The Sketch
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Last published Thu, Jan 2, 2025
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Things couldn't get worse when a job-seeking hot-headed fashion designer crosses part with equally arrogant and ruthless Ian McQuoid, C.E.O of Beauregard. Their first encounter isn't a friendly one and something goes missing. Ian on the other hand needs a spectacular dress to keep an important client/investor but has nothing to the liking of the investor. Things are about to change when a sketch is found and that's what the investor wants. Ian had no other choice than to find Astrid Delaney
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