Alessia curled her lips into a faint smile. “Stella, don’t pick up bad habits like that.

It was hard to teil if she was talking about the person or the behavior.

At her words, Stella let go and shrugged, an exaggerated pout of regret on her face. “Alright, if you say so, Lessie, I’ll drop it. Some things really do take talent. Miss Winston clearly has more than me. Looks like I’ll never outdo the master.”

She sauntered back to Alessia’s side, just as Queenie stepped forward. Her eyes welled up, making her look all the more vulnerable.

“Every collection at Awe Studios is the result of countless late nights, endless site visits, and endless rounds of revisions by our entire team. Each piece is precious to every designer here.”

Queenie blinked, and tears spilled down her cheeks.

The photographer immediately trained his camera on her, while several guests shot Sienna disapproving looks.

voice steady despite the quaver, “but as a fellow designer, what I truly hope for is that we can learn from each other and strive to create even better work

in agreement, their looks toward Queenie turning admiring. She was young, yet showed a level of composure that was rare for someone who’d just

I couldn’t believe it. Honestly, without this video evidence, I wouldn’t have known how to clear my name. You

sealed Sienna’s guilt in the eyes of

believe you would do this, but… the evidence is undeniable. I have no choice but to take legal action to protect myself and

up with a single word in her

defense.

08.03

promotion. Luckily, our Queenie has zero interest in dirty tricks and happens to be a genius, which is more than I can say for some people. Even copying, they can’t get it right. By the

would spread through the industry in minutes. The

out.

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