First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 195

Chapter 195: Chapter 195: Claire Shaw’s Victory

With Sophia Shepherd’s question, more guests noticed Serena Jennings’s hands.

Claire Shaw saw that Serena’s hands were still wrapped in bandages and laughed coldly to herself.

It seems like Serena already found an excuse for her defeat.

Serena instinctively glanced at Claire Shaw.

Though Claire Shaw almost arrived late today, she exuded an aura of facing death with equanimity, a determination to succeed or die trying.

In fact, Claire Shaw was determined to win this live competition.

She no longer had an escape route.

No matter what, she must defeat Serena Jennings in front of Caleb Lockwood and let him see that she is the exceptional and sophisticated woman worthy of him.

In this onsite competition, Museum X provided high-quality replicas of two antique jewels to Serena and Claire, with damage identical to the real pieces, testing their craftsmanship and repair skills.

The one who stands out will have the privilege to repair the actual antique jewels.

Quickly, the staff at Museum X handed the two scepters separately to Serena and Claire.

Though they were replicas, they faithfully reproduced the craftsmanship of the time, especially the curved surfaces around the main stone; the embedding technology back then was not mature, making the curved cluster setting quite remarkable.

However, the problem lies within these curves.

Due to immature and unstable embedding technology, the gems have fallen off extensively, making the repair challenging but not impossible.

The real difficulty is ensuring the gems set within these curved surfaces do not loosen and fall off again.

Museum X provided Serena and Claire with identical scepter replicas, even the fallen gems were the same.

The competition solely tested embedding and repairing skills.

If their skills were comparable, the speed would decide the winner.

Thus, this was a contest that valued both quality and speed.

Serena asked Ethan White to help her remove the bandages from her ten fingers.

Caleb Lockwood watched nearby, his brows furrowed like a knotted rope.

Serena’s hands were clearly still injured, yet she insisted on competing.

Caleb Lockwood’s gaze fell on Ethan White’s hands.

Ethan carefully removed Serena’s bandages, treating her hands as if they were fragile items.

Caleb Lockwood’s brows furrowed even more.

Claire Shaw, seeing that Serena couldn’t even remove her own bandages and needed Ethan White’s help, almost couldn’t hold back her laughter.

Serena, today is your last day in gem setting.

After today, your reputation will be ruined.

Thinking of Serena leaving the jewelry design field in disgrace made Claire feel she should have harmed Serena’s hands sooner.

With the staff’s cue, the repair competition began.

As most expected, Claire Shaw was ahead of Serena, her repair speed noticeably faster.

Among the guests, Sophia Shepherd couldn’t help but worry for Serena.

She had always admired Serena during her time at FY.

She had planned for Serena to work at FY longer, build some experience and connections, and then take over when her taste failed to keep up as she aged.

Unexpectedly, Serena resigned quickly, though hearing that Serena started her own studio later made Sophia proud.

When Serena’s studio closed, she couldn’t help but lament.

Sophia admired those with real talent, hence she supported Serena in the competition against Claire Shaw.

She never believed Serena would lose.

After all, Claire Shaw was mediocre in her view.

But this time was different.

"I don’t understand, why did Serena accept this live repair competition before industry insiders, even when her hand was injured?"

Sophia asked Peter.

Peter was silent.

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