'I can't let my name be dragged through the mud in the design world. Once my reputation is ruined, my work will be ignored, and I'll never have the chance to stand on that awards stage again.'
'And if I can't design clothes anymore? That would be my worst nightmare.'
'I have to stop Nicole and get my work back.'
'But how? No one will believe me over her. It's going to be like trying to climb a mountain that has no peak.'
Nicole swung at me, and I barely dodged. Her slap missed, but she was fuming. "You backstabbing little thief! Wait until I expose you at the press conference—your career is finished!"
'No, why is Nicole doing this to me?'
'Is it just because I was with Ellentt? Because I loved him?'
'But now, Ellentt and I have nothing to do with each other.'
I grabbed her arm as s
