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The Seamstress and the Crown
Purple Jones never thought her dream of becoming a top-tier fashion designer would lead her to scrubbing hotel floors and dodging arrogant guests in a posh Valdorian five-star hotel. She is a bold, curvy, and unapologetically confident fashion designer with a dream bigger than her bank account. With no clientele except her loyal best friend Chantel, and a pile of unpaid bills,With no clients, little money, and a surprise six-year-old sister-Lila-left in an orphanage thanks to a deadbeat mom's last-minute letter, Purple's world is flipped upside down. She has six months to prove financial stability or lose the chance to gain custody of Lila forever. Struggling to keep her pride intact, Purple endures a toxic work environment filled with snide remarks, cruel body-shaming, and a perfectionist boss who seems hell-bent on breaking her spirit, a job she got from recommended by Chantel. It's toxic but the pay is enough to get her handle bills, so she stays but Purple refuses to back down-she's got curves, courage, and a sister counting on her who she is desperate to meet, having realised that she has a family. Desperate, Purple swallows her pride and takes a job as a hotel attendant at Valdoria's most elite five-star hotel. It's a world of polished smiles, impossible expectations, and silent cruelty-especially from her slim, stylish coworkers and cold-as-ice boss who openly body-shames her. Still, Purple keeps her head high, focused on one goal: earning enough to bring Lila home. One chaotic evening, she rushes to deliver room service and barges into the wrong suite-spilling champagne all over a very shirtless, very grumpy man. Turns out, he's not just any guest. He's Prince Damon of Valdoria: heir to the throne, international playboy, and recently returned to the kingdom after years of hiding from his royal responsibilities. One night, a wrong suite number and a spilled bottle of champagne change everything. The man she soaks is none other than Prince Damon of Valdoria-shirtless, brooding, and infuriatingly handsome. Instead of being furious, he's intrigued. Purple is unlike any woman he's met-bold, sarcastic, and refreshingly immune to his royal charm. Instead of being furious, Damon is captivated. Purple is unlike any woman he's ever met-unfiltered, unpolished, and completely unimpressed by his title. Their banter turns into flirtation, and flirtation into a secret friendship. As Purple sneaks into the prince's world, Damon sneaks into hers-helping her with Lila behind the scenes and watching her sew dresses in the basement after hours. Drawn into Damon's world of luxury, palace drama, and royal expectations, Purple and the prince form a secret bond that turns from friendship into forbidden romance. He sneaks her into palace galas dressed in her own handmade gowns. She helps him see the world beyond the crown. Together, they dream about freedom, love, and building something real. But the dream starts to unravel when Damon's political engagement to a foreign princess is announced. The royal family wants him to fulfill his duty. Purple is branded as a gold digger by the press. And when Lila's custody hangs in the balance, Purple is forced to make an impossible choice: her heart or her sister. And love in a palace comes with a price. Damon's engagement to a foreign princess looms for the sake of a political alliance. The royal council disapproves of Purple, and paparazzi start digging into her past. When a jealous coworker leaks footage of their midnight balcony kiss, Purple becomes public enemy number one. With his coronation approaching and his loyalty being tested, Damon must decide: will he follow duty into a loveless marriage for the sake of his kingdom, or risk everything for the woman who reminded him what it means to truly live?