Chapter 13: The Shift in Power
Chapter 13: The Shift in Power
Absolute silence filled the room.
Regina slowly stepped backward, her white suit suddenly looking dull under the lights.
Everything suddenly made sense.
The brilliant sketches. The professional sewing kit hidden in the cart. The absolute confidence under pressure. The quiet dignity when humiliated.
Regina hadn't been humiliating a janitor.
She had been humiliating a gifted, once-in-a-generation designer.
Isabella Hart reached out and took a microphone from a nearby, stunned reporter.
"I have an announcement to make."
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Every camera turned toward the movie star.
"The dress I'm wearing tonight..." Isabella said, her voice ringing with absolute finality, "...was saved by Maya Brooks. And from this moment forward, I refuse to wear anything designed by Hartwell Couture, unless Maya is put in charge of the creative team."
