Chapter 24%
Excellence Awards Ceremony.
When I hurriedly arrived at the scene with the dress, everyone else had already arrived.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on me.
Hanley even showed me a playful and teasing smile.
“Hadley is late and I don’t know what excellent work she brought to us.”
I knew there would be this question and I had prepared on the way here.
The scorched dress spread out in the air, fluttering in the wind.
The skirt was unevenly swallowed by the flames, but it revealed a strange beauty.
This is the work that our Nirvana Studio brings to you, Burial. The phoenix is reborn from the ashes and it is the core concept of our design of this work.”
My eyes fell on Hanley’s face and I smiled provocatively.
Her face was visibly ugly.
Bemard also hurried over and just happened to listen to me explain the concept of the work.
He stood there thoughtfully, with a dazed look on his face.
“Regarding the birth of the work “Burial“, I want to thank someone in particular. That is our-“}
I stared straight into Hanley’s eyes, pausing for every word.
“Hanley!”
I walked toward her step by step.
“If it wasn’t for Ms. Covington who burned down my studio and provided me with inspiration, how could I have designed such a good work!”
Hanley’s expression flashed with panic and she denied it flatly, “Don’t talk nonsense!“}
As she spoke, her expression changed and she looked pitiful again. “Hadley, I know that you have been jealous of me all these years. But you are not capable enough and you can’t try to defeat me by slandering me, right? Your own studio caught fire, how can you put the blame on me? You should at least produce evidence before you speak. If you can’t, I can report you to the police for slander and defamation!”
I felt sick looking at Hanley’s appearance now. Just as I was about to speak, a strong voice suddenly came from the crowd.
“I have evidence!” A familiar and unfamiliar voice. Familiar, I had heard this voice for more than 20 years. Strange, this voice spoke for me in front of people for the first time. Watching Bernard stand up, holding the USB flash drive in his hand and walk toward the computer.
“The surveillance evidence is all in this USB drive. It contains the whole process of Hanley instigating arson and conspiring to burn down Nirvana Studio.”
Staring at Bemard’s back, I was a little dazed.§
Twenty years ago, he was the same.§
Relying on a USB drive and some so–called evidence, he helped Hanley to send me to hell.}
I cried out for injustice over and over again, begging the organizer to re–investigate and evaluate over and over again.
But no one believed me.§
Because of Bemard, I had been nailed to the pillar of shame for twenty years!!!
Originally, it wouldn’t have been so difficult for me to get to where I was today.
If the words were more unpleasant, it would be him, Bernard, who ruined my life!!
Even today, he was helping me, even today, all the evidence in his hands proved true. But I just felt sick.
I didn’t know where the strength came from and I pushed Bernard so hard that he staggered.
The USB drive fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
“Hadley, what are you doing? I’m helping you!”
Facing Bernard’s shocked eyes, I sneered.%
“Bernard, I don’t need your kindness. You think you can move me by doing this, but in fact I just feel disgusted.“}
