Facing the crowd's aggressive words, Danna could not help but cross her arms on her chest. The corner of her mouth revealed a touch of smugness, and then she looked at Penelope.
"Everyone is right, Ms. Reed. It's still necessary to bring out evidence before you accuse someone. Otherwise... I'm going to call the police." Danna shook her cell phone in her hand, gesturing to call.
Dominic wanted to stop her, but she was ignoring him.
Warren, who was standing not far away, touched his pocket, wanting to take the recording out when his line of sight landed on Penelope.
At that moment…
Penelope was still calm, as if everything was within her grasp. "Ms. Archer, are you so sure that I can't get evidence? well, it's a coincidence. Like ants, I quite like to prepare for a rainy day, especially when dealing with my work.”
Danna's face stiffened.
"What did you say?"
Penelope, however, did not bother with her and instead looked at the crowd. "I have the proof. It's on this design."
The crowd was puzzled.
"What do you mean? There's nothing special about this drawing?"
"That's right, don't keep it a secret. Bring out the evidence. That’s the only way to know the truth. "
"Ms. Reed, is it possible that you left a watermark on the design?"
Penelope smiled slightly. "Exactly! If Ms. Archer just copied it, it might not be that obvious, but if Ms. Archer copied it thoroughly line by line, it's very obvious."
After saying that, Penelope took a big step forward and took the design.
Then, she turned the design upside down in front of everyone.
"Everyone, please look at the position of this collar. I've always had a habit of drawing designs like this. I will make a mark at the position of the collar, so you can clearly see where the buttons are, and some lines make the letters PR."
After Penelope said this…
The crowd clearly saw the two letters outlined with lines at the collar position: PR.
Although the color was light, there actually were two letters.
At this moment, ashamed, she just wanted to find a crack in the ground to drill into.
Now, the truth was clear.
Everyone looked at her with disdain and contempt in their eyes, and Danna kept dodging everyone's gaze.
Dominic's face also became extraordinarily unsightly. He had defended Danna earlier, but now he felt like he was slapped in the face in front of everyone, and an unknown anger was rising in him.
And on the scene, only one person was still in a good mood.
Warren did not expect such a reversal. He hooked his lips, and the bottom of his eyes was full of appreciation for Penelope. She was such a smart woman, but she had been ignored by them in all kinds of ways.
He was really blind.
It was just a bit of a pity that his recordings did not come in handy.
Professor James's face sank, and he opened his mouth sternly. "Ms. Archer, as a designer, I don't require you to have high attainments at your age, but this behavior of yours, and plagiarizing has already gone beyond the boundaries of the industry."
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