Chapter 188

"The plagiarism scandal is blowing up!" Sophia Reynolds burst into the room, her face pale. "MY's new collection sales are plummeting. This morning, some extreme customers vandalized our store with paint. I had to close it temporarily."

Evelyn Sullivan tapped her fingers lightly on the desk, her gaze calm as still water. "Stabilize the stores first. I'll handle this."

"There's more." Sophia handed her a file. "Yvonne Young submitted her resignation this morning."

"Expected." A faint smile touched Evelyn's lips. "The pawn has served its purpose. Of course, it's time to retreat."

Sophia stomped her foot in frustration. "When are we exposing her? If we wait any longer, MY won't survive!"

"Approve her resignation." Evelyn closed the file. "Complete the paperwork today."

"Are you insane?" Sophia's eyes widened. "This is letting the tiger return to the mountains!"

"She won't leave." Evelyn stood, sunlight casting a long shadow behind her. "This show has only just begun."

Seeing Evelyn's confidence, Sophia's tense shoulders finally relaxed. "Fine. I'll get it done."

The resignation process went suspiciously smoothly. Standing outside the MY building with a cardboard box in her arms, Yvonne felt something was off. But the thought of her new position as chief designer at Brocade quickly pushed her doubts aside.

"Uncle, I quit!" That night, Yvonne excitedly called Mason Young.

His voice was low on the other end. "Report to Brocade tomorrow. Remember—use your new pen name."

After hanging up, Yvonne rolled around on her bed in excitement. She didn’t notice the flash of a camera shutter outside her window.

Meanwhile, the glow of Evelyn’s computer screen cast an eerie blue light. Her fingers brushed over a design file, pausing at the signature—Bianca Quinn.

The next morning, Evelyn stood before a rundown apartment building. The peeling paint on the door of Unit 301 barely held the numbers in place.

The girl who answered eyed her warily. "Who are you?"

"Someone who can help you reclaim what’s yours." Evelyn pulled a design sketch from her bag. "This 'Starlight' series—the real creator is you, isn’t it?"

Bianca’s pupils contracted. Her fingers whitened around the doorknob.

Two hours later, an explosive headline dominated the trending list: #Glorious Fashion Accused of Plagiarism#. The accompanying image showed two nearly identical design drafts, dated six months apart.

Public opinion flipped overnight. Glorious, once hailed as an originality pioneer, became the target of widespread condemnation. Even more shocking—netizens uncovered the true identity of Glorious’ new designer: Yvonne Young, the very person embroiled in MY’s plagiarism scandal.

Inside Brocade’s headquarters, Yvonne stared at her computer screen, sweat soaking through her shirt. Her trembling fingers dialed Mason’s number, only to be met with a cold dial tone.

Evelyn stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of MY’s executive office when her phone lit up with a message from Sophia: "Glorious just released a statement."