SWNOVELS Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Cheating Is off the Table
Lucas placed Tiara on the couch, turned to fetch some ointment and alcohol cotton, and wiped her wound clean before carefully applying the ointment.
In fact, Tiara’s instep had stopped bleeding on her way here. And now, thanks to the ointment, she felt a cool sensation.
She looked at Lucas in front of her. He lowered his head to focus on applying the ointment for her. He looked calm and
collected as if doing this was simply a trivial matter. Yet Darren never did it once in all
these years.
She realized that men could be considerate as long as it was the women they cared about.
After dealing with her wound, Lucas looked up at her, who was absent–minded. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” She shook her head and quickly
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put her foot down. “Thank you.”
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“You are my wife. There’s no need to thank me. Yet there is one thing I want you to remember.”
He screwed the cap back on the ointment bottle and said slowly.
“Yes?” Tiara nodded.
“Your past doesn’t concern me. However, now that we’re married, you can never be involved with…”
“I won’t!” Tiara interrupted him. Then she quickly added. “Don’t worry. I will be faithful to you. And I hope that you will be the same.”
Lucas probably did not expect her to have the courage to make demands of him. He raised his eyebrows.
“I know that our marriage is just a deal. I don’t know why you made such an offer, but I do hope that both you and I can hold on to the principles of marriage. If you find the love of your life one day, I’m OK to get a divorce,
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but cheating is off the table.”
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She had already been betrayed once, and she had no intention of going through it again.
Lucas smiled, “What a coincidence. That’s what I want to say, too.”
His smile amazed Tiara for a second.
She thought. “He is indeed favored by fate.
“He has a brilliant mind in business, and his looks are impeccable.
“I took my chances and reached out to him. wanting to work with him. And who knows? I ended up marrying him. Maybe my luck is on the turn after all these years.”
At 7:00 p.m.. Tiara sat in Lucas‘ car, and they arrived at the venue together.
She was surprised that he showed up personally. After all, today’s contest was nothing for Cosmos Group. The company’s makeup products were usually up for international contests.
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When they arrived, she happened to see Darren’s car parked at the entrance of the
venue.
Darren was wearing a dark blue suit, and his hair was obviously styled. He looked handsome. After he got out of the car, he immediately turned around and blocked the door with one hand. Then he held Leticia’s hand and led her out of the car. He was so considerate.
Tiara sneered, laughing at herself. How could she be so stupid before?
“Do you want to get out of the car now?” holding one of her hands, Lucas turned his face to look at her and asked.
Tiara shook her head.
She was sure that if she held Lucas‘ hand, got out of the car, and walked in front of Leticia 4 and Darren now, it would surely be explosive news. making the bitch couple panic, yet it was not what she wanted. In fact, it was far from enough.
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She was determined to take back all the
efforts she had put in all these years. She was going to take every bit of them back!
Although today’s contest wasn’t exactly grand, it was very formal.
To ensure fairness, the judges were industry experts selected from across the country. Also, all perfumes were handed in by representatives of each team three hours before the contest started.
In these three hours, the experts would score and rate perfumes based on the perfumes‘ looks, pre–tone. post–tone, and so on.
In other words, the results were already out. and they just hadn’t been announced yet.
Tiara did not enter the venue. Instead, she and Lucas stayed in the exclusive VIP room. Through the big display screen in the room, they could see what was going on in the
venue.
Leticia and Darren’s faces were full of smiles, and the smug expressions they had even made
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people feel that they had already been announced as the winner.
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Tiara looked at them quietly while thinking. “Go ahead and feel good about yourselves. The time you can do so is running out.”
The lights in the venue dimmed slightly, indicating that the results were about to be announced. The guests who were socializing turned to look at the stage.
It was customary to begin the announcement with the smallest prize. Obviously, Darren did not give a damn about those trivial awards. He wasn’t worried that Wave Perfume’s name wasn’t mentioned once. He wrapped Leticia’s waist with one arm and looked confidently at the podium.
“The first, second, and third prizes of the contest today will be announced next.” The host cleared his throat. “And before that, I’d like to emphasize something. Today’s contest is all about fairness, and the size of
companies is not our concern. Any company that meets the requirements can sign up for the contest. However, we’d also like to
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remind everyone that in addition to the quality of the product itself, perfumers‘ personalities are more important to us. All acts suspected of plagiarism will be strictly prevented and cracked down on.”
In the VIP room, Tiara clenched her wine glass and pursed her rosy lips into a line as she looked at Leticia and Darren on the
screen.
Obviously, they didn’t have a clue what the host’s words meant. They figured that the speech had nothing to do with them, and they even led the applause.
“Seconded! Although Wave Perfume is not a big company, we have always been dedicated to originality and development. Nothing is more shameful than plagiarism in the perfume industry. Sometimes the finished product may not be satisfactory, yet we still won’t lower ourselves to do such a thing
Darren said righteously.
Leticia aside echoed, “He’s right. Although I am just an intermediate perfumer, and I’m
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nothing compared to the seniors in the industry, I have always warned myself to be firm and diligent and make a brand worthy of national pride.”
Applause broke out, and the reporters took the chance to take photos. The atmosphere was nothing but harmonious.
However, the host on the stage looked serious. He said. “Are you saying that Wave Perfume’s entries‘ originality and reliability are guaranteed?”
“Of course!” Darren said confidently.
After that, however, he felt that something was off
He had participated in many exhibitions and competitions. but no one had ever asked questions like these. What was more, he was asked specifically.
Yet in the next second, he regained his confidence. After all, Tiara made the
perfumes participating in today’s contest. The originality was guaranteed.
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At the thought of that, he looked complacent.
Tiara sneered
She figured that Darren was so confident and
righteous.
The host glanced at Darren deeply. Then he turned to look at the crowd and said seriously, “Something unusual happened today. Two companies submitted the same entry, and even the entry name was identical.”
Although the host did not name the two companies. he had specially asked Darren those questions a minute earlier. Anyone who wasn’t stupid knew who the host was referring to. They just didn’t know which the other company was.
Darren’s expression changed at once.
It was even more embarrassing than not getting a prize. In front of so many companies in the industry and the media, he was accused of plagiarism. Once the news came out tomorrow, Wave Perfume’s reputation would be ruined.