Chapter 15 — The day I signed the divorce petition, I won the bid for a 30 billion VND project

Khuong Niem. The auditorium immediately became more excited.

"Khuong Niem once announced on social networks that after receiving the project, all the files were documents left by me."

“However...”

“This document proves that she herself signed and confirmed that she had fully received and checked all documents.”

“That is, the so-called 'continuing to use the predecessor's plan' is a normal project handover process."

“Absolutely nothing to do with plagiarism.”

I kept pressing the remote. The screen switches to the second image. That's the entire revision history of the design.

“The second thing.”

“I want to talk about safety in design.”

On the screen, each edit clearly shows the time and account it was made on. Very clear. The version has structural errors... Edited on Saturday after Khuong Niem took over the project. Operator. It's the account... I looked down at the auditorium.

“It's the abbreviation of Khuong Niem.”

“That also means…”

"The design that was once said to be 'a mistake left by Tham Nghien Thanh' was actually modified by Khuong Niem himself."

The whole hall completely exploded. Reporters continuously talked to each other. The shutter sounded suddenly. I slowly looked towards Khuong Niem. Her face... Was pale.

“I want to talk about the last thing.”

I pressed the control button one more time. Three audio recordings converted to text appear on a large screen. Each line of text slowly appeared before everyone's eyes. First recording. Khuong Niem told his assistant:

"Fix the design, fix it a little more. When something happens, blame it all on the designer first."

Second recording. Khuong Niem told Luc Tu Hanh:

"When Ms. Nghien Thanh left, she brought a lot of documents with her. I'm afraid something will happen later."

Third recording. Khuong Niem responded to the media:

"I'm just an ordinary designer, I really don't want to get caught up in these disputes."

Three sentences. Three completely different faces. In front of the assistant... Is giving orders. In front of Luc Tu Hanh... It was intentionally leading. In front of the media... Make yourself look innocent again. I looked straight down at the entire auditorium and then slowly spoke.

“These three recordings have all been verified by an independent judicial examination agency.”

“Results confirmed…”

“All are original recordings, completely uncut or edited in any way.”

“I also have the obligation to make it clear to everyone here…”

“All the words Khuong Niem posted on social networks in the past few days…”

“It's all lies.”

The entire auditorium began to become chaotic. Someone immediately stood up to take photos. Someone quickly took out their phone to record a video. Khuong Niem's face was as white as paper. The two assistants next to her leaned close to her ear and said something to her, everyone looked panicked. I turned around and calmly looked at Khuong Niem.

“Miss Khuong.”

My voice rang out clearly in the auditorium.

“If you were here today, I would like to say a few words to you.”

In the blink of an eye... The whole hall became quiet.

“She once said on social networks that she was just an ordinary designer.”

“But what you did…”

“Nothing has ever been normal.”

“You're faking it evidence.”

“Slandering former colleagues.”

“Using the media to guide public opinion.”

“Intentionally destroying a person's career.”

“All of that...”

“Not something a normal designer would do.”

“It all just proves one thing…”

“You are someone who is using lies for your own benefit.”

Khuong Niem slowly stood up. Her lips trembled constantly. Her eyes were red, as if she would burst into tears in just one more second. But this time... No one pitied her anymore. Because all the reporters in the stands... were pointing their cameras at Khuong Niem. No one looked at me anymore. I turned towards the lens.

“The last thing I want to say…”

“It's about the Van Gian project.”

“From the design stage to the bidding process, all project procedures are public and transparent. Each document has complete records for comparison."

“More than thirty experts on the appraisal panel come from many different organizations.”

“No one has any beneficial relationship with my company.”

“I got this project...”

“It's not because I'm anyone's ex-wife.”

“It's not because I have any backing connections.”

“But just because…”

“My design plan is the best.”

“It's that simple.”

As soon as the press conference ended, reporters immediately rushed up and surrounded me.

“Miss Tham, do you plan to sue Miss Khuong Niem?”

“Miss Tham, will the Van Gian project be affected by this incident?”

“Miss Tham, has Luc Thi Group ever proactively contacted you?”

I don't answer any questions. Because what needs to be said... I've said it all on stage. The rest... Let the law speak. Three days after the press conference, Khuong Niem's social network account disappeared. Not locked by the platform.