Chapter 38

Ms. Lane glanced over at her, her tone lukewarm. "Aren't you the newbie? Already looked into the spring-summer collection?" Celeste nodded earnestly. "Yes, the past collection followed an ink-wash landscape theme. It was centered around four main elements: flowers, birds, fish, and insects-pretty fitting for the season. But the fall-winter line doesn't seem to have changed much?" She could feel the awkward silence that fell around her the moment she spoke. The glances she got weren't exactly friendly, but she'd never been the type to hold back when it came to work. If something didn't sit right, she asked. No big deal. Ms. Lane looked straight at her. "So, what kind of changes were you expecting?" "I..." Celeste froze for a beat. "I haven't come up with suggestions yet, I just thought-" "Thought?" Ms. Lane's voice turned colder as she shot her a look. "One ‘I thought' and you're already disrespecting someone else's work. I figured you had some hotshot ideas. But since it's your first d