Ryan's POV
I woke up to my phone buzzing non-stop. Overnight, Ivy had become the internet's favorite punching bag.
Beyond the design plagiarism, people were digging up everything - her fake credentials, tax evasion rumors, even allegations about buying her way into design competitions.
"s**t," I muttered, scrolling through the chaos. This was spreading to Blackwood's reputation faster than I'd anticipated.
Simon appeared at my office door by 8 AM, looking like he hadn't slept. "Sir, we need to activate crisis management. The Hart Jewelry situation is affecting our stock prices."
I nodded grimly, "Get the PR team in here. Now."
The emergency meeting was tense.
Our investigation confirmed what I'd suspected but refused to believe - Ivy had genuinely committed all these
