Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

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As the room fell silent and everyone stared at me in sleek, I cleared my throat, flashed a smile, and let my gaze settle on Bruce. “I am sorry, Mr. Collins. There was a small issue carlier, but I have since redrawn the

design.”

I aimed the laser pointer at the screen and began explaining. “This is our Ice and Fire‘ collection. The white symbolizes ice, and the red stands for fire–this is the theme of this project

“Very good,” Bruce said, giving me a thumbs up and complimenting the design. “I really like Ms. Sinclair’s work, especially the double–helix concept. It is brilliant

The double–helix concept was my idea. I had suggested it to Sabrina earlier, but she seemed to have a personal grudge against me. Behind the scenes, she ignored my suggestions and went her own way.

That’s why I never intended to show Bruce the sketches from the design department. I had already expected Stella to try something underhanded during this meeting, so I had prepared to reveal my own design to impress everyone.

“Mr. Collins, do you see any issues? Is there anything that needs to be changed?” I asked, maintaining a polite and composed expression.

Bruce shook his head, repeatedly saying, “No problems at all. Everything looks great!”

“Since there’s nothing to adjust, we’ll proceed with production based on this design and launch the ‘Ice and Fire‘ series as soon as possible. I’m confident it will exceed expectations,” I said with a smile.

“Of course. With Ms. Sinclair leading this, I’m looking forward to it, Bruce replied, clearly impressed. The meeting ended on a high note.

to leave

leave, I noticed Stella and Sabrina

I raised my voice. “Hold on!”

Stella and Sabrina paused and looked at me, confusion in their eyes.

grabbed the blank sheet I’d taken from the folder earlier and waved it in the air. “Now, it’s

would let this go once they had framed me? The real

a moment. “What are you trying to

and handed him the paper. “This design draft was mysteriously replaced with a blank sheet. Mr. Holbrook, don’t you find

took the paper, placed it on the table, and casually tapped his long fingers on

silence, he spoke slowly. Tll have

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already in progress, and he likely hoped

said

his attention to me. “What do you mean by ‘no‘?”

on their own. Someone must have swapped them. But

exactly are

the sketches to frame me, hoping I’d embarrass

the case, I’ll

Rosaline, stop making things up! You lost the sketches and now you’re causing