Self-Inflicted Ruin

Chloe's expression shifted from terror to lifelessness as everything fell apart.

Everything she had was ruined. The school Chloe was proud of and her chance to rise smoothly through the ranks were all gone.

Chloe then recalled that framing a classmate and taking others' designs without permission meant she could never compete again.

On the verge of breaking down, she shook her head in disbelief an