Chapter 441

"Yeah, what I really want to do is create something that’s truly ours—something that screams our culture loud and clear—so no matter where you are in the world, the moment you see it, you know it’s from Eastmere." Ava Reed looked over the silent crowd, her voice calm but deliberate. "I’m someone who can’t sit still. I love traveling, hopping from one country to another. But the more I’ve seen out there, the more I’ve missed home. It hit me that when you’re abroad, you rarely see anything that reflects our roots. You just... don’t feel like you belong." "What makes it even more confusing is how foreign goods are so crazily overpriced here and people still fight to buy them, while our homegrown products—when they do get exported—are not only cheaper but often unavailable back home. Our own people have to rely on proxies just to get their hands on them." "And luxury? That entire market’s been dominated by brands from Virellia and Ashbourne. People just assume those are the only labels wor