“I want everyone in this room to stop and think,” she said. “Because what just happened here is not what you think it is.”Nobody moved.“That woman stood on this stage with nothing. No folder. No notes. No materials. Nothing.” She pointed at Sophia. “And you all sat there and clapped like she performed a miracle. But let me ask you something. How does a serious candidate walk into the most important presentation of her career completely empty handed?” She smiled but her eyes were not smiling at all. “She doesn’t. Unless she already knew what she was going to say. Unless someone gave her the material beforehand.”Murmuring moved through the room.Victoria took one step forward.“My proposal has been missing since this morning. A proposal that my team spent months building.” Her voice rose. “Every single thing she said up here today is in my document. Word for word. And I want to know how that is possible.”She looked directly at Sophia.“I want her disqualified.”The room was loud now