Rewriting My Heart's Fate

The crowd gave me a standing ovation.

I smiled and bowed at the judges before turning around. I just so happened to see Penny's shocked face.

She must've never thought that my work would cause such a commotion. She finally realized that she shouldn't look down on me.

The fashion show ended after my model made her last pose, the cameras flashing nonstop.

Confident that I would win, I walked off the stage and waited for the organizer to announce the competition results.

The competition had come to an end, and the works of all the competitors were presented. The judges headed backstage for the final selection of the best work today.

I was on the edge of my seat, waiting as I played with my fingers despite knowing for sure that I would turn out to be the champion.

With my design, I was sure that I'd win!

Not long after that, the host spoke into the microphone, "The winner of the best design is..."

He paused for suspense as he stared at the opened envelope in his hand.

Everyone went quiet. I held my breath. My heart raced, although I was certain that I would win.

our winner, Evelyn

crowd burst into cheers right after he announced the winner. I was calm inside, but Kevin, who was beside me, was so thrilled that he hugged me. So, I could only pretend I was as excited as he

Crane, the president of Chasen, came backstage to see me after that. "Congrats, Ms. Wiley! Your design is one-of-a-kind! Are you interested

a polite smile. "Thank you, Mr. Crane. I'm honored, but I plan to start my

surprised, but he recomposed

quite

an easy feat, but I believe that with your talent, you'll be able to make

added, "You can contact me if you ever need help

handed me his card. He gave

gripped the card tightly. Why should I

became so possessive and controlling of me because I was

put all the blame on him. It was my problem for being

I made it

is just the beginning," I

designs to emphasize the beauty of our

culture!"

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finished giving my speech. The people were impressed by my words and were all looking forward to seeing what I could