Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Caught in a Scandal
"What, arguing with your uncle again?" Nora Northwood looked at Lily’s little tantrum and found it amusing.
Lily Sloan’s expression changed, but in the end, she didn’t say anything, merely giving a vague "yes."
The two didn’t continue the topic and went to the side to tinker with the new machine.
Just as they figured it out, Nora saw the news on her phone.
’Master Elaine caught in plagiarism scandal, exposed by her own apprentice.’
Below was a screenshot of Yuna Hughes during an interview. Feeling uneasy, she hurried to check it online.
In the original video, Yuna Hughes proactively approached the reporters, saying she didn’t want to see her teacher continue down this wrong path.
"I know this might hurt the Master, but in comparison, I must stand up and speak for these original creators; their efforts shouldn’t be insulted in this manner."
"Starting today, I’m leaving the master-apprentice relationship and officially joining the Courtesy team."
She spoke sincerely, and below the news, netizens rallied around her, with the Courtesy team issuing a statement acknowledging the matter.
Now the scandal has been pushed to the forefront of public attention.
But could the Master really plagiarize? She just couldn’t believe it.
"I have something to attend to first." After speaking, she hurried to the Master’s home.
Outside the community, there were many netizens causing disturbances, holding signs saying unsavory things.
She put on her mask and hurried into the community. When she arrived at the Master’s house, she found her calmly drinking tea as if nothing had happened.
"You’ve come?" she asked softly.
Nora nodded, suddenly unsure how to start speaking.
"Are you alright?" she asked cautiously.
This endearing response made the Master laugh suddenly; she knew, of course, what Nora wanted to ask.
"Alright, come over and sit; no need to be so cautious. I know you want to ask about the news." Seeing the Master so relaxed, she felt at ease. Just as she sat down, she heard the Master say, "Actually, I knew something would happen earlier, just didn’t expect that girl to be so foolish."
To say there was no regret would be false.
With Yuna Hughes’s skills, if she could just calm down for a few more years, put all her minds on perfumery, she’d surely achieve great things.
But unfortunately, the girl is always aiming high but falling short, never seeing her own shortcomings.
After the Master’s rambling, she too remained silent.
"But how do you plan to resolve this matter?" She calmed down as well, sensing that the Master likely had a solution.
"Letting her suffer a bit is good; the new products will be released as planned, so my impact is minimal. Luckily, you’re here today; smell these two fragrances."
She took two bottles of perfume from beside the table.
Nora was initially a bit confused, but dutifully leaned in to smell them.
After a while, she frowned and looked at the Master.
"Well, can you discern the differences between them?"
She nodded, "The one on the left I know; it’s the bottle you gave me. But the one on the right, the scent is indeed similar, but upon careful smelling, it’s more like cologne blended together, not lasting, and giving a headache after prolonged exposure."
Having roughly guessed the origin of the other bottle of perfume, she clicked her tongue a few times; the plagiarism was somewhat careless.
The Master nodded in satisfaction, but unfortunately, after this incident, she decided against taking on any more apprentices; otherwise, she would surely keep this little girl by her side.
Forget it, just consider her a cherished junior and give more guidance.