Chapter 143

Perkins Villa. Samantha stepped out of the shower, soft music playing in the background as she settled into brainstorming her next design. In the fashion world, she knew exactly how much a name meant. After being dismissed for her lack of fame and awards, Samantha had dug into her Caitlin's past reputation in the industry—only to find it was basically nonexistent. Was this what people meant by someone who shut out the world and just quietly worked on their craft? She'd come across Caitlin's old sketches in the villa—most looked randomly scribbled, showing how off Caitlin had been emotionally while drawing them. If "Caitlin" couldn't get some recognition in the design scene, Nathaniel would always have an edge over them. Samantha leaned her head on her hand, brain running a mile a minute. She held 40% of the shares now—which on paper, put her on par with Nathaniel. But with Melanie backing him up, the two still had a bigger slice of the pie. Her finger tapped her chin slowly. Best way t