Chapter 69

Pearl wasted no time in launching the new product. As expected, on the first day of its release, some attentive people noticed striking similarities between her product and Lawson Enterprises', just as Richard had foreseen. They marveled at how both products seemed almost identical. "Oh, my! Is Waldorf Enterprises ruining their brand?" they wondered aloud. Various criticisms spread like wildfire across the Internet as people debated how and why this happened. [It looks like Waldorf Enterprises has lost its creative touch. Why would they copy Lawson Enterprises' design?] [Nonsense! Pearl designed it. Do you really think she'd plagiarize someone else?] [You have to admit, this world is full of all sorts of people, and nearly everyone has engaged in plagiarism at some point. No need to be such die-hard fans.] [I agree. This time, I'm on Lawson Enterprises' side.] * On the internet, almost everyone seemed to be siding with Lawson Enterprises, except for a few who remained stead