chapter 15

Welcome contestants to the 9th edition of the fashion gala competition.... Please settle in your workstation as the first round of the competition will begin in an hour's time," the MC's voice resounded through the speaker.

I carefully placed the last piece of pin on the cloth I was designing. Each workstation had been assigned to the ten contestants as a preparation area before the competition.

The format had three stages, where only six contestants moved on to the second segment, and then just three contestants for the final round.

"Each brand line here is well-known in the country, except for ours. How we even got a slot was a miracle," Mia remarked as she dropped the last batch of materials on the floor. She pointed to the workstation next to ours, which was empty. "I wonder who owns this workstation," Mia mused.

I shrugged my shoulders and continued with what I was doing.

"I wonder who is so lucky to be our next-door neighbor," Jack said, joining in the conversation.

Just then,