Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 563

Chapter 563: Who Lacks Self-Awareness?

Ronald thought Selina was scared and sneered, "Of course!"

Selina narrowed her eyes. "Is that so..."

Then her tone shifted. "But if Piper were here today, would you dare say the same thing in front of her, Mr. Ronald?"

Ronald’s face stiffened, his mind buzzing—Piper here today?

No, impossible. Selina had to be bluffing!

He had impersonated Piper’s student for years without ever being exposed precisely because he knew Piper would never hear about it. He had investigated thoroughly: Piper would never come to City A. She hadn’t appeared in years—maybe she was already dead in some forgotten corner of the world!

So Selina must be lying.

Reassured, Ronald steadied himself. "Miss Clark, words aren’t to be thrown around carelessly. I know very well whether my teacher is here or not. And even if you insist she is—what of it? Even if Piper were here, how would that prove you didn’t plagiarize?"

The audience nodded. True—no matter what Selina said, it couldn’t erase the accusation of plagiarism.

Selina gave a half-smile. "That’s not necessarily true."

"Ha!" Ronald, long used to standing on high ground, didn’t sense the danger at all. He just found her words ridiculous.

"I say you plagiarized Piper, and your only defense is to argue whether Piper herself is here. Selina, let me tell you—even if Piper walked in right now, you’d still be nothing but a plagiarist. Our fragrance world will never welcome trash like you!"

"And besides—what are you implying? That if Piper were here, she’d prove you innocent?"

Ronald’s lip curled. "Don’t tell me you’re about to claim you are Piper?"

He barked out a laugh, leading others to do the same. It was absurd.

But Selina remained calm, her smile faint. "And what if I were Piper, Mr. Ronald? Then what?"

Ronald laughed even harder at that.

The judges frowned.

"Miss Clark, don’t make a farce of this. Ronald is Piper’s student. If you really were Piper, would he not recognize you?"

That logic seemed unshakable, and almost everyone concluded Selina was lying.

Yet she tilted her head and replied evenly, "Good point. Then let me ask—if Ronald is truly Piper’s student, why doesn’t he recognize me?"

What?! She actually agreed? Was she losing control of her own lie?

Ronald sneered harder. "Really now, Miss Clark—you actually believe your own nonsense? Plagiarizing so badly you’ve forgotten who you even are? Everyone in Country Y knows I was trained by Piper. And you? Who do you think you are!"

"I think you’re the one who doesn’t know who you are!"

Suddenly, the studio doors burst open.

In strode an older man radiating authority, trailed by frantic staff and bodyguards. "Mr. Edwin, please, slow down..."

The entire hall fell silent.

Edwin.

Everyone knew that name. A living legend, he pioneered modern perfumery and founded the world-renowned EW brand. This was the man whose legacy defined the entire industry.

And this very competition’s top three were supposed to collaborate with EW through Reid Group.

But why was Edwin here in person?

And more importantly—had he just rebuked Ronald?

Everyone was confused. Wasn’t Ronald defending his teacher against a plagiarist? Why was Edwin standing on Selina’s side? 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

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