Chapter 1959

"Our first place winner has been decided-everyone's been waiting for this moment. With the champion announced, our competition finally comes to an end..."

"Let's welcome all four teams to the stage!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, the four teams made their way up, one after another. The Kidds and the Gregorys hadn't come expecting any glory; they just wanted to finish things out and go home. Compared to Country M and International Glam, their chances were basically zero.

Esther was the only one who couldn't relax. She kept her eyes glued to the giant screen in front of her, barely even blinking.

The tension in the room was almost unbearable. The host fiddled with the card in his hand, lifted the mic, and announced, "And the winner of our final round is... International Glam! Their score blew the other three teams out of the water, and their overall ranking puts them solidly in first place!"

The livestream chat exploded instantly.

Wait, hadn't everyone given Fiona's designs the lowest scores? Wasn't Esther supposed to have the highest votes?

Hold on-did that mean the famous 'Winter Rose' dress was actually designed by Fiona?

Everyone was stunned. Somehow, they'd just handed Fiona the top prize without even realizing it.

Nobody could accept it. Fiona had won first place, and it was all thanks to them.

The host kept going, "International Glam's talent is obvious to everyone. They really earned this win."

The award ceremony started. International Glam got the gold trophy. Country M got silver. The other two teams? They went home empty-handed.

Once the group photo was snapped, the teams quickly left the stage. The organizer stepped up, took the mic, and gave a brief recap of the competition. Then he glanced at the people managing the big screen and turned to the

camera.

"This year, one of our contestants was poisoned during the event. As the organizer, I owe everyone an explanation." ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ find⁂novel.net

The livestream, which had gone quiet for a bit, was suddenly buzzing again.

No one was logging off now. This was the real reason most of them were watching.

"To prepare for the event, we installed security cameras all over the island. Aside from the contestants' private rooms, there isn't a single blind spot.”

"A few days ago, we checked the footage and discovered someone had tried to secretly poison one of the contestants. By pure luck, one of the cameras in a supposed blind spot actually caught what happened."

He paused, letting that sink in.

Suddenly, security footage appeared on the big screen, complete with the date and time.

Everyone stared at the screen. In the middle of the night, a woman slipped quietly out of one of the rooms. The lighting was bad, and all you could see was her back, so it was almost impossible to tell who she was.

But everyone recognized the room number.

It was International Glam's room.

"The organizer just said this is the poisoning footage. You all see it-International Glam's playing innocent while actually being the culprit!"

"How shameless!"

As the woman walked down the hallway, the dim lights finally caught her face. Someone in the audience recognized her right away.

It was Addison-the only member of International Glam who'd never actually competed.

Addison crept carefully out toward the beach. The darkness by the sea hid her at first, so no one noticed there was already someone else waiting there.