Just as I was about to elaborate more on the brand, a jarring crackle ripped through the sound system, and the crowd collectively gasped.

My eyebrows furrowed as the large LED screen behind me, which was displaying close-up images of my designs, flickered.

The beautiful imagery of my Collections has been replaced with warped, random, and nonsensical images, and the background music is discordant and off-key.

I stood there frozen, my heart beating as though it was beating against my rib cage. Bran stood the moment the issue started and called out to the technicians to have it fixed immediately.

People in the audience exchanged confused glances, while some laughed...