“Bella?”
Luke could neither believe his eyes nor figure out what happened.
Subconsciously, he stepped forward, faced Bella, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing here?"
"To participate in the competition." Glancing at him slightly, Bella raised a sarcastic smile and continued to go ahead.
“Bella!”
He pulled her wrist, and showed that he was furious. "Don't be ridiculous! This is not the place for you to be crazy!"
Darius, who was in the VIP room, squinted and looked at Luke’s hand. His eyes suddenly cooled down and he gave out roar. His world was about to shout but was interrupted by Darius.
Bella pulled out her arm vigorously, "Mr. Wheeler, since you know that, please be self-respecting!"
Her transformation was greatly beyond Luke's expectation. He turned around in surprise and looked at her who was standing on the stage.
She had always been obedient. That made him wonder what changed.
"Good evening, distinguished guests. I'm Bella Everlast, the perfumer of R.P. Today's entry, 'First Love', is mine." She said every word very clearly and could be heard by everyone present.
Looking at Bella, Vina clenched the glass, biting her teeth to maintain the smile, but had already glanced at Luke, signaling him to say something.
But at that moment, Luke's eyes were firmly locked on Bella. What was she going to do?
"Just now the organizing committee has informed me that 'First Love' was similar to another entry, and I am also surprised. But I believe the judges will make a fair decision, and I am willing to accept it." After that, she stepped back and left the microphone a little distance.
She was so elegant that somehow werewolves would like to believe her.
However, some werewolves started talking. "Bella Everlast? This name seems to be familiar to me."
"Yes. It comes to me that she won an award before, but hasn’t shown up for years."
"That's years ago. In the competition in Finland two years ago, she made a big joke. They said that she was a perfumer without the sense of smell!"
"It's her! I know who she is."
Everyone's attitudes to Bella changed.
Most werewolves were watching disdainfully.
In fact, that competition was not famous. Many well-known companies didn’t participate. Only small and medium-sized enterprises were active.
No matter how big or small the awards were, only if they get, could both the perfumer and the company improve the reputation.
Like R.P, although it relied on D&W, it was just established and didn’t used the senior perfumer of D&W, which was fair.
Hearing the voices and rumors, Vina calmed down and went to the stage with a smile.
"I'm very sorry for the delay. I'm Vina, the perfumer of V.L. It's a great honor to meet so many elites here."
She smiled, "In fact, I have been a perfumer for more than three years, and have been studying for a long time. For so many years, I have never expected that my painstaking work would be copied. It’s really..."
After laughing, Vina shook her head, "What can I say? Thank you for stealing my creativity. This is another way to recognize my work."
Turning her head, she winked at Bella playfully.
Bella stood there, calmly watching Vina make an expression at her, and had to admire her. Vina was cheeky enough to tell a lie.
Although they were smiling and talking softly and politely, the atmosphere was tense.
The host said in due time, "It seems that both of them are reasonable. Is it a coincidence? I have never heard of any coincidence in my career for so many years."
"Yes! It is possible if the name is the same. Even if the smell is similar, it must be different. How can it be the same?"
Vina held the microphone again, "Personally, I hate plagiarism, but I believe that the competition will give me justice!"
She was full of confidence and looked like she was really the winner. In contrast, Bella seemed too calm.
"What about you, Miss Everlast?" Asked the host.
"I believe in the organizing committee, and I also believe in my own works." She smiled blandly, and her eyes were full of firmness.
The host smiled, "In that case, then..."
Before he finished speaking, his eyebrows wrinkled and his nose twitched. "Er..."
As for the change of the host’s attitude, others soon understood, because most werewolves sniffed and smelled a very strange smell.
To be exact, it was a very unpleasant smell.
It was not only smelly, but also a little fishy, and mixed with fragrance, which made werewolves feel sick.
"What's the smell?"
The host hurriedly explained, "The venue was completely cleaned yesterday. It is absolutely impossible..."
Before he finished speaking, he took several steps aside and looked at Vina complicatedly.
Vina wanted to say more, but before she grasp the microphone, the host dodged her.
She was stunned and puzzled.
When other werewolves saw, they immediately understood. They looked in the direction of Vina and took a step back.
"It's her!"
Hearing the criticism, Vina, who was standing on the stage, turned pale and felt extremely embarrassed.
She also smelled a strange smell, but she didn't think it was from herself.
She was too embarrassed to lower her head and smell herself as she felt loss.
“Bella!”
At that moment, Luke suddenly called out her name, with a sad face, "Why did you betray me?!"
Few werewolves knew where Bella had gone since she disappeared, let alone her relationship with Luke.
Bella watched him walk towards her while Luke said with a deep regret, "You were a member of my company. When did you go to another company, and didn't even tell me? Did you take my company's product?"
His voice was not very loud, but there was a microphone beside him, which was enough to make everyone hear what he was saying clearly.
"She is a traitor, so it's no wonder there's plagiarism," someone said suddenly.
The abuse was overwhelming. Luke pressed his pride. Although he hadn't figured out what was going on, at least he must solve the current crisis.
Luke turned around, looked at the person in charge of R.P with the attitude of a winner, and pretended to be magnanimous, "I think that you may not be clear, and have been deceived. This is not your fault, but a misunderstanding. However, everyone knows that the work belongs to the creator himself, so it is obvious that 'First Love' is my company's work."
"Just now Mr. Wheeler said..." The voice suddenly interrupted his words.
With a faint smile all the time, Bella looked sideways at Luke, and asked with a calm look, "I was a member of V.L?"
She was too calm, making Luke feel a little confused.
But since so many werewolves were watching, he calmed down and said, "Not anymore. What happened today is a pity."
Bella laughed, as if she had heard something funny, and continued to ask, "Not in the future, but was I before?"
"I..."
Luke was interrupted by her before he spoke, "Mr. Wheeler, I have nothing to do with you. It seems that we have never signed any contract. Do we have a written agreement? Or did you pay me? Is there any evidence?"
"Credentials? The entire company can prove that you are the employee of V.L. What credentials do you need?"
"In other words, none?"