate all the other designers. The Norris Family wanted to promote Erica, but they didn't want to offend all the other designers. By saying this, Victoria had forced the Norris Family to give everyone an explanation.

Laura raised her hand and said, "Wait a minute." The bodyguards stopped. Victoria tugged at her clothes and turned her sharp gaze towards Laura. Laura sneered at her, "You said the Norris Family has insider information? Look, this is the winning work, everyone is looking at it. Who can say for sure that their designs can beat Erica's? Miss, you are young and impetuous, I can understand that you are not happy about being eliminated and causing trouble here. This is not acceptable. You should use this time to improve your business skills instead of wasting your energy on this."

Erica's face was full of guilt and nervousness. However, with Laura protecting her, and even if Victoria knew that the work was mostly drawn by her, she had no chance to make any insinuations. She couldn't say that it was her own work.

Victoria stepped forward, "My work was eliminated, I can say that President Norris probably has a different design philosophy from mine, I understand that. But President Norris actually chose such a flawed work. Do you want to see the Norris Family building, which is halfway built, become a dangerous building? President Norris, the Norris Family is a family of architects. If you carefully examine it, you should be able to see how big the problem is with this work. You didn't look carefully because you trust Erica too much, the designer you are preparing to promote. Your bias has blinded you."

Laura's face changed, but then she immediately thought it was impossible. "What are you talking about? You haven't even seen the complete design. You're just fear-mongering here."

"Ha, I have seen it because I drew more than half of the design myself!"

What?

Everyone looked at Victoria in disbelief.

Erica's face also instantly turned gray. She took a step forward and bit her lip. "Victoria...what are you talking about? This is my work. Do you have any evidence to make such baseless accusations here?"