BuzzNovelAlessia curled her lips into a faint smile. “Stella, don’t pick up bad habits like that.
It was hard to teil if she was talking about the person or the behavior.
At her words, Stella let go and shrugged, an exaggerated pout of regret on her face. “Alright, if you say so,
Lessie, I'll drop it. Sthings really do take talent. Miss Winston clearly has more than me. Looks like I'll never
outdo the master.”
She sauntered back to Alessia’s side, just as Queenie stepped forward. Her eyes welled up, making her look all
the more vulnerable.
“Every collection at Awe Studios is the result of countless late nights, endless site visits, and endless rounds of
revisions by our entire team. Each piece is precious to every designer here.”
Queenie blinked, and tears spilled down her cheeks.
The photographer immediately trained his camera on her, while several guests shot Sienna disapproving looks.
“| appreciate your recognition of our work,” Queenie continued, her voice steady despite the quaver, “but as a
fellow designer, what I truly hope for is that we can learn from each other and strive to create even better work
together-not to win through underhanded means like this.”
A few people nodded in agreement, their looks toward Queenie turning admiring. She was young, yet showed a
level of composure that was rare for someone who'd just been plagiarized.
“When | first saw your collection, | couldn’t believe it. Honestly, without this video evidence, | wouldn't have
known how to clear my name. You say you didn’t copy, but the proof is right here. Every Awe Studios sketch is
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdigitally archived; plagiarism is crystal clear.”
Step by step, Queenie’s measured words sealed Sienna’s guilt in the eyes of the crowd.
“I don’t want to believe you would do this, but... the evidence is undeniable. | have no choice but to take legal
action to protect myself and the other designers at Awe Studios.”
Sienna glared at Queenie, but couldn’t cup with a single word in her own
defense.
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Stella seized the moment to inject slevity-and a little promotion. Luckily, our Queenie has zero interest in
dirty tricks and happens to be a genius, which is more than | can say for speople. Even copying, they can’t
get it right. By the way, tomorrow's launch will be streamed online for anyone who wants to tune in!”
As soon as the guests left this room, word would spread through the industry in minutes. The journalists would
have the whole story up online before the hour was
out,
Not to mention, Queenie already had a decent fanbase. This bit of alone was sure to set the internet
abuzz.
In one fell swoop, they'd kept the designs under wraps, generated a wave of publicity, and ramped up
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With the room finally empty, only Alessia and her two companions remained.
As the mastermind behind the whole affair, Alessia savored the outcwith quiet satisfaction.
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