Chapter 12. A New Opportunity

Camila’s fingers hesitated for a fraction of a second before she clicked on the new email notification that had popped up on her screen. The subject line was curt and vaguely intriguing: “Unveiling Opportunity: Inspire & Create Design Competition.”

“Interesting,” she murmured, leaning forward in her chair as her eyes scanned the content quickly.

“Hey, Camila, did you get the email about the competition?” a colleague called out from across their open-plan office.

“Yep, just opened it,” she replied without lifting her gaze from the glowing screen. Her voice carried across the room with its usual sassy undertone, drawing a few glances.

“Looks pretty big, doesn’t it?” the co-worker added, trying to pry her attention away from the screen.

“Definitely does,” Camila said, her voice rising with excitement. She finally looked up, her deep brown eyes gleaming with an unspoken challenge. “The winner gets their design featured in a new collection. That could se