Chapter 28

Ryan's POV I woke up to my phone buzzing non-stop. Overnight, Ivy had become the internet's favorite punching bag. Beyond the design plagiarism, people were digging up everything - her fake credentials, tax evasion rumors, even allegations about buying her way into design competitions. "Shit," I muttered, scrolling through the chaos. This was spreading to Blackwood's reputation faster than I'd anticipated. Simon appeared at my office door by 8 AM, looking like he hadn't slept. "Sir, we need to activate crisis management. The Hart Jewelry situation is affecting our stock prices." I nodded grimly, "Get the PR team in here. Now." The emergency meeting was tense. Our investigation confirmed what I'd suspected but refused to believe - Ivy had genuinely committed all these ethical violations. She wasn't just spoiled; she was rotten to the core. "These documents confirm she falsified her design portfolio for the partnership application," my head of legal said, sliding over a folder. "And ther