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Chapter 284
Chapter 284
Chapter 284
“Our distinguished guest, Mr. Sanchez, has arrived at our tournament without any prior notice.
Contestants, are you feeling a little nervous now?!” The host’s excited voice sounded, and everyone
came back to their senses,
Hesper looked at herself nervously, worried that something might look wrong with her.
‘Oh my God, I’m not only nervous but also shocked.”
Roberto had always been relatively kind. He was born in Fredonia and grew up amidst the country’s
unique romantic atmosphere, which made his emerald eyes look exceptionally gentle. At this time, he
looked at the designers sitting in the auditorium, and even his eyes were beaming with delight.
“I believe that every one of you will perform well, so don’t be nervous.”
After saying a few words, Roberto left the stage to the host.
Celine was also a little excited. Roberto was a legendary mission of the fashion design field that all
designers wished to overcome and complete at least once in their lifetimes. When it was originally
reported that Roberto was going to collaborate with Lane Holdings, many people did not believe it at
first, but Roberto was really there today.
“Perhaps the president of Lane Holdings knows Roberto? Both of them should belong to the same
social class, right?”
The two ladies sitting in the front row were discussing, and the other quickly answered, “Don’t you
know that contestant number 3 is Shawn Lane? He’s one of the Lanes. I heard that he’s very close with
the president of Lane Holdings, so he knows everything about the company!”
“Ah? Are you telling me that some shady deals are going on here? If he knows what every round of the
competition is about, he can prepare in advance… I thought the Lane Holdings’ tournament was a fair
and square one. I didn’t expect someone to be building a plot here.”
“Hey, just how naïve can you be? If you were to ask me, Hesper and Michelle are both going to be
turned into stepping stones at the end of the tournament. Lane Holdings might even have organized
this tournament only to push their personal favorite into the limelight.”
“I see…”
They were sitting not far away, so both Celine and Hesper heard their conversation. Celine blinked and
said nothing, but Hesper’s mind was flooded with questions in an instant.
‘Since when did Matthew have such a relative and friend?’
‘It’s impossible for Matthew to tell others about the details of the competition that even I don’t know
about… If I’m not mistaken, the Shawn Lane that they mentioned is a total fraud.”
Before Hesper went to Emperion and joined the Lanes as Rachael Lane, she had memorized the
whole family tree of the Lanes. She was sure that she did not see such a name on the diagram.
In order to search for contestant number 3 in the crowd, Hesper looked around for a while before Belongs to © n0velDrama.Org.
locating the man.
‘He doesn’t look too old, but the lie that he’s been spreading around is very well made up, and it’s only
spread among a very small group of people. If it wasn’t for what I heard from the two ladies earlier, I
might not ever know about this information even after going through the whole competition.”
On the other side of the auditorium, it was already dress number 5’s turn to step onto the catwalk.
ntestant number 5 was Celine, so Hesper immediately shifted her gaze back onto the runway.
Looking at Celine’s relaxed appearance, Hesper knew that this round was just a walk in the park for
her. Celine’s design ideas had always been very strong and plump and her hands-on ability was top-
notch too, so Hesper had never worried about her at all.
Sure enough, none of the designs of the first four contestants actually gave Roberto the urge to open
his mouth to comment, but when it was Celine’s turn, she got some tiny suggestions from him.
After being told that she had scored the highest score so far, Celine, who had always kept a very low
profile, felt the limelight being fixed on her for the very first time. And when she went back to her seat
and sat down right next to Hesper, she still looked a little shy.
“There’s still much to be corrected…” Roberto’s suggestion from minutes ago really hit the nail on the
head, and Celine had never felt that she was so clearly aware of her own shortcomings before.
“You’re superb!” Hesper grasped Celine’s hands, and her slightly playful look was coincidentally
recorded by one of the cameras.
Roberto saw Hesper’s vivid expression through the live broadcast that was being projected on one of
the walls in the auditorium and thought of his meeting with Nathaniel where he brought his fiancée up.
‘So this is the legendary Ms. Rivera. I must say, she’s considered a very gorgeous lady even by
Fredonian. aesthetics.’