Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 108

Chapter 108: Chapter 108

How could Jasmine not see through her? With a cold chuckle, she announced to the crowd, "You totally ripped off the climax of Melody’s ’Wish’ for your own piece!" The room fell silent at the accusation. Yolanda had plagiarized from Melody?!

Melody was a legend in the piano world, bagging numerous prestigious awards locally and internationally in the recent years, and was considered a maestro on par with Leonard! But Melody was more mysterious than Leonard, with no one having seen her face or knowing her age.

"President Jasmine, how can you be so sure that Yolanda plagiarized Melody’s work?" The host tried to defuse the awkwardness, "I’m a fan of Melody too, but I don’t know of any piece called ’Wish’. Do you have any proof?"

A glimmer of hope sparked in Yolanda. Even the host hadn’t heard of Melody’s ’Wish, and she had gotten the climax part from Rosemary’s room, hand–written by Rosemary!

What was more, she had searched online multiple times and found no such piece; which was why she

was confident enough to use it in her own work! Rosemary, unfazed, watched the scene unfold on stage, even catching Olga’s furious rant from behind!

"What’s up with President Jasmine? If she didn’t want to award Yoli, fine, but accusing her of plagiarizing a maestro’s work! Trying to embarrass Yoli, as if my girl, with her piano skills, needs to

steal from others?" Olga was itching to confront President Jasmine.

But Attlee held her back, "Maybe President Jasmine has listened to too many piano pieces, and thought Yoli plagiarized when she heard something similar. Let’s just chill and wait."

Zachary, however, had a sinking feeling, "President Jasmine is always fair. She wouldn’t say this without sufficient evidence."

"Zachary, why don’t you believe in Yoli? You were just praising her earlier." Olga was irked.

"That’s odd." Mrs. Bright chimed in, "Didn’t President Jasmine just chase after your Yoli, wanting to take her as a disciple? Why is Yoli now saying that President Jasmine doesn’t want her, and that she’s not worthy of Queen Abby’s designs?"

Caught off guard, Olga floundered for a response, "Really?"

She had totally forgotten about it! She had gloated before Mrs. Bright that President Jasmine wanted to take Yoli as a disciple. But they thought President Jasmine was beneath them, aiming only for Leonard. Talked about shooting oneself in the foot.

Mrs. Bright saw through her lie, looking at her with disdain...

"Evidence? Of course I have!" The room was in shock.

Yolanda turned pale. Impossible.

"But before I reveal the evidence. I want to ask you, what are you trying to express in the climax of ’Misery’?" Jasmine asked.

Yolanda brightened a little at the question. She had asked her tutor about this, who said it conveyed sadness.

"Of course it’s sadness! Everyone interprets music differently, but believe good music resonates. The motion my piece conveys, just like its title, is endless sorrow! It’s about a person enveloped in sorrow, struggling to break free but can’t." Yolanda said.

Jasmine snickered, giving Yolanda a dismissive glance. "You got it all wrong, girl! If you don’t believe me, ask everyone else here what they thought of the climax. Anyone cares to share?" Jasmine said.

The host broke the silence first. "All I heard was intense sorrow, like being engulfed by an overwhelming tidal wave of grief. After what felt like forever, a ray of sunlight broke through and suddenly, and I felt this pull, like a force telling me to keep going."

Some audience members stood up and the host handed them the mic.

"I heard courage and strength breaking free from sorrow."

"The image that came to my mind was the earthquake reported in the news last year."

"Same here. Last year’s earthquake in H city caused countless deaths and injuries. The scene of the quake just rushed into my mind when I heard the climax." "I also thought of natural and man–made

disasters!"

Jasmine watched as Yolanda’s face gradually paled. She smirked, "Exactly! Last year’s earthquake in the city left countless people homeless. The survivors were in deep anguish, unable to escape their sorrow. Melody wrote ’Wish’ aiming to comfort them with the power of music and help them move on!"

Yolanda didn’t understand music, and her tutor was no expert either, so what they heard was entirely superficial. They knew the climax was sad, but they didn’t realize that beneath the sorrow was a force

pulling the survivors to keep going.

"Why am I so sure Melody wrote ’Wish’? Because this March, with–my–help, her song was included in the music textbooks. The new textbooks have been printed and everyone can see Melody’s work in September! This hasn’t been announced before!" Jasmine said.

Everyone was stunned, they didn’t expect this. Even Yolanda was flabbergasted. She couldn’t believe it.

"Melody’s original version sounds much better than your version! I bet you copied Melody’s climax, but you were afraid people would find out, so you wrote the rest yourself. But you couldn’t reach that

level, hence the song sounded so weird!" Jasmine said, "At first, I didn’t notice anything and even thought it was a bit off! But when the climax kicked in, it struck me as familiar! If it wasn’t because of

the climax, the judges wouldn’t have let you advance. Your song is mediocre at best. You wouldn’t even make it to the top 20, let alone second! You copied Melody’s work and refused to admit it. You don’t deserve this award! You don’t belong in this field! As a representative of the Piano Association, I reject your membership!"

After Jasmine’s words, everyone was beyond shocked. To think Yolanda, at such a young age, would dare to plagiarize a senior’s work. Not only did she refuse to admit it, she even tried to smear Jasmine

to divert attention.

Yolanda’s face turned ashen, she could barely stand. Being publicly sentenced by the president of the Piano Association that she could never become a pianist was worse than death!

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