Chapter 18

Effie quickly pulled out her latest sketches, then opened the contest's official website. She registered a new account, uploaded her finished designs along with the concept notes and inspiration, and officially entered the competition.

Only after double-checking that everything was submitted correctly did she log

out.

All entries were kept strictly confidential until the day of the preliminary round, so no one would see her designs beforehand.

To be absolutely sure nothing went wrong, Effie installed a tiny surveillance camera hidden in the potted plant next to her computer.

Then she placed her design drafts in plain sight on her desk.

"If you're all so desperate to get your hands on my work," she murmured with a cold smirk, "then I'll give you a little surprise." She already had a plan in mind.

With that, she headed off to find Mitchell. It was time for a serious conversation.

thick and heavy, as if the

paused at the door and

shuffling noise inside, then Mitchell's voice came through, a touch frantic. "Come

her lips curled in a faint

Suzan hurriedly straightening herself from Mitchell's lap. Suzan's cheeks were still flushed, her

compose himself, fumbled with the buttons on his shirt. His gaze darted about, clearly not expecting Effie's

Mitchell tried for a calm

with irony. "Oh, am I interrupting? Wasn't it you who asked

hands in protest. "No, you've got

that so?" Effie let out a soft, mocking laugh. "Your work

sharp, almost threatening. "Effie, don't start. Suzan

two were doing is none

flickering across his face though he tried to hide it. "What is

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