Chapter 2: The Secret Behind the Sketchbook
Chapter 2: The Secret Behind the Sketchbook
Isabella refused to walk inside.
Instead, she turned toward Maya.
"Where did you learn to do that?"
Maya hesitated.
"I used to study fashion."
"Used to?"
Before Maya could answer, one of the photographers recognized the destroyed sketchbook scattered across the entrance.
He picked up several pages.
His eyes widened.
"These aren't student drawings..."
Another designer leaned closer.
"They're professional."
Someone flipped to the final page.
A signature appeared beneath the sketches.
Maya Laurent.
The name spread through the crowd.
Even Isabella gasped.
"You... designed the Aurora Collection?"
Maya looked uncomfortable.
"Years ago."
The entire fashion world knew that collection.
It had disappeared before its debut after its anonymous designer vanished without explanation.
Regina suddenly remembered.
May you like
The sketches she had ripped apart only minutes earlier...
...were original designs worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
