Chapter 317

Author's POV Ryan's investigation had finally hit pay dirt. The digital forensics team had traced Lance Draven's connection to a company called ARt Design—a flashy new design firm making serious moves in Canada. What they discovered about the plagiarism accusation was both simpler and more complex than anyone had anticipated. At its core, it had started as a coincidence. Both Lance Draven and Serena had drawn inspiration from the same viral internet image—standard practice in the design world. Lance had indeed published his initial design slightly earlier than Serena. But the design Lance was now using to accuse Serena wasn't his original work. It had been significantly modified after Serena published her creation—tweaked to more closely mirror her work, not the other way around. This was the smoking gun they'd been desperately searching for. After Serena touched down in London, she was greeted with this breakthrough news. She and Maya immediately called an emergency war council. Not o