The Senior Designer Shredded Her Wedding Dress Backstage — Until Her Father Walked In

Camille’s face drained of every drop of color. Her hands began to tremble violently, the heavy golden shears slipping from her fingers and clattering loudly against the tiles.

"Mr. Vance..." Camille stammered, her arrogant posture instantly collapsing into panicked submission. "I... I had no idea... She told everyone she was just an un-credentialed junior seamstress from Chicago!"

Julian Vance—the legendary founder and owner of the international Vance Fashion House—walked slowly toward his daughter. He didn't even look at Camille as he passed her. Instead, his commanding presence filled the entire backstage area, brushing past rows of high-fashion mannequins and clothing racks.

"She came here under a fake name because she wanted to prove her talent without using my reputation," Julian said softly, adjusting the tiara on his daughter's head with profound pride. "She wanted to earn her place on merit, while you spent six months taking credit for her sketches."

For six long months, Elena Vance had worked under the pseudonym 'Elena Miller.' She had endured eighty-hour work weeks, endless insults, and grueling late-night alterations under Camille’s cruel management.

Camille had consistently stolen Elena's preliminary dress concepts, presenting them to the executive board as her own original creations while assigning Elena to mop floors and prep models.

When Elena secretly submitted her own bridal collection for the Paris grand finale, Camille had discovered the unauthorized garments on the rack twenty minutes before showtime. Driven by intense professional jealousy, Camille had grabbed her golden shears to destroy what she believed was an upstart intern's defiance.

"You controlled this design room for twenty years, Camille," Julian declared, turning a deadly glare toward the senior designer. "But your time ends today."

Camille took a shaky step backward, her knees trembling beneath her fitted sequin trousers. "Sir... please! It was an operational dispute! She bypassed company chain of command!"