CHAPTER 230: CHAPTER 229: THEY’RE A COUPLE!

The man stopped beside her, the old man’s tobacco smell causing Anna Morgan’s body to stiffen.

"What about Julian?" Carter Lockwood looked at Ethan Grant, his peripheral vision landing on Anna Morgan’s tense little face, and casually asked.

"Went to fight."

After Ethan Grant replied, Carter Lockwood responded indifferently with a "Hmm" and sat down beside Anna Morgan.

Anna Morgan heard them talking, especially hearing Carter Lockwood call out "Julian," and suddenly remembered Ethan Grant saying Julian Ford has a man he likes.

Julian Ford and Carter Lockwood have a great relationship, two people of the same age;

Carter Lockwood isn’t married yet, and just like Julian Ford, there’s no word on him ever having a girlfriend.

Which means these two have a thing!

"Anna! Finn knows what he’s doing!"

Serena Sullivan saw Anna Morgan dazed in place, thinking she was worried about Finn Chandler, and softly said.

Anna Morgan slowly sat down, secretly glanced at Carter Lockwood beside her, while The Lockwood Family’s authority was in Carter Lockwood’s hands, waiting for him to pass down the family line.

Assessing his face again, it was a bit cold, but still quite handsome.

How is he gay!

Anna Morgan felt like she had discovered a massive secret, and when Carter Lockwood turned his head and stared at her, she instinctively leaned closer to Serena Sullivan and whispered, "Serena, I’m moving to the back!"

Carter Lockwood likes men, Carter Lockwood likes Julian Ford! This news, Anna Morgan felt she needed a place to digest it!

She stood up and walked away, Carter Lockwood’s face suddenly darkened as he watched Anna Morgan’s back.

The competition officially began, the male and female hosts on stage said a bunch of welcome speeches and then introduced the final competition’s commentary.

Seated on the other side of Serena Sullivan were the judges for the competition.

Each of them stood up and signaled to the audience and contestants, but one seat was empty.

"Our Miss Zero is feeling unwell, after the design drafts are displayed, she will be scoring contestants via phone."

The host continued, this was indeed a strange rule.

Where would you find a situation where a judge doesn’t show up?

Moreover, up till now, this person named Zero has never appeared in front of the media.

Two years ago, Zero was liked by international jewelry design master — Robin Rowan, thanks to her classical jewelry collection named "Phoenix," and then enthusiastically recommended her for various international competitions.

Although she kept a low profile, she would definitely win awards whenever she competed, her jewelry designs were too exquisite and attractive, gradually, her fame in the country surged, matching the Sterling Family heiress.

Therefore, the rules were peculiar, but because of Zero’s immense talent, no one opposed.

The competition process wasn’t very complex; the contestants submitted their works directly to the backstage half an hour earlier, unseen by anyone, without names attributed.

Only at the announcement of competition results or if two identical pieces were discovered would the designer behind the work be revealed!

This kind of rule has been proposed for change, and others argue that using this competition format can uncover incidents of jewel design plagiarism, halting designers from stealing others’ ideas, and making all designers realize that to survive in the jewelry design world, they must rely on their own talent.