CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 1426

“Yup! She kept staring at me at the banquet and shot me a mocking look when I glanced in her direction. I think she

was trying to provoke me into starting a fight with her so she could humiliate me in public. Unfortunately for her, I

completely ignored her the whole time!” Natalie explained.

“You did the right thing. While she isn't worthy of your attention, you must still be on your guard. People like her

tend to strike at you when you least expect it,” Shane reminded her.

They're as disgusting as f*cking maggots...

Natalie nodded. “I know, Darling. Don't worry. Still, Lucy sure has changed a lot! I remember how well she kept her

bad intentions hidden when I first met her. Now, she's just showing it in public like Jacqueline.”

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Back then, Jacqueline was just as good at hiding her evil nature. She acted like a weak and defenseless little bunny

so people would have the urge to protect her.

However, she revealed her ugly side the moment people exposed her for the pretender that she was.

Lucy was pretty much doing the same thing Jacqueline did.

Shane narrowed his eyes as he said, “Lucy's behavior is indeed quite similar to Jacqueline's, but she lacks the

intellect and the means that Jacqueline had. She only revealed her true nature because that wealthy guy boosted

her confidence way too much.”

In other words, Lucy is a gold-digger obsessed with marrying into a wealthy family. She hides her true nature by

pretending to hate rich people, but the smart ones see right through her pretentious behavior. Even so, they kept it

to themselves so they could toy with her for a bit. Of course, they wouldn't actually spend too much on Lucy. All

they do is take her out for fancy meals from time to time. The foolish ones who are arrogant, however, will be blind

to her true nature and try their best to court her with money. Lucy will pretend to reject their advances at first, but

she'll slowly come to accept them over time. As the amount of money they give increases, her true nature will start

to show itself. It's such a slow process that Lucy won't even notice the changes. Judging by Lucy's current behavior,

I'm assuming it's the latter. The wealthy guy she's dating must've given her so much money that she forgot to keep

up the act and started bullying others. At this rate, it won't be long before that wealthy guy dumps her.

With that in mind, Shane said with a cold smile, “Ignore Lucy as long as she doesn't cause you any trouble

throughout the competition. She'll screw herself over soon enough.”

Natalie nodded. “Got it.”

The two of them then chatted for a little while longer before reluctantly ending the call.

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The next day marked the official start of the competition.

Natalie and Lina showed up at the venue on time and took their seats on the judges' panel.

The participants then came in one after another and sat down in the designated area while the host announced the

theme for the first round.

Once that round was over, the judges would have to draw straws to pick out participants for their teams.

Lucy was completely frozen in shock when she heard the host announce the theme.

What? What theme? Why is there a theme? Are we expected to just come up with fitting designs on the spot? I

thought presenting our best work was all we needed to do to progress through the competition! I spent so much

time and effort memorizing tons of designs in preparation for this competition, but it turned out to be completely

pointless! This is bad... What do I do? What do I f*cking do?