The stage was an attractive place and all models were eager to walk on it. All the contestants knew that being on the ramp was a privilege that only a few people could get. Hence they put in all their efforts to ensure that they rocked the entire event.
The theme of the competition was "Dream City", so all the clothes that were up on display focused on that. They were a blend of grace, style and poise, so all models wearing them looked extraordinary too.
As one of the judges of the competition, Leena was being very serious about the whole matter. She looked at the clothes on the ramp and wrote her opinion about each. However, she didn't expect to see Louisa and Claire on the ramp, and that surely left her shocked.
Actually, Leena was not the only one who was surprised. Louisa and Claire were also surprised to see Leena on the jury so much so that they almost fell off. However, the two soon adjusted and became calm like before. They didn't want to mess up the competition because of her; otherwise, all their training would have been wasted.
"Claire, what's going on? Why is she in the jury?" As soon as Louisa came back to backstage, she asked angrily, thinking, 'She is a judge? Who has appointed her to judge me?' Apparently, seeing Leena there had definitely damaged Louisa's self-esteem.
"How do I know? Don't ask me. I don't know why she is here." Claire said anxiously, and thought, 'I told them I was going to the villa for a vacation, but now I'm on the ramp. They will know that I have been lying. How could I explain this to them?'
"What? That woman hates me. She must have probably given us a low grade on purpose in this competition." She didn't expect that she would meet Leena here, so she had forgotten everything that she had planned to do on the stage. Now, she was worried that no model agencies would be considering her for work. If Leena had given her a low grade, all her dreams and efforts would become wasted.
"Louisa, Leena is not such a narrow-minded person. You don't have to worry about that at all." Claire said in frustration, thinking, 'Kevin's going to be very upset when he finds out. It's all Louisa's fault. I have been rehearsing for this program for a long time, but I did not expect to be caught like this. It's so annoying.'
"What you said doesn't count. We'll know when the result comes out." Louisa said coldly. She thought her performance was perfect tonight, and the clothes Pola had designed were very different and novel too. 'If I don't receive a good grade tonight, it must be that bitch's fault only.' Louisa thought.
"Even so, you can't blame Leena. After all, Pola is not the only one who has excellent designing skills." Claire thought Louisa was not being logical, hence she supported Leena.
Don't speak on her behalf. You're all the same. Both of you are bitches." Louisa glared at her. Claire was now of no use for her, so she did not care to be a little mean with her.
"Louisa..." Claire said in surprise, widening her eyes. She didn't expect Louisa to say something like that, and thought, 'Aren't we good friends? Why do you say that to me?'
"Ha-ha! You are surprised? Claire, I can't tolerate you anymore. I don't want to be friends with you anymore. Now, you are of no use to me." Louisa sneered, thinking, 'Since you are not going to persuade Kevin to be mine, you are no longer of any benefit to me.'
"Can you tell me why you are saying that?" Claire said, with her head lowered. At the moment, she felt she had been such a fool. 'This is what I get for being such a loyal friend? Our previous friendship cannot turn out to be so fragile. For you, I have picked fights with Leena so many times. Have you forgotten?'
"You really don't know why I said that? You are such a big fool. People are willing to make friends with you because of your father's money and the fact that your brother is at a high post in the army. Otherwise, who would bother to talk to you even? Frankly speaking, you are nothing without your family's background." Louisa finally let out all that she had inside, feeling comfortable now.
"I know they think I'm just a fat cat who knows nothing, but I don't care what they think. It's just that I didn't expect you to be like them too. So our friendship abroad was false too?" Claire clenched her fist and tried to endure the disappointment and pain she was feeling in her heart. Nothing in the world was more painful than being betrayed by someone you trusted.
"Ha-ha! As you said, we were abroad at that time. Over there, I didn't know anyone but you, so I had no choice but to be friends with you, even if I didn't want to." Louisa said haughtily, feeling especially happy after having a look at Claire's sad face.
"Stop! That's enough! We're friends. We don't have to fight like this. Besides, the results haven't even come out yet. Let's stop arguing. A lot of people are watching us." Pola looked at Claire and then smiled apologetically. She thought that whatever Louisa said was mean, but she couldn't say so directly.
"Huh." Louisa snorted coldly, thinking, 'If Leena dares to oppose me, I will not spare her. I am a commander's daughter, I will not be afraid of her.'
Claire looked at Louisa coldly, as if she was trying to see through her. 'How could I be stupid enough to think that we are close friends? How could she lie to me so cruelly?' One thing Claire learned from this was that there were no true friendships in the world. In a relationship, the one who was more dedicated was the one who got more hurt in the end.
At the end of the competition, the competitors all got to know their results. Leena was surrounded by media persons from all the sides. They didn't care who was the newly crowned champion. They wanted to talk to Leena. She was an enigmatic person whose fashion sense was amazing. As soon as the media got close to her, they came to know that she was President Leng's favorite little sister. Few people in the city knew her identity, so no one knew that she was also Mignonne, the founder of LN FASHION.
"Miss Leng, can you tell us why you didn't disclose that you are Mignonne?"
"Miss Leng, are you coming back to S City to give your career wings?"
"Miss Leng, do you have a boyfriend?"
Miss Leng, are you now going to appear in public under the name Mignonne or your good name?"
Faced with such questions from the media, Leena was very troubled. She didn't want to answer their questions, and she didn't know which one to answer first either, so she looked very embarrassed about the whole matter.
"Miss Leng, I've heard that Bella only participates in international competitions. And in no circumstances would she participate in a small program like this. Bella took up the post as judge of this competition because you asked her to?"
Miss Leng, can you tell us something about President Leng and President Shangguan's married life?"
"Yes. Miss Leng, can you please tell us?"
Duke never gave interviews, so only a few people knew about him. The media finally managed to get this opportunity, so they wouldn't let it go from their hands.
"Look, Claire. Our work has not even entered the next round. Is it because of Leena?" Louisa angrily stared at Leena, who was surrounded by the media, and thought, 'Why? How does Leena get everything she wants without making any major efforts? Why can't I come even close to what she has achieved?'