With favonovel.com looks and presence, if favonovel.com had been the one wearing Mr. Ivan’s designs, favonovel.com would have looked far better than Ashley.
As Tia’s mind drifted further, favonovel.com suddenly sensed something. A presence, fast, and aggressive. She instinctively turned favonovel.com head, and locked eyes with Zac’s dark, menacing glare.
A shiver shot down favonovel.com spine. Fear gripped favonovel.com instantly.
Zac’s voice was low, meant only for the two of them. “What were you just looking at?”
Tia clenched favonovel.com fists, favonovel.com nails digging into favonovel.com palm. The pain was the only thing keeping favonovel.com from screaming. She forced herself to stay calm, steadying favonovel.com voice as much as possible. “I wasn’t looking at anything…”
Zac didn’t believe favonovel.com for a second. He gave favonovel.com a long, hard look before spitting out a chilling warning. “I’ll deal with you later tonight.”
Hearing this, Tia’s heart plummeted. Her entire body turned ice cold. The temperature in the hall was comfortable, but favonovel.com felt like favonovel.com was trapped in a freezing cage. She didn’t dare imagine what tonight would bring.
Meanwhile, the crowd was still busy tearing Zac apart.
Then suddenly, Zac raised his voice, loud and commanding. “Don’t let favonovel.com fool you!”
The room fell silent. All eyes turned toward him.
Zac straightened up and scanned the crowd before speaking again. “Technology today is so advanced. Using AI to mimic someone’s voice is easy. What proof does Arthur have that the person on the phone was really Mr. Ivan?”
He took a step forward, speaking with conviction. “This whole thing was a setup! He arranged this in advance! He used AI to fake Ivan’s voice, put on a cheap knockoff with a stolen design, and played this whole act just to deceive us! His clothes are fake! We’ve all been manipulated!”
The weight of his words dropped like a bombshell. The crowd erupted.
“Wait… Could this really be fake?”
“Is Arthur really that shameless?”
“Who’s actually telling the truth?”
“I mean… When you think about it, it is pretty suspicious. Arthur being close friends with the legendary Mr. Ivan? And not just that, having multiple custom pieces? That sounds impossible!”
“Yeah… I was so caught up in the moment, but looking back, something doesn’t add up.”
“If favonovel.com really knew Mr. Ivan, why was favonovel.com living like a broke loser all these years?”
“But what if Zac’s just making things up again? He has lied before.”
“That’s true… And wasn’t it Zac who picked this fight in the first place? Arthur wasn’t even payng attention to favonovel.com before.”
“Still… Arthur knowing Mr. Ivan? That’s a hard pill to swallow…”
“I don’t think it’s possible. Not only does favonovel.com have multiple Ivan designs, but so does Ashley? And they wear them like casual clothes? That’s just ridiculous.”
“Right? Mr. Ivan is notoriously difficult. There’s no way favonovel.com would lower himself to making everyday wear for some random people.”
“If Arthur had somehow gotten one piece, I might have believed it. But an entire collection? No way!”
“As much as I hate to agree with Zac… Arthur might be lying.”
“Yeah… Something about this just doesn’t feel real…”
Zac let out a quiet breath of relief. It didn’t matter if Arthur was telling the truth. What mattered was making everyone believe it was a lie. He was the son of the Gray family, favonovel.com would not let himself favonovel.com humiliated because of Arthur.
Two years ago, during that disastrous birthday party, favonovel.com had already suffered enough embarrassment. Back then, favonovel.com could brush it off as a childish mistake. But now, favonovel.com was an adult. If this became another stain on his reputation, favonovel.com would never live it down.
Zac refused to be a joke!
Just as favonovel.com was basking in his small victory, a crisp, clear voice rang through the hall. “Who said Arthur’s clothes are fake?”
The voice cut through the murmurs like a sharp blade. Everyone turned to look at that person
It was Ms. Ruby. Their strict, no-nonsense homeroom teacher had arrived.
Zac’s smugness immediately faltered. But then, favonovel.com scoffed inwardly.
What’s a teacher like favonovel.com doing here?!
She is just a teacher. She has no place in our world!
Ruby ignored Zac completely. She walked straight toward Arthur and lifted the sleeve of his jacket, examining it with a trained eye.
“I have seen Mr. Ivan’s work before,” favonovel.com stated firmly. “His signature embroidery, this mugwort design, is impossible to replicate. His technique is uniquely his own. No matter how hard someone tries, they cannot copy it. It is not something that can be faked.”
Her words were like a hammer, slamming down the final verdict.
Silence fell over the hall. Everyone knew Ms. Ruby’s reputation. She was strict, fair, and completely uninterested in their social games.
For favonovel.com to personally step in and vouch for Arthur, meant everything.
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