Chapter 165: Chapter 165: The slap in the face comes too fast, just like a tornado.
Many netizens transitioned from the live broadcast to Weibo.
Seeing the statement released by BK’s official Druarus account, they were beyond thrilled.
"Hilarious, the brand itself stepped forward to make a statement, isn’t sharing this Weibo post indirectly slapping Charlotte Thompson in the face?"
"Imitation trash is bound to perish, charge on Evelyn!"
"Charlotte Thompson, you copycat, get out of the design industry!"
Even though both Charlotte and Evelyn Curtis appeared before the public in the same dress, it was as if drawn by a magnetic field, everyone unanimously aimed their criticism at the unknown newcomer, Charlotte.
After BK’s official Druarus Weibo post, its popularity skyrocketed, almost hitting one hundred thousand shares, and the likes were approaching one million.
Online, Charlotte became a universally scorned copycat, even going so far as to demand that she leave the design world.
Everyone on Weibo and in the live broadcast was clamoring, declaring they would never buy jewelry designed by such a copycat like Charlotte!
Evelyn Curtis had her assistant also share BK’s Weibo post, complemented with her portraits wearing the dress.
Everyone unanimously supported Evelyn Curtis.
However, the plot twist came too abruptly, like a tornado.
Not long after, BK brand released another Weibo post, this time, completely shocking the peanut gallery.
BK’s official statement for Druarus: [Upon verification from our headquarters, the dress worn by Ms. Charlotte Thompson is a one-of-a-kind, genuine runway piece. The modified version evidently possesses more character oh, and it wasn’t lent to anyone else.]
Seeing this text, the online viewers were dumbfounded in unison.
This plot twist was truly dramatic.
Nobody expected that the genuine piece was actually worn by a relatively unknown jewelry designer, and A-list Druarus celebrity, Evelyn Curtis, wore the knockoff!
Evelyn Curtis sat in her seat, leisurely scrolling her phone, when she suddenly paused after reading the barrage of comments, her eyes widening in shock.
All the comments were disparaging her.
Her eyes popped open, and she kept flipping through the comments. Her assistant, Lucy, peeped from backstage and gestured for her to come over.
Evelyn Curtis got up, her face blank.
Lucy grabbed her urgently by the hand, "Evelyn, the online sentiment has reversed. What was the deal with your dress? The brand has issued a statement, the real piece is on Charlotte!"
Evelyn Curtis turned pale: "This is impossible! What’s going on? You need to contact Grace Williams immediately to clarify this. My stylist borrowed this dress from BK, how could it be a knockoff? What in the world is happening?"
Evelyn Curtis was losing her mind, her thoughts a complete blank.
Lucy nodded with a grim face, immediately turned around and started calling on her phone.
It wasn’t long before Lucy returned.
Her knuckles white from gripping her phone, "Sister Lily found out, the stylist was tricked when borrowing the dress. She borrowed a fake, thinking it was real."
On hearing that, Evelyn Curtis nearly passed out.
"What the hell does she do for a living? She can’t even handle a simple task like this. What am I supposed to do now? I’ve lost face all the way to the Pacific. What should I do now-"
Evelyn Curtis broke down.
She had been so confident earlier, but now it felt as though multiple slaps were landing on her face, each one burning.
Lucy massaged her brow, sighed and said, "Evelyn, seems like there’s no way to fix this. We should probably cut our losses!"
"Grace’s idea is to shift the blame onto Betty Johnson, and simply claim that Betty deceived you. You weren’t aware that this dress was a knockoff, otherwise you wouldn’t have worn it so openly."
Sister Lily is Evelyn Curtis’s agent, the entertainment industry’s top promoter, Grace Williams.
As for Betty, she is Evelyn Curtis’s current exclusive stylist.