Chapter 383

The design sketches were neatly spread across the long table. Three senior designers, along with Gavin Winslow and Sophia Laurent, carefully examined each drawing.

Live comments exploded across streaming platforms.

"The pregnancy rumors about Sophia Laurent aren't even settled yet. How did she end up on the judges' panel?"

"Can just anyone sit there?"

"Is Director Winslow insane? Letting an amateur judge professional designs?"

"Versini Couture's Imperial Splendor collection is stunning, but this is downright disrespectful to contestants!"

Sophia's fans grew frantic.

"There must be a reason Sophia's sitting there!"

"Director Winslow wouldn't do something reckless..."

Media reporters grinned ear-to-ear at the skyrocketing viewership numbers.

A journalist seized the moment. "Director Winslow, is Sophia Laurent also judging today?"

Gavin adjusted his black-framed glasses with conviction. "Correct."

"But Ms. Laurent isn't a trained designer. She's never formally studied fashion design. Isn't this—"

"Who said Sophia isn't a professional designer?" Gavin interrupted sharply.

The live stream erupted.

"Lies! I'll eat my keyboard if she's actually a designer!"

"This woman's addicted to publicity stunts!"

The reporter pressed further. "Are you claiming Sophia Laurent is indeed a designer for Versini Couture?"

Every eye in the venue turned toward the judges' panel.

Daniel Lowell stood among the crowd, his pupils contracting sharply.

The young woman in the Klein Blue dress studied the sketches with focused intensity. Sunlight streamed through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting an elegant silhouette around her.

How could she possibly... be a Versini Couture designer?