NovelUSAChapter 1056: The confidence in her tone left the accuser floundering. His earlier certainty had evaporated, replaced by uncertainty and doubt.
Just then, Aliza, who had been quiet all this time, stood up. Her voice rang clear.
"I didn't just perform before you—I submitted my composition earlier as well. The mentors even praised how quickly I turned it in. They said only two people submitted before me. Surely you're not claiming to be one of them?" As part of the process, all participants were required to submit their compositions in advance so the judges could review them during performances. Aliza had rushed hers in after only a few edits, hoping to gain an edge.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSomeone from the crowd suddenly chimed in, "Carrie didn't submit early. I was there. We turned ours in together, just before the deadline." Aliza's smile returned, confident and composed. With testimony and timestamps on her side, it seemed like Carrie had no way to defend herself.
Carrie's face still held the trace of a smile, soft and unmoved. The light above her cast tiny gleams in her eyes, like stars caught in a calm midnight sky.
With the squiet smile, she spoke.
"I happened to overhear everyone discussing Randell's composition. From what I understand, his newest piece was released publicly earlier today. If we are going by timing, would that not mean his version cfirst? It seems toMiss Herrera copied his composition." Aliza froze. She had expected Carrie to defend herself-not to toss the accusation straight back at her. And just like that, a suspicion flared in Aliza's mind, sharp and sudden. Did Carrie steal the song too? Perhaps she had hired Randell's composer behind the scenes and passed it off as her own.
Fresh updates now on galn VelsThe more Aliza mulled it over, the more it made perfect, damning sense.
Carrie was always ambitious-always playing the part of the modern career woman. She dabbled in films, wrote the occasional screenplay, but music? If she truly had that kind of talent, she would have stormed into the entertainment world long ago and made a fortune. There was no way someone like her would stay hidden behind obscure associations and anonymous showcases.
The Music Association's assessments were prestigious, yes, but rarely visible to the wider public. Only those deeply entrenched in the arts truly cared about them. Besides, no one in the entertainment industry would dare challenge the Morrison family over something as niche and non-commercial as an evaluation.
Whether it was plagiarism or ghostwriting, Carrie had likely crafted a plan she thought was watertight. But fate had handed Aliza a twist-Carrie's original manuscript had somehow fallen into her hands. Carrie could not risk outright denial anymore, not when Aliza held the evidence. So instead, she tried to drag Aliza into the mud with her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAs these thoughts unraveled, a slow smirk pulled at Aliza's lips. The situation had shifted, and she was starting to enjoy it. This could only end in two ways. Either neither of them had plagiarized, and it would be chalked up as a bizarre coincidence.
In that case, Carrie would have to swallow her pride, and Aliza could spin the situation to her. toe. Co advantage advantage-maybe even dangle it over Carrie's head as blackmail down the line.
Or... both of them were guilty. And if that was the case, Aliza could live with it. She had never planned to stay nevere in Isonridge anyway. After the wedding, she and Kristopher would be leaving the country. But before that-oh, it would be so satisfying to expose...
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