I Married the President
Chapter 220: Tearing Apart the Plagiarism Scum
Claire Sinclair didn’t give her a chance to react and continued, "I’m making my stance clear today. If you, Lily Yariel, don’t delete the parts you plagiarized from me and issue a formal apology, I, Mrs. Quincy, will absolutely not let this matter rest!"
With that, Claire Sinclair returned the microphone to the emcee, then turned and walked off the stage.
Her elegant, noble figure was like a fairy riding away on the wind. Amidst her ethereal grace, there was a palpable, righteous energy—utterly commanding.
The crowd below the stage instantly erupted...
"Damn, it’s a clash of the titans!"
"What clash of the titans? This is a goddess schooling a little demoness, okay?"
"So, did Lily Yariel really plagiarize Mrs. Quincy?"
"Oh my god. I was skeptical when the plagiarism comparison charts were circulating online, but now that she’s stood up to confront her face-to-face, this has to be the smoking gun!"
"This is so upsetting. And to think I liked Lily Yariel so much... What am I supposed to do now?"
...
Although the emcee was desperately trying to salvage the situation, there was no saving the chaos. The only option was to skip this segment and hurry on to the next.
Before Lily Yariel even had a chance to speak, she was ushered off the stage by staff members.
「Meanwhile—」
Claire Sinclair was practically being dragged away by Henry Hartwell...
The moment she stepped off the stage, her legs completely gave out. She couldn’t muster an ounce of strength, a stark contrast to the imperious figure she had cut on stage just moments before.
After she had stirred up such a massive hornet’s nest, Henry Hartwell didn’t dare take her back to her seat in the audience. He escorted her directly out of the stadium.
Once in the car, Claire Sinclair slumped bonelessly against the seat. Recalling her bold move just now, her heart was still pounding with fear.
"Teacher Hartwell, was what I said just now okay?"
"You had the right presence and you hit the main points, but you missed one thing."
"What did I miss?" Claire Sinclair asked immediately.
"You’re not the only one Lily Yariel has plagiarized. There are many other victims."
Claire Sinclair pouted. "I didn’t know anything about that. If I had done my research beforehand, I definitely wouldn’t have left out such an important detail." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
’A serial plagiarist winning major originality awards year after year—what a complete farce. It really makes you wonder what the point of a ceremony like this even is.’
Henry Hartwell smiled. "It’s fine that you missed it. You can make up for it later. We’ll make plagiarism the topic for our next issue, and you’ll be the lead writer."
Claire Sinclair cried out, "Ah? I can’t, Teacher Hartwell! I don’t have enough experience!"
"Experience comes from practice. I believe in you. You’ve got this."
’Ah, the power of a simple "You’ve got this." It’s impossible to resist.’
Claire Sinclair sighed. She’d figure out how to write it when she got back. Right now, just thinking about it made her head hurt.
...
Henry Hartwell drove Claire Sinclair straight back to her hotel. He then left, saying he had something to take care of.
Claire Sinclair took the elevator back to her room alone. The first thing she did was take out her new laptop and start customizing it.
After several hours of tinkering, she finally had it all set up and couldn’t wait to boot it up and give it a try.
The new computer was incredibly fast, and Claire Sinclair was very pleased with it. ’A moment like this calls for a commemorative Weibo post.’
Claire Sinclair took a picture of her new computer with her phone and posted it on Weibo.
She was surprised to find a brand-new topic on the trending list that was, in fact, about her.
#MrsQuincySlamsPlagiarist# — At a major Original Literature IP Gala, Mrs. Quincy, author of *Senluo, Senluo, Don’t Bid the World Farewell*, publicly tore into the queen of romance, Lily Yariel, for plagiarizing her work. The scene was described as a clash of the titans.