“I’m so sorry.
Since I worked Late last night, I was fast asleep and didn’t hear the doorbell. Cin.”
Debbie wondered if she was telling the truth. Tammy’s hair was unbound and was a little dishevelled. She Looked a bit muddled as well.
Smiling at Tammy, Debbie tucked a few strands of her loose hair behind her ear and said, “The news reported that I had plagiarized one of your songs. This affects my career in the music industry, so I need to sort this out with you as all our fans watch. Let them see for themselves if
I’ve plagiarized your work or not.” She shifted her gaze to Ruby.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Ruby, show Tammy to everyone. She wants to say hi to our audience.”
Ruby then aimed the phone camera at Tammy, who was flustered by the sudden attack. But she was a trained on-stage performer. She quickly collected herself and faced the camera.
“Hi, everyone! This is Tammy, a singer under Star Empire. Sorry for the confusion, and thank you for your attention on this issue. This might be just a misunderstanding.
We’ll get a clear picture soon.”
The three of them then walked into Tammy’s studio. Shortly, Tammy’s assistant cin with a pile of documents.
Debbie smiled towards the camera and told her fans who were watching the online live video, “Okay, now that Tammy’s assistant is here, I think we can start the discussion.”
Ruby kept the camera aimed at them. Tammy’s assistant brought the original copy of the lyrics which they had already posted on the
Inteas evidence.
“Everyone, please look at this. Tammy wrote this song about two and a half months ago all by herself. We also have an electronic copy stored in the laptop. Please wait for a minute.”
The assistant then turned on her laptop and showed a copy of the lyrics.
Debbie didn’t think that it was convincing enough, so she asked, “Do you have any other solid proof?”
At that moment, the assistant general manager of the company knocked on the door and walked in.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Debbie, Tammy, what are you doing here together?” he asked anxiously.
Noticing the obvious anxiety on his face, Debbie knew that he must have seen the live video. It was no use hiding anything now.
“She accusedof plagiarism. So, I have cto confront her.”
“But Debbie, I told you that we could solve this in private. I have already asked someone to Look into it,” the assistant general manager said in a low voice as the camera was still rolling. Besides, he didn’t want to offend Debbie. She was the cash cow of the company. Her popularity was boosting and her new album was a hit.
Debbie shook her head.
“ALL that round-about investigation takes a Long time. The most efficient way is to solve this face-to- face. The truth will surface very soon.”
The assistant general manager glimpsed at Ruby’s phone camera and turned his back to it. He winked at Debbie, signaling to her to end the online live broadcasting.
“Debbie, let’s solve this internally. We’ll announce the result to the public later. There’s no need to—”