Rumors Abound

"Tell me what's going on?" Damian Sterling leaned back, his eyes remained closed. He no longer placed much emphasis on work matters, especially disliking this woman's earnest 'work-centric heart'.

Damian Sterling paused momentarily and slightly opened his eyes, pre-empting his assistant's explanation with a brief command, "Keep it short!" He had no time for lengthy stories.

"Miss Emma created a design that's identical to someone else's," the assistant hesitated, feeling the description somewhat inaccurate. Having already thoroughly investigated the matter, she knew the details, but whose design it actually was remained uncertain, "There's a design, but it's unclear who made it?"