He came to the studio on a Thursday evening. Dawn was working on a new design — a commission for a young actress who wanted to look "like a serious actor" for an awards ceremony, which was the kind of vague brief that meant the client didn't know what she wanted but knew it wasn't what she had been wearing. She was sketching collar variations when she heard the knock on the door frame. She knew it was him before she turned around. She knew from the particular quality of the silence, the way th...
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Next in Chapter 22: Six weeks to the joint-collection launch — and Lily's wedding invitation arrives.
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