Amelia's POV
The applause was still ringing in my ears hours after the showcase ended.
I sat in Alexander's office, still wearing my showcase outfit, trying to process everything that had happened.
My phone wouldn't stop buzzing. Messages from fashion editors, interview requests, congratulations from people I hadn't heard from in years.
Lia Hart Designs was officially a success.
But I felt numb. Empty, almost.
Like I'd been holding my breath for so long that now I didn't know how to exhale.
"You should eat something," Mrs. Cole said, setting down a plate of food I hadn't asked for.
"I'm not hungry."
"You haven't eaten all day." She gave me that look. The one that said she wasn't taking no for an answer.
I picked at the food just to make her happy.
The door opened and Alexander w
