Vivian's face twisted in rage.

She screamed, “No! This is slander! My novel is truly original. Why would I plagiarize someone else's work?"

A note of hysteria crept into her voice, and she didn't seem that she could come up with more to defend herself.

At this point, Patricia hurriedly chimed in, “Julie, how can you believe the nonsense of these online commenters? The Internet is full of idle people who can’t stand seeing other people succeed. All they're good for is criticizing others."

Bill pulled a long face and asked, “Why are you showing this to us? Are you suspecting your own daughter?"