BuzzNovel“What?” Stella’s voice shot up in shock.
Queenie quickly brought a finger to her lips, and Stella clapped a hand over her mouth, ducking her head.
“What's going on? No way, we need to go confront her right now!” Stella hissed, keeping her voice low.
“Don’t lose your cool. This is their turf. If we make a scene, it'll only backfire.” Alessia reached for Stella's hand,
her tone calm as ever.
“So what do we do?” Stella didn’t doubt Queenie for a second. In her mind, if Queenie and Alessia were saying it,
then someone had definitely stolen their design. No question.
“We don’t even know if she copied the whole collection or just one piece,” Alessia said, her gaze flicking from
Sienna back to the group. Sienna must have sensed the attention-she lifted her chin, a smug smile playing on
her lips.
“I do have a suspect,” Queenie said, “but | need to check before | accuse anyone. If she managed to get her
hands on our flagship piece, odds are the others aren't
safe either.”
“Nobody's seen the limited edition one, right?” Alessia double-checked.
“No, you're the only one | showed,” Queenie answered without hesitation.
“Do you
have
any backup plans?”
Even if they called Sienna out for plagiarism now, it was too late to redesign. And if their main piece had already
been copied, the launch would be pointless. The odds were stacked against them.
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Queenie glanced at Sienna, who seemed to be going out of her way to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear,
flashing the matching earring from their own
collection.
“What a shameless show-off,” Stella sneered, flipping Sienna the finger without holding back.
Justin couldn’t help but laugh. He ruffled Stella’s hair, but didn’t stop her. Sure enough, Sienna’s smile slipped.
She clenched her jaw and turned away. “Coward,” Stella muttered, pulling a face at Sienna’s back. Sienna didn’t
see it.
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“The Tree of Life collection had three versions. The second one looked the best-it. was the real showstopper,”
Queenie reminded them.
“A&P has that factory we've worked with for years...”
“And The Whitley Group has one too. Let's get in touch with both,” Alessia added.
“I know someone as well. I'll reach out on my end,” Justin chimed in.
No one wasted tcomplaining or wallowing in frustration. Their first instinct was to huddle together and figure
out a way forward.
As they brainstormed, Alessia raised a hand for silence. They all looked up to see Sienna, arm in arm with
Fortune, heading straight toward them.
“Well, if it isn’t the whole gang,” Sienna greeted them with a bright, practiced smile. Fortune gave Alessia a
once-over, then his eyes settled on Cole and he offered a polite nod.
“People who walk the high road don’t cross paths with those who only know how to sneak around,” Stella said,
her disdain obvious.
Sienna’s smile faltered. Her hand drifted to the necklace at her throat.
“| hear you have a launch this Friday
too? | can't wait to see what you
cup with.” pore dedder
oA Quigeni¥ Hk it, but said
nothing. Both women kep their
smiles fixed, their eyes locked, but
the warmth never reached their
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After the event, no one went home.
Instead, they regrouped at Queenie’s
studio. Trading thendsfitt forralwear
far, and hen jeans and sweatshirts,
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“These are the alternate sketches,”
Queenie said, spreading out the
printouts. “If we ys vs canon
Potente Nidatbsie version. As
for the main piece—there’s just no
way. It was handcrafted by an
artisan; even if we start today, it'll
take at least a month to remake.” The
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She handed the stack of designs around, a heavy silence settling as everyone realized just how little tthey
had left.
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