CLAIRE

Jennifer and Sarah exchanged glances. "Claire's right," Mark said unexpectedly. "If we pull out now, we're essentially rewarding the copycat."

"Plus," Nina added. "Claire's collection has already generated significant interest, our website traffic tripled after the Vogue feature."

"We've seen that," Sarah admitted. "The publicity has been mostly positive."

Jennifer tapped her pen against the table, thinking. "Here's what I propose," she said finally. "We move forward with the launch as planned, but we issue a statement supporting original design and making clear that we stand with creators, not copycats."

Relief flooded through me. "That would be perfect," I said.

"Sarah, draft something," Jennifer instructed. "Get it approved by...