Josefina stared blankly at the receiver after the call abruptly ended. The conversation had left her utterly confused.

There was a knock at the office door, and in walked a woman named Holly, who happened to be Sammuel's girlfriend.

Clutching her sketchpad, Holly approached with an eager smile. "Ms. Josefina, I've brought some design drafts for you to review," she said as she took a seat.

As Holly spread out her sketches across the desk, Josefina instantly recognized the familiar traces of inspiration. The drawings were derivatives of her own past work, compounded by Holly's contributions. Rather than being striking, they seemed overly complicated.

"Holly, did all these ideas come from you? Did you draw these yourself?" Josefina asked, her tone laced with skepticism.

Holly nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, that's right."

Josefina continued, "These designs seem very familiar to me. This one here is reminiscent of Anya's Fall/Winter collection from '19, and this one seems to be inspired by Anya's Spring/Fall line. As a designer, surely you've seen Anya's clothing before?"

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show your own strength," Josefina insisted. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt

nod, Holly beat a hasty retreat,

her own desk, Holly passed by Alex, who was poring over a collection of Anya's previous works. She couldn't help but ask, a tinge of

up, his innocent face clouded

looking at Anya's creations right

because I idolize her. Since when

with embarrassment, but she tried to salvage her pride. "Alex, you need to have your own concepts. You can't just keep

Holly returned to her desk, her expression

to judge my work-it's infuriating." Sammuel took her hand, his voice soothing. "Darling, cool down.

her into calmness, before Holly could work

caught sight of this exchange. It was clear to her that changes within the company staff were

Josefina found the living room occupied by a clothes rack adorned with several evening gowns. Lena was busy selecting one for herself. With a cheerful grin, Lena said, "Tomorrow's Mr. Brandon's

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