When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Devyn’s face tensed up.

Under the glaring flashlights, she froze.

Though Stella hadn’t directly accused Devyn of copying, her thorough knowledge of the design and her composure weighed heavily on Devyn.

She could no longer conceal the truth.

She began to speak, but her words failed her.

As she gripped the microphone tightly, her knuckles turned white.

All eyes fixated on Devyn, while Stella quietly observed her too.

Stella held back on calling out Devyn’s plagiarism, hoping she’d come clean and make things right.

Finally, breaking the silence just before everyone’s patience wore thin, Devyn spoke up.

Smiling at Stella, Devyn remarked, “Facing all these cameras is a first for me.

My nerves are kicking in.

Stella here is eloquent; she said it all.

want to thank her for

”

icy as she retorted, “Really now? I always figured even if a designer’s not a chatterbox, they can still

up before, you weren’t shy about speaking

someone else to speak

”

faint smirk, watching as Devyn’s facade began to crack, though

this public confrontation with Devyn, but she couldn’t

based on their history, Stella found no

Stella resolved not to back down now that Devyn had

to the reporters, she dropped a

I’ve got a series featuring irises

how it stacks up against

”

erupted from the

everyone, and

rigid on

but seeing

ignoring Devyn,