Chapter 287: Full of Herself A designer wearing knockoffs? Thatâs a disgrace to the industryâcompletely unacceptable.
Selina blinked.
Wait a secondâLogan sent her this dress. Since when did it become one of Rowanâs designs?
But then again, Logan and Rowan were friends, so she didnât think too much of it.
And if Logan gave it to her, there was no way it was a knockoff.
Selina responded casually, "A knockoff? You sure about that, Miss Brooks? This dress is Rowanâs work. If youâre wrong, youâll be blacklisted from the entire fashion industry."
Accusing a designer of plagiarism is seriousâno one would work with her again. And the designer in question wasnât just anyone. It was Rowan.
Anyone else mightâve backed down after that warning.
But Zara? She was Angelicaâs lackey. Angelica had always claimed Rowan was too aloof to ever do custom pieces for celebrities or socialites.
Not a single person at the event was wearing Rowan... so why would Selina be the exception?
That thought made Zara double down, her tone arrogant and dismissive.
"Oh please, who are you trying to scare? Like you could actually ruin my fashion connections."
"Selina, maybe learn a thing or two from Angelica. She started prepping for this event three months ago, hired a top design house, and had her whole look custom-made. Thatâs how you show respect for the event."
"Not like you, showing up in a cheap knockoff and pretending itâs Rowanâs. Donât embarrass yourself."
Cameras turned toward Selina. In Zaraâs livestream, the chat was blowing up with mockery.
[Thatâs definitely fake. That light gray gown was designed by Rowan three years agoâonly 15 were made worldwide. 14 went to confirmed buyers, and the last oneâs in Rowanâs private collection.]
[Selina doesnât know any of those 14 people. So unless Rowan handed her his personal piece, that dress is a fake. And come onâRowan? Heâs fashion royalty. Why would he give that to Selina?]
[Pretty sure that necklaceâs a fake too. Itâs a knockoff of another Rowan piece. She must really have a thing for fakes.]
[Disrespecting Rowanâs designs like this is unforgivable.]
[If weâre talking fashion, Angelicaâs the real dealâtaste, connections, and most importantly, no fakes.]
[Exactly. Angelicaâs look today was an exclusive from DL. Totally outshined Selina. Plus, Angelica won last yearâs fashion design competition.]
Zara saw the flood of supportive comments and grinned wide.
"See? Of all things, you had to wear a knockoff. Rowan has a massive fanbaseâyouâre about to get ripped to shreds. Youâre done for."
Selina caught a particular comment in the chat:
"15 pieces worldwide. 14 confirmed buyers. 1 is Rowanâs private collection."
Something clicked.
Wait... if Logan isnât one of the 14, could this be the one from Rowanâs private stash?
Just how close are Logan and Rowan, that heâd give him something like that?
Zara kept up her smug act. "Selina, Iâm doing you a favor. Once this event starts, thereâll be major fashion icons in attendance. If they find out youâre wearing a knockoff... well, you know how that ends."
"So take my adviceâslip out the back now while you still can. Donât make Angelica clean up your mess."
Selina smirked, eyes cool. "So confident Iâm wearing a knockoff... Did Angelica tell you that? Or did she just inflate your ego?"
Zara scoffed. "Of course it was Angelica!"
She even held up her phone screen for everyone to seeâletting the whole livestream audience witness it too.
The Twitter DMs clearly showed the full conversation between them.
Zara: Angelica, Selina showed up in a gray dress and insists itâs a Rowan original. Do you really think thatâs possible?
Angelica: Selinaâs always been like thatâvain, a bit childish. Itâs not like sheâs evil or anything. Dad and I usually just let her be. But I didnât think sheâd go as far as dragging Rowanâs name into this...
Angelica: Zara, do me a favor and talk to Selina. Try to get her to change. Mr. Rowan will be at the event today, and if he sees a knockoff, he wonât be happy.
Trying to show off her close relationship with Angelica, Zara held up her phone with the DM thread on screen for a full five minutes during her livestream.
"If Angelica hadnât asked me to deal with this, you think Iâd bother with you? Rowanâs showing upâdonât embarrass yourself and drag the rest of us down."
The smaller celebrities nearby started to panic.
"Yeah, Rowan doesnât tolerate nonsense. What if he sees Selina and storms out?"
"Selina, can you just leave already? Donât ruin this for everyone!"
Selina suddenly smiled.
Angelica had just publicly confirmed she thought the dress was a fake. That was all she needed.
Zara, feeling triumphant, seized the moment.
"What are you looking at? Get out already! Securityâget this woman out of here! Disrespecting Rowan like thisâ"
"Zara, you should check Twitter..."
fɾeeweÉnѳveÉ.com "Oh my god... Zara, stop talking!"
Two starlets looked like theyâd seen a ghost and tried to stop her.
But Zara was too wrapped up in her own drama to notice. She went on ranting, loud and smug:
"Selina, your time in fashion is over. Maybe if you got on your knees and begged, Iâd put in a word for you. Iâmâ"
She didnât get to finish. Her phone started ringing like a death knell.
Selina folded her arms and watched with mild amusement.
Zara, annoyed, almost didnât pick up. But it was her agent callingâshe didnât want to miss anything important.
"Helloâ?"
Her agent exploded: "Zara, are you out of your mind? Youâre saying this crap live on camera?! Do you even know what people on Twitter are saying about you right now? Youâre already trending for all the wrong reasons. Apologize to Selina right now and fix this, or you can consider your contract terminated! Iâm done trying to clean up your mess!"
Zara was stunned into silence.
She couldnât even process what just happened.
"Why should I apologize? I was doing it for the fashion industryâs sake! Selinaâs wearing a fakeâ"
"Shut up! Go check Twitter yourself!"
Click. The agent hung up on her in fury.
Zaraâs expression darkened. "Selina, did you threaten my agent? You bitch, I knew youâ"
"Miss Brooks," Selina said calmly, "your agent wants you to check Twitter."
She tucked her hair behind her ear, smiling as she opened Twitter and held the phone up in front of Zara.
"Go on. Take a good look."
Everyone nearby went quiet. Heads down. No one dared breathe.
Zara glanced at the screenâand went pale. Her knees almost gave out.
Rowanâs post had just hit the trending list.
A photo of Selina standing by a window, wearing that same gray gown. The soft light made the dress look like early morning mist. Diamonds around her wrist and neck sparkled like teardrops from a sea siren.
@Rowan: My favorite design in recent years. Someone said itâs a knockoff?
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