Chapter 330 – Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family

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She remembered once, when her work was slandered as plagiarism, Mirabella had saved the day by quickly altering the design. Mirabella had given her the chance to show in a live stream how she had come up with the 23 styles, boosting her reputation.

The live stream had reached 1.29 million views. She had taken Mirabella’s advice and shown surveillance footage in the stream of Oscar sneaking into Mirabella’s office to steal her design, clearing her own name, and bringing heat and orders to the company.

Before the Solterra competition, Mirabella had taught her many design techniques. One night, she had insisted on treating Mirabella to a barbecue when Myra sent a gang to cause trouble. Mirabella had been injured while protecting her but had still insisted on going to the competition the next day.

Mirabella’s help had been countless. It was because of Mirabella that she was standing here today, representing her country in an international competition.

If Mirabella had signed her name as Queen Abby from the start or not have helped her, her life could have been completely different.

Molly’s eyes welled up with tears, gratitude, and emotion filling her gaze as she looked at Mirabella.

Mirabella smiled slightly, thinking, “You dummy, why are you crying now?”

After the host read the rules, the competition started immediately.

The first task was fairly simple, with the organizers providing fabric and accessories for the contestants to design a piece representing their country’s style.

All the techniques Mirabella had taught Molly and the hundreds of videos and tutorials she’d watched recently flashed through her mind.

Molly started cutting the fabric, her movements more confident than before.

Mirabella watched her, admiration in her eyes. Good, she had improved a lot.

Hans glanced at his sister. He knew she was here to support Molly. No matter how much the organizers had tried to invite her, she had never been willing to show up as a judge.

If she had shown her face earlier, he might have recognized her.

And she would have suffered less and been able to go home earlier.

“Isn’t that assistant number 16 from the Solterra Cup Garment Design Contest?” A judge suddenly recognized Mirabella but wasn’t sure since she was sitting as a judge under the identity of Queen Abby today.

“You know, I didn’t notice until you said it, but she does look a lot like that 16th assistant we had.” Another judge seemed to notice this as well but couldn’t quite believe it. After all, with Queen Abby’s status, there’s no way she’d stoop to being an assistant for a newbie.

The judge said, “They probably just look alike, not the same person.”

At this moment, Isabella on stage noticed Mirabella in the judge’s seat, and her face instantly went pale.

She’s so young, and she’s a judge.

The most shocking part was the sign in front of her read, Queen Abby.

She’s Queen Abby.

The top designer from Solterra she’s admired and idolized for so long, and has always wanted to meet, was right here.

At this moment, Isabella’s mind went blank.

No wonder she said earlier that she had the power to decide whether Isabella stays or leaves. Turned out she really did have that power.

“Bella, who do you think is the most promising?” Hans asked, his gaze turning to the stage where dozens of contestants worked diligently. Each one looking confident, and their designs were unique.

Mirabella looked around and said nonchalantly, “I have my money on Molly.”

After all, she didn’t watch those hundreds of videos for nothing, and she didn’t learn all those skills for naught.

Molly had a deep understanding of her work and quickly completed a beautiful long dress.

Time was up.

All contestants needed to go backstage to put on their own clothes and then take turns showcasing them on stage.

While waiting for the contestants, photos of the finished products were shown on the big screen. The clothing created by the contestants was being scored by the ten judges and thousands of industry veterans in the audience.

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The variety of national clothes made one’s head spin. Out of all of them, Molly’s long dress stood out, quickly distinguishing itself from the rest. She used red to represent her country and made a bright, elegant long dress. The striped elements at the collar and the hidden flower designs on the dress were all Solterra features. She perfectly combined Solterra culture with modern fashion, showcasing her keen fashion sense as a designer. Mirabella looked on approvingly. Not bad. There were a few areas that could be improved, but overall, it was much better than the others.

Soon, Molly drew the first number and was the first to showcase her design.

With her retro hairstyle, slender figure, and fitted red dress, holding an umbrella, she slowly walked out from the background of a small bridge and stream. The low–cut design emphasized her collarbone and neckline. The Solterra features stunned many in the audience.

She perfectly embodied the unique elegance and grace of Solterra women, so beautiful it was hard to look away.

Especially her eyes, looking into the distance, were thoughtful and clear, which attracted even more attention.

The embroidered patterns on the dress added to the overall elegance and grandeur. The sleeveless design not only highlighted her figure but also made the whole outfit more elegant.

Mirabella quickly scored nine points, only one point away from a perfect ten!

The audience was surprised. Even Molly on stage was taken aback but also felt a hint of excitement.

Nine points!

Bella actually gave her such high praise!

No, it was Queen Abby. Bella gave her such a high score from Queen Abby’s perspective!

Hans also scored nine points.

The audience was shocked again. This was just the first contestant, and the judges already gave such high scores. How much pressure would the following contestants be under?

The other judges also scored, including nine points, eight points, seven points.

The lowest score was not below seven points!

The room exploded in thunderous applause. Mirabella picked up the mic and began to professionally dissect why such high ratings were given, analyzing the merits of the long skirt. The other judges started chiming in, praising the design.

Soon, other contestants started to take the stage.

A slew of all sorts of outfits failed to stand out in the critical eyes of the judges until Isabella strutted in wearing a sweet yet badass denim ensemble. Her design was both sweet and badass, unique and cutting–edge.

Her design fused traditional culture with modern trends. If sold individually, it would definitely be a hot seller.

However, Mirabella only gave it a six.

Seeing the score, the light in Isabella’s eyes dimmed. She knew this was coming.

She had previously pissed off Mirabella, so Mirabella was getting back at her by giving her a low score.

But as a judge, how could she abuse her power like this?

She instantly felt a surge of indignation.

Aside from Mirabella, Hans scored seven, and the other judges gave eight or nine.

Overall, it was not a bad performance, but Isabella was feeling more and more hard done by.

As she was the overall champion of M Country, the host asked her, after all the scores were given, “How do you feel about your current score? If I’m not mistaken, you’re the second highest–scored contestant after Molly.

“No, I’m not happy at all,” Isabella said. “I have a problem with the score Queen Abby gave me.”

The audience was in an uproar as soon as these words were spoken.

The judges gazes all fell on Mirabella.

Mirabella lifted her eyes, meeting Isabella’s gaze on stage.

Seeing this, the host smelled big news and quickly probed, “Why? Just because Queen Abby gave you a six? You think your work deserves a higher score?”

Isabella, “Yes, all the other judges acknowledged my work, only she intentionally gave me a low score.

“I’m sorry, did I hear you correctly? You said: Intentionally?”

“Yes, it’s because I offended her backstage.”

Hearing this, the audience was shocked. So, there’s more to the story!

Even the host was stunned, “You offended her.”

Isabella, “Yes, and she knows the first contestant, Molly. She gave Molly a nine

Because they know each other, Mirabella gave her a nine!

This was an international design competition. Such a bombshell of news had the press scrambling to capture the moment, even managing to snap Mirabella’s reaction.

Seeing the situation getting out of hand, staff from the event organizers quickly cut off the host and Isabella’s mics, with some people going on stage to escort Isabella off.

But Mirabella’s voice quickly filled the ears of everyone present.

“No need to cut the mic.”

She signaled to the backstage staff to turn their mics back on, her eyes devoid of any panic, instead radiating unbelievable confidence.

For a teenager to have such courage was truly astonishing.

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