Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Ava jumped. Her heart skipped a beat, but as her eyes landed on the visitor, Ruby, a sigh of relief escaped her lips.

Ava touched up her makeup with a casual air, and her voice carried a hint of disdain, "Ms. Ruby, aren't you afraid your dad will clap a hand over your mouth with talk like that?" Ruby, taken aback, pressed on, "How do you my name if we've never met?"

Snapping her makeup compact shut, Ava retorted, "I haven't met you, true, but I've seen your picture on Billy's desk. If you're not Mr. Antonio's little princess, are you his secretary on the side?"

Ruby's expression darkened. She had a nagging feeling that Ava was up to no good at the company.

Ruby strode into Billy's office and shared her suspicions. Billy reassured her, "Don't worry. Ava's not out to scam us."

"Dad, how can you be so sure?"

"I had our designers check Ava's drafts for plagiarism. They've been at it for two days straight and can't find a single issue. They even rave about the fresh ideas, perfectly in tune with the current trends. Look at this, the presale numbers have already hit the roof!"

to go to Harvard, right? I'll make some calls. As my daughter, you've got to

implication, wondering why her father

space was

situation. He had people watching over Josefina's business, ensuring she got

be ready to whisk her from the company's rooftop at a moment's notice. If Josefina's firm needed fabric, suppliers stood by ready to

Ava's betrayal and Josefina's predicament of facing a presale without any new designs to show, his brow knitted in

get our designers over to Josie's place. Whatever style she

glanced at Oliver's determined face and

designers to come up with drafts on

they can deliver on their promises!" Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the

interjected, "You have an