Chapter 141
After dinner, Hernan sat on the sofa and occasionally looked in the direction of the door.
Patricia brought over a plate with a sweet smile.
“Hernan, I peeled an apple for you. I made it into the shape of a rabbit. Isn’t it cute?”
Patricia gave a pure smile. “And I made the pear into the shape of a bird, and the strawberries Santa Claus. Do they look vivid?”
She deliberately pointed at the fruit on the plate with her injured hand.
“You were injured?” Hernan noticed at a glance.
He took the plate and immediately ordered the servant next to him, “Give me the medical box.”
The servant hurried to get it.
Patricia pretended to be surprised and looked at her fingers. “Maybe I accidentally cut it when I was peeling the fruit just now. It’s fine. It doesn’t hurt at all. I wouldn’t notice it if you didn’t tell me.”
“You cut your fingers. How can it not hurt?” Hernan knew that she was lying.
Patricia had been strong-minded since childhood. She broke her knees in the garden once. It was obviously painful, but she pretended to be fine and amused everyone. Patricia was afraid that they would feel sorry for her and feel uncomfortable.
Patricia hid her fingers behind her back and smiled, “Herman, you rarely come back home, so I wanted to make you a creative fruit platter. It looks simple when other people make it. But when I do it myself, I find myself clumsy. It took them a long time to make these. Hernan, you don’t mind, do you?”
“Of course.” Herman’s voice was rarely gentle.
“This one isn’t good enough. But I will practice a few more times. I can make it better!” Patricia gave him a bright smile, “It’s just that you have to go home more in the future to give me opportunities to make the fruit platter. You have only come back twice this year! You can’t do that. I have waited for too long!”
Hernan said lovingly, “You don’t have to do this.”
“But I just want to make delicious food for you! I can do anything as long as you spend more time at home…”
Patricia pouted, “Hernan, you won’t refuse to eat the fruits just because they look unattractive. Right?”
Hernan poked a strawberry Santa Claus with a fork and handed it to Patricia.
Patricia took it joyfully. She smiled brightly, “Thank you, Hernan. You should try it too! Although it looks unattractive, it’s very sweet.”
At this time, Amily came over with a medical box and stood beside Patricia. “Mr. Hernan, Ms. Patricia was waiting for you to come home every day! And she kept talking to me about you!”
Hernan looked at Patricia with a gentle face.
“Oh. Right. Ms. Patricia won first place in the piano competition recently!” Amily said with a smile while disinfecting Patricia’s wound.
She didn’t mention that Paige was Vallorie…
“What reward do you want?” Hernan asked softly.
Patricia looked at him with her limpid eyes. “I want you to come home to see me more often. It will be the best reward for me.”
Hernan’s gaze became soft, “I will come back when I’m not busy with work.”
“You agreed. Right? Yeah! I knew you would agree!” Patricia was like a child who just got candy.
Hernan chatted with her for a while. When it was time for a shower, he got up and went upstairs.
Patricia and Amily exchanged looks. They were very happy.
Because it seemed that Hernan still cared about Patricia.
And she had a high position in Hernan’s heart.
After all, Patricia had been in this family for eighteen years. Before Paige appeared, everyone in the family doted on her. She was like a princess to them!
Such deep affection was not something that Paige could remove in a dozen days!
After Patricia and Amily left, the maids could not help but whisper.
“Isn’t Mr. Hernan’s schedule too regular? He has never changed the time for his bath and sleep. It has been a dozen years!”
“Otherwise, why would Mr. Donald let him manage the group? Among his five sons, Mr. Hernan is the most self-disciplined, calm, and meticulous one.”
“Don’t you feel that this strict schedule is suffocating?”
“Not at all. It’s self-discipline! A strong-willed person is charming!”
“I think Mr. Hernan is a clear-headed man. It’s rare in the world!”
“I think so too!”
After the shower, Hernan went to the study to work for a while. He didn’t return to his bedroom until it was time to sleep.
There was a delicate little gift box on the bedside table.
Hernan glanced at it. He knew that Paige would be late, so he turned off the lights and went to sleep.
It was already eleven o’clock in the evening when Paige returned home. She washed up and dealt with her private affairs with her mobile phone. The next morning, Paige rushed to the laboratory.
Last night’s drug synthesis did not succeed. There were many problems in the research and development process. The experts worked on them until dawn. Paige didn’t want her parents to worry about it, so she went home very last night. And she rushed to the laboratory before dawn.
When Hernan got up, he heard that Paige had left early. He was a little surprised.
Hernan thought, most young women at this age would sleep in during summer vacation, but Paige seems to only care about work.
It seems that I can only give her the greeting gift tonight.
When Hernan was eating breakfast, Patricia tried to please him. She poured milk for him, gave him a sandwich, and handed him tissues.
“Hernan, are you going home for dinner tonight?”
Looking at Patricia’s expectant face, Hernan said casually, “Yes.”
“Great! Then I won’t go out with Olivia and the others for dinner tonight.” Patricia smiled excitedly, “We planned to have afternoon tea, go to a spa and have dinner. But you will be home tonight, so I won’t go out with them!”
Hearing that, Danica smiled, “Patricia really misses you. You should stay at home more often when you are not busy.”
“OK.” Hernan looked at Patricia gently. After breakfast, Frank drove him to the headquarters of the group.
As Hernan was looking through the documents, he suddenly remembered something that Frank said before.
“I had been invited to be a judge of a design competition. Right?”
Frank was surprised. He hurriedly said, “Yes. But you are too busy. I have declined…”
“I’ve got time for it,” Hernan said in a flat tone. He continued to browse through the documents in his hands. “I will be present.”
When Frank heard this, he was stunned!
Mr. Lusk would never change a decision before!
He is strange today!
Did the organizers use any connections or tricks to invite or force him?
But Mr. Lusk doesn’t look like someone who will give in easily…
Hernan looked down at the documents and suddenly thought of something. “Oh. Right. Pay attention to the clothing company’s activity today.”
Today was the due day. Hernan wondered if Paige could deliver satisfactory goods.
If she couldn’t, Hernan would help her personally.
“Yes!” Frank found that Hernan seemed to have changed into a different person. Frank thought he regretted the decision he made before, and started paying attention to a small company…
It’s really strange.
Chapter 142
At nine o’clock in the morning.
Paige live-streamed to release new products. She let Mariela be the anchor.
“Hi, I am Mariela Robins, a designer of Daybreak Clothing.” Mariela was a little shy as it was her first time being in front of a camera, but she still greeted everyone with the greatest enthusiasm.
“Hello, everyone. I am Henry Gardner, also a designer.” Henry joined in to greet the audience. “I am very happy to bring our new products to life. Look at this floral dress in my hand. Are you familiar with it? That’s right! This is Elegance Couture’s new launch yesterday!”
“Actually, this design is a little conservative. Everyone, come and see how I will design it.”
Mariela held a large pair of scissors in her hand and cut the dress into two pieces from the waist. She neatly trimmed the upper shirt, removed the extra sleeves, cut off the two shoulders, and then slightly shortened the skirt. After she attached them together, a fashionable floral skirt appeared before everyone.
“This is our first new product today!”
Only the fabric was the same as the previous one, but the style was completely different. It was much better looking than Elegance Couture’s floral dress. The new one looked livelier and would accentuate the wearer’s figure.
“Everyone, come and take a look at this doll dress. It was not fitting to the waist. Let’s see how I turn it into a sexy slim top and hip skirt.” Mariela took out a pair of scissors and started trimming it.
The number of viewers increased. After Mariela had
modified seven or eight dresses, the number of viewers had already reached 320 thousand, and the number was still rising.
“Ms. Paige, look, a lot of people have placed orders!” Deon could not believe it. He did not expect that this strategy would really work.
Yesterday, after Paige sent Nigel to the police station, she changed all 23 styles of dresses.
She only split the skirts into two, added the buxom sleeve, turned the V-collar change into a round one, or shortened the length. After she added some accessories, new dresses came out.
Yesterday, she went to the production workshop and asked the workers to stop what they were doing. She ordered them to take out the finished products in the warehouse and modify them. Because many dresses only need a few modifications, the workers quickly changed them into many new models.
“It’s 580 thousand! The number of viewers is over 580 thousand!” Deon was extremely excited. “Ms. Paige, look, they’re saying that our new designs are more beautiful and creative. They all withdrew the orders from Elegance Couture and placed orders with us!”
The boss of Elegance Couture, Ciara, upon receiving the news, was so angry that her eyes nearly popped out. She immediately holds an emergency meeting.
The executives were all so angry that they pounded the table.
“This is too much! Daybreak Clothing is broadcasting to modify our new designs. They’re humiliating us!”
“Their number of viewers has already exceeded 700 thousand. If this continues, it will soon reach a million!”
“The problem is, other than using the same fabric, their styles are completely different from ours. We can’t even sue them for plagiarism!”
“The worst thing is they charged cheaper than us! Now, 12 thousand orders of ours were canceled. If this goes on, we will suffer a heavy loss!”
“Who is this designer, Mariela Robins? How can she design such stunning styles with just a few modifications?”
The executives still did not know that Ciara and Layton colluded with each other to steal Mariela’s design drafts. They thought that Layton had come up with these new designs on his own, so they were indignant. They all felt that the Daybreak Clothing went too far!
Now, Layton was watching Mariela live. She was turning a simple dress into an evening party dress, which later became even more classy. Layton’s hands under the conference table quietly clenched into a fist.
These 23 models were all Mariela’s designs, but now she could make innovations in such a short period of time. She only made a few adjustments, but those dresses became prettier.
Someone must be helping her!
There’s no way she can be such a genius.
“Mr. Brocket, look at her style. Doesn’t it feel like Master Quinn’s design?”
“I also have this feeling. Master Quinn might be behind this. But no one has ever seen Master Quinn. Look at every style that she modified. They become much classier!”
“Yes, she could easily sell them for a few hundred dollars. They look like high-end dresses on sale in a high-end market, but she only charged a few dozen dollars.”
Who could ask the customers to calm down?
“She is just a small designer. How can she make such designs? Is she talented, or does she have help?”
“Their company doesn’t have any other talents.”
Ciara patted the table in displeasure. “Now we’re holding a temporary meeting to find a solution. We’re not here to appreciate her designs! Who has any idea? We can’t just watch as they steal our orders.”
When Ciara said that, she glanced at the live broadcast room. The number of viewers had already reached 980 thousand. She couldn’t endure this stress. It was a cruel battle.
“We can sue her for insulting our work and causing us a great economic loss!” Layton said. “They are stealing our customers. Obviously, they are going against us. Since that is the case, there is no need for us to have mercy on them.”
“
“But their headquarters is Daybreak Group. If this thing gets too ugly, the Lusk family will go after us.” Ciara was afraid of the Lusk family.
“But they insulted our work first.” When Layton said this, he glanced at Mariela in the live broadcast room. She changed a pair of shorts into two small and cute mobile phone bags!
One of the executives could not help but cut in, “I don’t think this can be regarded as an insult. They did not say anything bad about us. They just innovated our dresses.”
This is not even plagiarism.
It’s far away from plagiarism.
“In any case, we have to sue them! We can’t let them get what they want!” Layton insisted on suing them.
Ciara called their legal team and asked them to send out the lawyer’s letter as quickly as possible. She was determined to make the opponents pay the price!
“Ms. Aucher, bad news. We have 34 thousand orders canceled by manufacturers, partners, and stores.
“They said that the clothes at Daybreak Clothing are cheaper, and the designs are better. They can expect the goods to be sent out immediately upon placement of orders.
“Their delivery is fast. If the customers place orders now, they can receive them tomorrow.”
The online buyers loved this. They wished to receive the products as soon as possible.
Chapter 143
Ciara was very angry. But after a while, someone reported another bad news.
“Ms. Aucher, 83 thousand dresses were returned in total… We have sent some of the packages. Since the customers return them. We can only intercept the packages… We’ve made no money and had to pay for logistics…”
Ciara was so angry that she had a headache. She pressed her fingers on her temples and felt that she could not breathe.
If we fail to sell the 83 thousand dresses, we have to store them in the warehouse and lose a lot of money…
Ciara did not dare to think further…
“Ms. Aucher, the manager of Jenning Clothing said that they wanted to order ten thousand dresses. We trust them, so we didn’t request a down payment. But they have broken their words and placed an order with Daybreak Clothing instead…”
Ciara hurriedly drank some water. She felt that she was about to faint.
“Ms. Aucher, our people have already released a large number of coupons in the official store online. The customers can get 3 dollars off when they spend 16 dollars, 6 dollars off for 32 dollars, and 10 dollars off for 50 dollars. But the customers are still leaving.”
“The customer service staff of our online shop have tried
their best. But the customers are still canceling the orders…”
“Ms. Aucher, what should we do next?”
Paige came to the broadcast room and saw that Mariela was modifying the clothes. It was today’s seventeenth new product.
When Mariela saw Paige, she smiled. Her eyes looked like two crescent moons. Paige smiled back and went to check the data. She didn’t show herself in the video.
Deon whispered excitedly, “Ms. Paige, our livestream has gotten 1.06 million views. It is unprecedented!
“There were only several thousand people watching our livestream in the past. And few people would place orders. But now we will be very busy!
“Guess how many dresses we’ve sold in total?” Deon couldn’t suppress his excitement. His eyes sparkled.
Paige said, “A hundred thousand?”
“You’re right!” Deon said excitedly, “Now the total number has reached 102 thousand, and it’s still increasing! Ms. Paige, our supply won’t be enough if it continues!”
“Then we should work overtime and produce more dresses.” After checking the data, Paige walked to the office.
Deon followed behind her. “Ms. Paige, you are too amazing! It is exactly like what you said. The company didn’t lose money. Its reputation wasn’t damaged, and we even made a profit… You are too amazing! If the audience knows that the 23 styles are actually designed by you…”
Paige was just giving Mariela a chance to show her face. She wanted to pluck this young designer.
In fact, these 23 models were all Paige’s work.
“Why should we let them know?” Paige was now the manager of the company. For her, it didn’t matter who designed the 23 designs. What was important was that the company could make profits.
At the headquarters of Daybreak Group.
When Frank saw that the new products of the clothing company were released in the way of livestream, he hurriedly reported it to Hernan.
“Now, the number of viewers of the livestream has reached 1.14 million. And it has sold 106 thousand dresses…
“It’s just like what Ms. Paige said. They didn’t lose money or damage their reputation. They are even making profits. It’s really a surprise.
“Mr. Lusk, look. They have modified the clothes. They look ten times better than the products of Elegance Couture!
“And they are affordable!
“I heard that all of this is Ms. Paige’s idea. And these clothes were also designed by her.
“Mr. Lusk, Elegance Couture stole our design drafts. Ms. Paige let someone change the designs and sell the clothes at a lower price. She is embarrassing them. Elegance Couture won’t be able to sell their goods. They will have overstock and will definitely make trouble for us.
Hernan watched the livestream and found that several of them had been changed very well. He thought, what kind of person is my sister? How could she be so talented?
“Mr. Lusk, I have a suggestion.” Frank hesitated for a moment and said, “About Ms. Paige… Can you consider giving her a bonus and praising her? After she came to the company, she made so many contributions…”
Hernan asked, “You want me to give my sister a bonus?”
“Sister?” Frank widened his eyes and suspected that he had misheard. How could Ms. Paige be Mr. Lusk’s sister?
He must be joking.
But he looks serious…
Get Bonus
Ms. Paige can’t be his younger sister that he just found, can she?
“A bonus for my sister…” Hernan said to himself, “How much is appropriate?”
“Huh?” Frank didn’t expect Paige to be Hernan’s sister. If that’s the case, she doesn’t need a bonus. She isn’t short of money at all!
“80 thousand dollars…” Hernan said, “Is that enough?”
“80… thousand dollars?” Frank widened his eyes. I have worked so hard for you. Sometimes my monthly bonus is only a little over 16 thousand dollars. You are so generous to your sister…
She had only worked for a few days, and she will soon have 80 thousand dollars…
Frank felt jealous…
“Mr. Lusk, is Ms. Paige really your sister? 80 thousand dollars is enough. It’s definitely enough! It’s the highest bonus in the history of our group! I believe that Ms. Paige will be very happy to receive it! This is an affirmation from the group and her brother.”
Hernan said, “Arrange it.”
“OK. OK…” Frank hurriedly went to do it.
When Paige heard that the headquarters was going to give her a bonus, she thought that it was her parents’ idea and did not take it to heart. Paige worked in the office for a while. When she received the news that Elegance Couture was going to sue them, she raised her eyebrows and thought, finally! I have waited for so long!
She said to Deon, “Act according to the plan.”
“Yes.”
Deon hurried to the livestream room. Mariela had finished modifying the last style, and the number of viewers had reached 1.29 million!
Mariela took Deon’s hint. She smiled and said in front of the camera, “Those are all the new products for today. I read the comments just now. Many people asked why we modify Elegance Couture’s clothes. Let me show you a surveillance video.”
Mariela showed the audience the video of Nigel sneaking into Paige’s office. “This is our company’s vice president. When Ms. Paige was out of the office, he sneaked into her office. He took photos of my design drafts and forwarded them to Elegance Couture.”
After saying that, Mariela closed the video and showed the chat history of Nigel and Layton. There were also voice messages. The audience was shocked…
They didn’t expect there to be a collusion between the companies!
It was people’s nature to gossip. The number of viewers in the livestream room rose again.
“Elegance Couture promised to give our vice president 30% of the profits, so our vice president gave all my design drafts to them, and they even slandered me of plagiarism.”
Mariela presented all the evidence in front of the audience, “Elegance Couture produced the 23 styles according to my design drafts and displayed them before the day of our release… It disrupted our plan. Fortunately, we have Ms. Paige…”
Chapter 144
Mariela revealed everything that had happened, and everyone left comments to scold Nigel, Layton, and Elegance Couture.
The netizens even went to several people’s personal Twitter accounts, the company’s official Twitter account, and live streaming accounts to scold them.
A large number of fans began to boycott Elegance Couture, and it soon became a trending topic.
Some enthusiastic people even called the police.
Elegance Couture thought that they would be able to sue Daybreak Clothing and defeat it with their most professional legal team.
They didn’t expect that the other party would expose them in such a way. Faced with the undeniable evidence, Elegance Couture’s executives all asked Ciara and Layton to give them an explanation.
Ciara and Layton were in great trouble.
After a while, the police came and took them away.
In Daybreak Clothing, after the live-streaming broadcast, the people of the Design Department began to celebrate. They invited all the people in the company to have afternoon tea at their own expense. They felt very proud today.
They sent the most expensive and best afternoon tea to Paige’s office.
“Ms. Paige, fortunately, you turned the tide this time. Otherwise, the company’s financial losses would be huge!”
“I can’t believe that you could make the clothes so stunning after some minor changes!”
“No wonder you blocked the news of Nigel being arrested yesterday. It turns out that it is for humiliating Elegance Couture today!”
“This time, not only did we punish Elegance Couture, but we also took the opportunity to warn other companies that our Daybreak Clothing is not easy to provoke!”
Seeing that the people of the Design Department were so happy, Paige smiled lightly, “Well, go ahead with your work. Today, you can get off work an hour early.”
Paige offered them a perk.
When everyone heard this, they were extremely happy.
Since Paige took over the company, the company has really become different! It was not as lifeless as before…
In the evening.
Tyrell went to the headquarters of Daybreak Group alone. He said with a smile to the receptionist, “Hello, I am Tyrell from Tate Clothing. I want to see your president.”
“Hello, Mr. Tate. Do you have an appointment?”
“No.”
The receptionist was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and said, “Sorry, if you don’t have an appointment, our president won’t see you.”
Tyrell was anxious. “I have something urgent. I have to talk to your president in person. Please help me tell him…”
“Sorry, Mr. Tate, I can’t help you with this,” the receptionist politely refused.
Whether he could see the president or not was not up to her to decide. If she disturbed the president’s work because of this, she would be in trouble.
“Miss, I am really in a hurry. I want to see your president to talk about an urgent matter. Please do me a favor. How about this? This is a small gift…”
Tyrell took out the envelope he had prepared in advance from his pocket and handed it to the receptionist.
The receptionist was frightened. Sensing the burning gaze of the surrounding people, she quickly pushed the envelope away. “Mr. Tate, you misunderstood! It’s not about money. Since you came here, you have to abide by our rules.
Without an appointment, you can’t…”
“Just accept it!” Tyrell insisted. He stuffed the envelope into her hand, regardless of whether anyone saw it or not…
While stuffing the envelope, he accidentally touched the hand of the receptionist.
The girl was very scared. She had just graduated from university and was an intern. This was the first time she had encountered such a thing…
She hurriedly pressed the alarm button.
Two security guards at the door immediately came over and grabbed Tyrell’s hand. They asked, “What are you doing?”
“Please send Mr. Tate out.” The receptionist was scared out of her wits.
“What are you doing? Let me go. I have something important to talk about with Mr. Lusk. I have to see him…”
Two security guards held his arm and threw him outside the door. They warned him to keep away from the group.
Through the large glass door, Tyrell saw a few receptionists comforting the girl just now. The girl was so scared that her face turned pale.
Tyrell was innocent. He was speechless and helpless.
“Please, I have no ill intentions. Have you heard of Tate Clothing? I am the president of the company. This is my business card!”
He took out his business card, but the two security guards did not even look at him. They took it as if he didn’t exist.
Tyrell still wanted to walk forward, but the two security guards immediately reached out to stop him. They scolded, “What are you doing? Do you want to disgrace yourself again?”
Tyrell had never been so humble in his life. If it were not for the crisis of the company, he wouldn’t have wasted his time on the two security guards here.
“Please…”
“Shut up and get lost!”
“Dudes, please do me a favor. I really have something important about business to talk to your president…
The two security guards looked him up and down. His clothes were untidy, and his expression was humble. He did not look like a client of their president!
At this moment, the exclusive elevator of the president arrived, and the doors opened.
Hernan walked out of the elevator and looked at the time. It was six o’clock in the afternoon. He assumed that his sister should have gone home.
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace. Just as he walked out of the entrance, he heard someone call him.
“Mr. Lusk, I am Tyrell from Tate Clothing. You know me, right?”
Tyrell finally saw the target, and just as he was about to rush up, he was stopped by two security guards.
“Let go of me. Let go of me first…” Tyrell could not break free from the grab of the two security guards. He could only shout, “I don’t know where I have offended you. If it is because of the matter with Ms. Walker, I am very sorry. I will pay the compensation by 12 o’clock tonight! Besides, we have already apologized to Ms. Walker!”
Hernan was confused.
“Is it possible for you to be generous and let us go? To tell you the truth, our company has been struggling recently, and with what you said, our small company will soon be unable to hold on!”
Hernan raised his eyebrows.
“Mr. Lusk, you like Ms. Walker’s music, right? You should know that Ms. Walker is from our family. For this sake, can you be magnanimous and spare us? Can you forgive us?”
Hernan rolled his eyes.
He could not understand what this man was saying.
At this time, Frank drove the car to Hernan and bent down to open the door for him.
Hernan stepped into the car and ignored Tyrell behind him.
“Mr. Lusk, don’t go. Give me a chance. I promise I won’t…” Before Tyrell could finish his sentence, the fumes from the car got him. “Cough, cough, cough…”
The two security guards looked at him as if they were looking at a stray dog.
“What are you looking at? Are you qualified to laugh at the richest man in Dolton?”
“Are you courting death?”
“Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? How dare you do that? I…”
Frank, who was driving, glanced at the rearview mirror and found that Tyrell had been beaten up by two security guards and thrown outside the company. He asked in confusion, Mr. Lusk, what’s happening?
I don’t know. Hernan looked ahead and sat upright. Obviously, he did not take this little episode seriously. He only thought that Tyrell had mistaken him for someone else. Hernan only wanted to go home to see his sister.
Chapter 145
Tyrell went home in frustration.
“What happened? Did the Lusk family beat you up?” Lindsey cried out when she saw Tyrell’s face.
Regardless of their status, the Lusk family attacked the richest man in Dolton because of Vallorie.
How could they do that?
“Two security guards did it.” Tyrell didn’t want to talk about that anymore.
A man who lost position and influence might be subjected to indignity. At that moment, Tyrell understood what it meant. He sat on the sofa and said in a low voice, “Today is the last day. We will have no more chance after midnight.”
“I don’t believe Paige dares post Abbigail’s plagiarism on the Internet.”
Tyrell said nothing and sighed. He knew Paige well. She would not think of any affection.
At nine o’clock in the evening, no one bought Tyrell’s fourteen shops and four houses.
Vallorie’s lawyer called. “Mr. Tate, if we can’t receive the compensation by twelve o’clock, we will go public with your daughter’s plagiarism according to our agreement.”
“Don’t do that. Please, give me more time. No one bought the shops and houses, and it isn’t because of me…”
“You only have three hours.” With that, Vallorie’s lawyer hung up the phone.
Tyrell was anxious. He couldn’t sell the shops and houses in three days. How could he do that in three hours?
Besides, it was nine o’clock in the evening. Who would buy houses and shops at night?
Tyrell called the agent. “What’s going on? Why did no one buy them?”
“Mr. Tate, I do know. The price is high, and you ask for a one-time payment…”
Fourteen shops and four houses were worth a total of 28.8 million dollars. It was not something an ordinary person could afford.
“What are you waiting for? Cut the price. Sell them before 12 o’clock.”
Tyrell hung up the phone and stared at the clock.
It was ten o’clock…
It was half past ten…
It was eleven o’clock…
Lindsey and Abbigail sat on the sofa and dared not make any noise.
There wasn’t any news.
Abbigail subconsciously grabbed Lindsey’s clothes. She was so scared that she trembled. “Mom, will my reputation be in ruins?” she asked in a low voice.
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Lindsey comforted Abbigail, but Lindsey was not sure. It was 11 o’clock. It was likely that no one would buy their shops and houses.
Suddenly, Tyrell’s phone rang. It was from the agent.
Tyrell was overjoyed. Lindsey and Abbigail were also excited. Finally, they would be saved.
“Does someone want to buy them?” Tyrell heaved a sigh of relief when he picked up the phone. He smiled and said, “I know my shops and houses will be sold. Their locations are excellent.”
The agent said awkwardly, “Mr. Tate, many people inquired, but few wanted to buy. Only Mr. Lawson said he would buy the shops and houses at the total price of 13 million dollars.”
“13 million dollars? What’s wrong with him? My houses and shops are worth at least 28.8 million dollars. He wants to buy them for 13 million dollars. Is he trying to scam me?
“Mr. Tate, it’s so late. Why don’t you think about it? I’m worried that…”
“No way.” Tyrell hung up the phone with anger.
Lindsey couldn’t help but be angry when she heard that. “How could we cut the price by about 15 million dollars? Is he crazy? He shouldn’t steal money like this.”
“Let’s wait. No hurry…” Although Tyrell said that, he had a nasty feeling.
On the other side, Paige received the news and knew Tyrell disagreed with the price. She smiled and said something.
It was half past eleven.
Tyrell’s phone rang. They became excited again. Tyrell didn’t even check the number. He picked up the phone and asked, “How is it? Has someone bought them?”
“Mr. Tate, I am Vallorie’s lawyer. You only have thirty minutes. I have sent you a message. It’s an announcement. When the time is up, we will release it.”
“Don’t…” Before Tyrell could finish, Vallorie’s lawyer hung up the phone.
The announcement stated Abbigail’s plagiarism. If it were released, the Tate family’s reputation would be ruined.
Lindsey took the phone and read the announcement with Abbigail. Both of them were flustered.
It was a quarter to midnight.
“Why don’t we sell the shops and houses at 13 million dollars? Abbigail’s reputation is more important…” Lindsey pleaded.
She knew they would suffer a huge loss, but they had no choice.
If Paige published what Abbigail had done, everyone would know that.
They, Abbigail’s parents, and their business would be influenced.
Tyrell was reluctant to do that.
“Money is less important. Besides, if Mom left the shares to Abbigail, we would be wealthy again.
“Just agree with the price. Abbigail’s reputation is more important.
“Tyrell, we have no time. It takes time for Mr. Lawson to pay,”
“Don’t hesitate.
“OK?”
Under Lindsey’s urging, Tyrell finally picked up his phone and dialed the number of the agent.
The agent immediately contacted the purchaser. After a while, he called Tyrell and said awkwardly, “Mr. Tate, Mr. Lawson said that he would buy at 11 million dollars.
“What? Wasn’t it 13 million dollars? Why did he cut it?” Tyrell was angry. “Doesn’t he know the price of the shops and houses in the same area? He has taken advantage of us. How could he ask for more? Do we have to sell to him? Are we fools?”
“Mr. Tate, don’t be angry…”
“I won’t sell to him.” Tyrell hung up the phone in anger once again.
Seeing that Lindsey and Abbigail were anxious. They pleaded with Tyrell.
It was ten to twelve. If the announcement was released, it
It was ten to twelve. If the announcement was released, it would be too late for them to sell the houses and shops.
“He is making fun of us,” Tyrell said angrily.
Lindsey and Abbigail begged Tyrell with tears in their eyes. Finally, Tyrell calmed down and picked up his phone. “Well, 11 million dollars. Tell him to pay the money right now.”
Tyrell had signed the contracts for selling the shops and houses. As long as the other party paid and signed the contracts, they would take effect.
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“Mr. Tate… Now Mr. Lawson said that he would only consider buying it at 9.6 million dollars. Otherwise, he would go to sleep…”
“What did you say? 9.6 million dollars?” Tyrell almost jumped up.
“Yes, if it is 9.6 million dollars, he will pay it all. Otherwise, he will turn off the lights and rest…”
Tyrell was so angry that he glared at the agent. Just as he was about to say that he wasn’t selling anymore, Lindsey knelt down on his feet and pleaded in a low voice, “9.6 million dollars is fine… That’s our only chance in the long run…”
Tyrell looked at the clock that was pointing at 11:50!
Tyrell was so heartbroken that he couldn’t breathe. He gritted his teeth and said, “OK!”
“Great!” The agent heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly went to make arrangements…
At 11:58, Tyrell received 9.6 million dollars.
“Hurry, hurry up and transfer it to that damn girl… There’s no time!” Lindsey hurriedly said.
Tyrell swallowed his tears. When he turned around, the clock just happened to reach 12 pm.
Lindsey and Abbigail hurriedly went online to check.
Nothing happened. Paige did not release the news of plagiarism!
Finally, they heaved a sigh of relief…
And Tyrell was already overcome with sorrow. The total price of houses and shops that were 28.8 million dollars were only sold at 9.6 million dollars!
What a loss!
What should he do next…
Tyrell covered his forehead, his heart aching.
Lindsey knew that they still owed Leah 50 million, and they had to sell more houses and shops to pay for that…
Lindsey came to Tyrell and said, “Everything is for our daughter. Our daughter has suffered eighteen years of hardship outside. Take it as making up for her.”
“I’m sorry, mom and dad. I dragged you down…” Abbigail apologized with tears in her eyes.
Seeing her pitiful, tear-stained face, Tyrell could not bear to blame her. He just said, “In the future, you must not take things that are not yours, understand?”
“Dad, I will remember this lesson. If it doesn’t belong to me, I will never take it.” Abbigail bit her lower lip. She hated Paige to the core.
Abbigail’s mobile phone rang.
At first, she thought that it was Davon, who had not called her for three days…
As soon as she picked it up, her expression changed. “What? You said that you are PQ Fashion’s customer service? PQ Fashion’s customer service is not sleeping now? Work 24 hours a day? Why are you calling me?”
“Our customer service is online 24 hours a day. Ms. Tate, you are wearing PQ Fashion’s dress at the awards ceremony. You are also wearing its jewelry and high heels…
“Because you plagiarized Vallorie’s works, you have seriously blasphemed our brand. We have blacklisted you.
“If you wear our brand later, we will sue you in court…”
“You, what did you say? Hello, hello?” Abbigail thought that she had heard wrong. Before she could ask clearly, the caller had already hung up the phone.
At this time, her mobile phone rang and she received a text notification. It meant that she had been blacklisted and was not qualified to wear PQ Fashion from now on!
“What happened?” Lindsey vaguely heard their conversation.
“Mom, I don’t know what method Paige used to make PQ Fashion blacklist me! They said that I violated their brand!” Abbigail was so angry that she cried.
Paige made Abbigail lose so much money and made her lose face completely in front of her parents, boyfriend, and audience. Was it not enough?
Paige wanted PQ Fashion to blacklist Abbigail? This was too much!
“Isn’t it just a brand? Why are they so arrogant? They even specially called to inform you… Isn’t it just to take the
opportunity to humiliate you? An international brand is making things difficult for a customer? Is this interesting?” Lindsey was furious.
“Mom, what should I do? I can’t wear PQ Fashion in the future…!
“Isn’t it just a brand? Mom will buy you more limited clothes in the future… Don’t cry, silly child. Is a brand worth you crying like this?” Lindsey comforted.
“Mom, you don’t understand…”
PQ Fashion was a big international brand. Because of its unique products, it was loved by many stars, socialites, and rich ladies.
As long as one wore PQ Fashion, no matter what occasion they attended, they would be able to steal the show…
But now, Paige made Abbigail unable to wear PQ Fashion.
“Alright, alright…” Lindsey could only continue to comfort her.
On the other side.
Davon had not looked for Abbigail for three days. He did not expect that he would be able to hold himself back from contacting her for three days…
Perhaps he did not love her as much as he had imagined…
No matter what kind of sweet words Abbigail texted or how many calls Abbigail made in the past three days, Davon ignored them, though his heart was aching a little…
“Stop,” said Davon’s mother, who was sitting on the sofa.
“Mom, what’s the matter?”
“I asked you to break up with that girl from the Tate family. Did you do it?”
Davon did not answer. Although he did not mention it, it was almost the same as breaking up.
“I want you to pursue Paige!”
Davon widened his eyes and thought that he had heard wrongly.
“Previously, Paige was a child of the Tate family, and we were engaged to her. She must have subconsciously thought of you as her fiancé and had feelings for you. However, Abbigail came and ruined your relationship with Paige. That bitch has a lot of schemes…”
“Mom, Abbigail is not a bitch.” Davon could not help but correct her.
“Which part of her doesn’t look like a bitch? Do you really think that I’m too old to tell it?” Greta thought that Abbigail was talented because Tyrell was the richest man in Dolton…
Greta didn’t expect that the Tate family would fall, and Abbigail’s talent was just fake…
It was really infuriating!
“You can tell Paige that you are willing to condescend to be with her, regardless of whether she is the daughter of the Tate family or not. Even if her family is poor, we are willing to lower our status… As long as she announces that she is Vallorie during the engagement, and then performs a few piano pieces on the spot…”
“Mom, are you dreaming?” Davon could not help but interrupt her fantasy, “Do you know Ms. Walker’s income? Just the tax she paid alone is around 16 million dollars. All of our family’s property combined is probably less than half of hers…”
It was just that Vallorie had always been low-key and did not care about the rich list. Otherwise, she would be the one ranked in the front!
How could she ever care about the Tate family or the Elinor family?
“She only plays a few piano pieces. Does she have that much income?”
“Of course!”
“Isn’t that better?” Greta pondered for a moment. “Isn’t it better for you to marry a woman who can make money? Isn’t it better than marrying that bitch?”
Davon was somewhat speechless. Even if he said that he was willing to do it, Paige wouldn’t like him.
Ordinary people simply could not win her heart.
“In short, as long as you often care about her and remember her preferences, give her surprises at the festival, and stay with her often, one day, she will agree! Whether we can make upper-class people look up to us is up to you, son!” Greta was very confident.
Davon didn’t know what to say…
Chapter 147
The next morning.
When Paige was about to go out, Bonnie reported to her, “Ms. Paige, Mr. Hernan has been waiting for you for two days.”
“My brother?” Paige was a little surprised. “Is he back?”
“Yes, Mr. Hernan has finished all his business abroad and rushed back to see you. But you left early and came back late these two days, so you did not meet each other.”
Bonnie then asked kindly, “Can you have dinner at home tonight?”
Bonnie could see that Hernan was eager to see his younger sister.
Paige remembered that she had to tutor Mariela on some professional knowledge after work. So she said, “I will be back after dinner as early as possible.”
Bonnie smiled, “Great. Mr. Hernan must be very happy to see you.”
Paige had been terribly busy these two days, so Patricia seized the chance to please Hernan…
Paige walked out of the gate. From afar, she saw Martin standing by the car and making a phone call.
Martin had a slender and tall figure and an elegant temperament. Every movement of his exuded an air of nobility that no one else could compare to.
When Paige approached, she heard Martin saying, “Okay, I’ll go in the afternoon.”
After the call, Martin opened the door of the passenger seat for Paige, and his aura naturally became mild. “Have you had breakfast?”
“Yeah.” Then Paige looked up and asked, “Is there anything to handle in the afternoon?”
“There was a last-minute situation, and I have to go abroad.” Martin leaned over and buckled the seat belt for Paige. “I will be back tomorrow afternoon. During this period, take good care of yourself.”
“Come on, I’m not 3.”
Martin raised his eyebrows slightly. “I’ll be back as soon as it’s done.’
“Alright.”
“Have meals three times on time every day. Don’t be too busy working to care about your health,” Martin urged repeatedly as he drove. “Drive safe on your way to and from work. Call me at any time if needed…”.
“You will only be away from me for one day…” Paige knew that Martin cared about her very much. “Don’t worry, I will take good care of myself.”
Martin’s eyes softened, “The bag on the side is for you. Open it and take a look.”
Paige opened it and saw some stuff prepared for her period, including not only tampons but also belly warmer pads, snacks, and so on.
Martin did not know when Paige would have her period. He had a concern that the Lusk family would not prepare these things for Paige as she had just returned to the family.
“If it is not useful, I will prepare something else for you.”
Of course, Paige knew what he was referring to, and her face blushed.
“The ginger teabag is in separate packs. When your period comes, make a pack of boiled water and drink it.
“If you have period pain, paste a belly warmer pad on your belly to warm it.
“You can eat those snacks during your period.”
Martin kept nagging all the way.
After driving Paige near the office building, Martin opened the car door and embraced her. He was reluctant to part from Paige. “Daisies have been planted. I will take you to see them when I come back.”
“Great.”
“Just do your best in the competition tomorrow. Don’t make
it hard for yourself.” Martin looked at Paige with a doting and gentle expression. “I’ll try my best to come back before the competition.”
“Okay, no rush.”
“See you tomorrow.” Martin cupped Paige’s face and kissed her before leaving.
Paige had a busy day at the company.
After work, Paige taught Mariela some design tips. Unknowingly, it was already past 8:00 p.m.
Mariela felt guilty for it. “Ms. Paige, May I treat you to a meal? You have taught me so many methods and tips. It is coming competition tomorrow, so I must treat you tonight.”
“Okay, let’s grab something to eat.” Paige looked at her watch. She had to go back to meet her brother. “Maybe somewhere nearby?”
“There is only a barbecue stall nearby, but the food there is very tasty. There are various famous local foods, such as…’
Mariela listed out the delicacies, and then she suddenly realized something and stopped the topic. “No, we should go somewhere else…”
“The barbecue stall is fine.”
“Ah?” Mariela always thought that Paige could not fit into the environment there.
Paige picked up the bag that Martin had prepared for her and said, “Let’s go.
“Ms. Paige, what is in your bag?” Mariela had never seen Paige carrying such a cute bag. It looked like a cute bunny.
To her surprise, it looked so nice in Paige’s hand.
“Daily necessities.” Paige thought of Martin, and her eyes became gentle.
It took only ten minutes from the office to the barbecue stall on foot.
Few people ate barbecue at this time. Mariela asked about Paige’s taste and ordered a lot of food. She sat by the small table, took two pieces of tissue, and cleaned the table for Paige first and then for herself.
“Ms. Paige, the competition is coming tomorrow. I am a little nervous…” Mariela was afraid that she would not perform well so as lost Paige’s face.
“Just treat it normally. You can do it.” Paige raised her eyebrows and said mildly.
After a little while, the stall owner, Fiona Cooley, came over with a few small plates. “Mariela, all your food is ready.”
“Thank you, Fiona. Ms. Paige, try it and see if it is to your taste.” Mariela picked up a grilled chicken wing and handed it to Paige.
“Thank you.” Paige took it and asked, “Do you often come here to eat?”
Mariela seemed to be quite familiar with Fiona.
“Yes. Sometimes, I work overtime until midnight in the office. When I pass by here, I’d like to eat some barbeques to fill my stomach. Then, I’ll take away some food for my mother as a night snack,” Mariela said with a smile.
Fiona had set up this stall here for half a year. Mariela often visited here, eating and chatting with Fiona. Gradually, they became friends.
Mariela had been through many depressed days here just like this.
Paige recalled Mariela’s past. When she was about to say something, five or six cars suddenly stopped by the roadside. Then more than two dozen hooligans with sticks in their hands rushed out of the car and surrounded Paige and Mariela.
“Who are you?” Mariela was a little surprised. She subconsciously grabbed Paige’s clothes, “Do you have the wrong persons?”
The head of the hooligans looked at Paige and then Mariela to confirm that they were whom he had come for.
He waved his hand, and his men rushed forward with sticks as if they were going to kill someone.
Just then, Paige quickly pulled Mariela up, and several sticks hit the place where they were sitting. Fortunately, they got up in time. Otherwise, the sticks would hit on their heads.
“You have the wrong persons, don’t you?” Mariela was pulled by Paige. She could do nothing but watch the table overturn and the fallen kebabs and beverages stain Paige’s bunny bag.
Paige was just about to pick up the bunny bag when several sticks fell toward their heads at the same time. Fortunately, Paige moved nimbly. She pulled Mariela and dodged the hits, and she even fought back a few of the hooligans.
“Stop, stop…” Fiona was frightened and hurriedly came out to plead, “I just run a small business. Please show mercy and stop hitting them. The tables and chairs are newly purchased… They are just two young girls. Please kindly let them go, okay?”
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Several hooligans held their sticks in their hands and walked towards Fiona, perhaps because they thought Fiona was noisy.
“Please, please don’t come to me…” Fiona was so scared that she waved her hands repeatedly and kept trembling.
Paige knocked down several hooligans and kicked the wooden stick on the ground toward a gangster’s head.
The other hoodlums who were about to attack Fiona were hit in the stomach or head by the seven or eight plates that Paige kicked over.
They got angrier and vented their anger on Paige.
“Ms. Paige, do you know them?” Mariela was pulled forward by Paige. She saw several sticks and countless punches coming at them now and then. She was so scared that her face turned pale. She didn’t know what she should do.
These people didn’t say anything. Then they just started to fight.
Paige threw Mariela behind the stall and then pulled up Fiona to help her hide behind the stall as well.
She stood in front of the stall alone and looked at the twenty or so hooligans. She asked coldly, “Who sent you here?”
She thought, how dare these teens cause trouble here?
Do they want to die?
The two dozen hooligans did not speak. They gathered their strength to deal with her first.
They thought as long as they caught her, the other would definitely be captured as well.
“Ms. Mariela, who are they?” Fiona poked her head out behind the stall. After seeing they were fighting again, Fiona was so scared that she stopped looking and asked Mariela worriedly.
“I don’t know either…” Mariela peeped at the situation. There were more than twenty gangsters bullying Paige. Mariela thought she should do something.
“Let’s call the police.”
“Right. Call the police…”
They took out their mobile phones at the same time. They were about to call 911 with their trembling fingers.
Dare to call the police?
A few hooligans found that and threw their mobile phones on the ground. Then hooligans overturned the stall to press on them and caused the two women great pain.
A few hooligans deliberately stepped on the stall and exerted force. Mariela and Fiona were pressed under the stall, and they were in so much pain…
Seeing that they did not have the strength to climb out, one of the hooligans raised his stick and hit it hard at Mariela. Mariela blocked it with both hands. It was so painful…
“Ms. Mariela, are you alright?” Fiona was very worried.
The other gangster was about to attack Fiona, and he was waving his stick.
Paige turned around and found that they were in danger. She dealt with the few people in front of her as quickly as she could, and then she rushed toward them.
A gangster was pulling out his dagger and was about to stab Mariela.
The order he received was to severely injure them.
Paige quickly took his stagger. She got a glimpse of several sticks coming at her. She raised her hand to block them and quickly knocked them down. Then, she lifted the stall and rescued the two.
“Ms. Paige, are you alright?” Mariela looked at the two dozen hooligans lying on the ground. She didn’t have time
to compliment Paige’s fighting skills. Instead, she said anxiously, “You are injured…”
Mariela thought; Ms. Paige got injured for the sake of us…
Otherwise, with Ms. Paige’s fighting skills, how could she be injured?
Paige noticed that Mariela was also injured. Mariela’s hands were red and swollen.
At this moment, a hooligan suddenly pulled out his stagger and put it around Fiona’s neck…
Fiona was so terrified that she went weak.
“What are you doing? Let Fiona go…” Mariela was surprised that they would keep Fiona a hostage. Then the thug quickly got in the car and drove away, throwing Fiona down on the ground.
“Fiona, are you okay?” Mariela hurriedly ran over. Her two hands were injured, and she did not have the strength to support Fiona.
Paige helped Fiona up and examined her. Fortunately, Fiona was fine. She just got some superficial wounds.
“You girls go quickly. I am afraid that they will call for reinforcements.” Fiona wanted to stand up several times, but she had no strength and was dizzy.
Paige took out a stack of money from her purse. “The compensation for your loss tonight.”
“No, no. I can’t take this…” Fiona could see that they were innocent and the bad ones were the group of people.
“Take it.” Paige stuffed the money into Fiona’s pocket and got a taxi for her. After Fiona left, Paige picked up the rabbit bag on the ground.
The rabbit bag became dirty, and the things inside were also filthy…
There was displeasure in her eyes. If Paige found out who did it, she would never forgive the person!
“Ms. Paige, shall I take you to the hospital?” Mariela was so anxious that she was about to cry. She blamed herself very much. She thought if she had not suggested having a barbecue, they would not have been surrounded by those hooligans.
This place was remote. Few people passed by, and there were no surveillance cameras…
“Don’t worry. It’s not severe.” Paige held Mariela’s hand, looked at it, and then checked the other places. “Do you have the medicine I just mentioned?”
“Yes!” Mariela quickly wiped away her tears.
“Use it after you get home.”
Luckily, Mariela’s bones were not injured.
“Let’s go.” Paige sent Mariela to the entrance of the community.
“Ms. Paige, who are they? Your hand…”
“It’s okay. It will be fine tomorrow.”
Paige also did not know who they were. She only knew that they had a clear target and were coming for the two of them.
And Fiona, who was innocent, was implicated…
“Ms. Paige…”
“Don’t think about it. Tomorrow you will join the competition. Have a good rest tonight.” Paige comforted Mariela and watched Mariela enter the community. Then she took a taxi back to Larsen Villa.
As usual, Hernan turned off the lights on time and went to sleep.
After Paige took a bath, she opened the drawer to search for medicine. She found the potion she wanted and cleaned the wound with a cotton swab. Then she poured out a small pill and smashed it into powder.
She applied it on her right wrist and skillfully wrapped it around her wrist a few times with gauze.
She took out her mobile phone and ordered in a cold voice, “Find the two dozen people causing trouble at the end of Liny Road at 9 o’clock tonight.”
“Boss, have they provoked you?” Jairo on the phone found her tone unhappy. “Gee, who dared to piss you off?”
Looking at the dirty rabbit bag, Paige became even more unhappy. “I want to know who the mastermind is.”
“Got it!” Jairo immediately went to investigate.
Paige washed the rabbit bag and wiped the things inside again. Fortunately, there was outer packaging, and the things inside were not really dirty.
Although she was not in the period, Martin’s care delighted her.
Early the next morning.
Paige took off the bandage. She did not want to attract attention. After breakfast, she was ready to go to the garage to get her car.
“Ms. Paige, Mr. Hernan waited for you all night…” Bonnie followed her out and said, “Tonight you…”
“I’ll have dinner at home.”
“That’s great!” Bonnie was suddenly happy. She thought as long as Paige came back, Patricia would not be a worry…
Although Bonnie saw Patricia grow up, she actually liked Paige more…
She always felt that Paige was kinder and easier to get along with.
Chapter 149
At an exhibition center in Chicago.
The annual American Clothing Design Competition will be held here.
Paige parked the car in the parking lot outside the center and went to the main entrance to find Mariela.
The entire exhibition center was filled with competition flags and banners. Everything was in order.
There were a lot of participants today. Many reporters were waiting at the door. When they saw a famous designer, they quickly took a snapshot.
Mariela was standing alone in the corner. When she saw Paige hurriedly waved her hand. “Ms. Paige, here!”
Paige took light steps and gave off a cold aura. “Just call me Paige. I am your assistant today.”
“Okay.” Mariela quickly nodded. “Have you had breakfast yet?”
“Yes.”
“Why isn’t your hand bandaged?” Mariela found that Paige’s right wrist was still bruised and swollen. Mariela hurriedly rummaged through her backpack. “Let me wrap it up
for you. I bought gauze and ointment on the way here just now…”
“No need.”
Paige did not want to attract attention. Cameras were employed throughout the competition.
Paige did not want to be the focus of the competition.
Seeing that Paige was persistent, Mariela took off the gauze, revealing her two red and swollen hands.
“You didn’t apply enough medicine last night.”
“Ah?” Mariela didn’t expect that Paige would find it after
taking a look. She hurriedly explained, “There wasn’t much left of the ointment last night…”
Mariela squeezed hard and obtained a little.
“But I’ve already bought a new one on the way here. You can tell me later if your hand hurts.’
“OK.”
When they entered the main hall, Mariela showed her registration text and exchanged two competition cards.
She was designer No. 16.
Paige was assistant No. 16.
They had to swipe their cards along the way to successfully enter the home field.
This was the first time Mariela had come to such a grand place. “There are so many people here, so beautiful…”
Paige glanced at the road sign. “This way.”
Competitors from No. 1 to No. 20 were settled in Lounge A.
At this time, there were only a few designers and assistants in Lounge A. As soon as Mariela entered, she heard someone call her name.
“Mariela? Why are you here?”
Mariela looked in the direction of the voice grumpily. “Jessie?”
“Poor as you, you’re brave. How dare you come to this place?”
Jessie, dressed in a gorgeous dress, arrogantly walked up to Mariela. Just as she was about to take revenge, she looked up and saw Paige standing next to Mariela.
Jessie could only forcefully retract her raised hand.
“Even though you came, you will be defeated by me!” Jessie didn’t dare to hit Mariela and Paige, so she could only brag. “Don’t cry if you lose!”
“Humph, you’re the one who will cry.” Mariela mustered her courage and retorted bravely, “You know nothing about design. How dare you come here?”
“Me? Why did I come here?” Jessie smiled contemptuously, “Who told you that I’m here to participate in the competition?”
“Don’t you?” Mariela looked at Jessie suspiciously.
“Not everyone works as hard as you just to get a ranking. What you desperately want is just what I don’t want.”
“Then why are you still here?” Mariela retorted.
“Have you recovered from the last injury?” Paige reminded Jessie coldly, “Doesn’t it hurt anymore?”
“You, you two…” Jessie glared fiercely at the two of them and angrily turned to leave.
The surrounding designers were stunned. They wondered, the injury from last time? What does it mean? Could it be that Ms. Jessie was beaten by them last time?
Was it Mariela and her assistant?
Oh, my boy…
This is explosive news!
When the No. 1 designer saw Jessie return to her seat with a sulky face, she hurriedly made a cup of coffee and brought it over. “Ms. Jessie, this is your coffee.”
“Oh…” Jessie just took a sip and then splashed the coffee on the designer’s clothes. “Do you want to burn me?”
“Sorry, sorry…” The No. 1 designer was scared even though she might get injured. She hurried to bow and apologize, “I forgot to remind you that this is boiled water…”
“Fuck off!” Jessie immediately got angry.
The No. 2 designer hurriedly presented a dessert to Jessie. “Ms. Jessie, why don’t you eat something? I heard that eating something sweet will make one happy.”
“It’s so early in the morning. Do you want me to fatten up or get sick? If I become ugly, you can seduce my boyfriend, right?”
The No. 2 designer was so frightened that she apologized immediately, “Ms. Jessie, you got me wrong. I didn’t mean that…”
“What are you treating me to? Did you buy it from a stall?”
Jessie glanced at the brand. She did not know where it came from. She shouted impatiently, “Go away!”
“Ms. Jessie, the competition has not started yet. Would you like a massage?” The No. 3 designer stepped forward gently.
“Now you’re talking!” After a while, Jessie became angry again. “Didn’t you eat this morning? It’s so light. Are you scratching me?”
The No. 3 designer hurriedly increased her strength.
“Ah…” Jessie pushed her away.
The No. 3 designer didn’t stand firm and crashed into the wall. It hurt.
“Do you want to die? You just want to hurt me and vent your anger on me! Get out of here!”
The No. 4 designer trembled as she stepped forward, a small fan in hand. “Ms. Jessie, please calm down. It’s a bit hot here. Shall I fan the wind for you?”
“What do you think you’re doing? Do you want to mess up my hair? Go away!” Jessie shot an angry look at them. “This time, if you don’t get into the top ten and defeat Mariela, just pack up and leave. The company doesn’t keep idle people!”
“Yes, Ms. Jessie.” Although the four designers were angry, they had to endure Jessie.
“I got it…” Mariela saw it through. “Although the designers registered the competition in their own names, many
companies will ask their designers to sign up. If they don’t get a good ranking, their salary will be lowered or they will be fired.”
Mariela looked at Jessie and said to Paige, “Those four designers work in the clothing company of the Robins family. I think they are usually bullied by Jessie.”
Jessie was unruly, willful, and arrogant!
“The competition is about to start.” Paige wasn’t interested in the topic. “You take a rest first. I’ll go to the bathroom.”
“I’ll go too.” Mariela didn’t want to stay here to see Jessie’s arrogant appearance, so she followed Paige and left.
As soon as Paige came out of the bathroom, someone exclaimed.
“Paige?”
When Paige heard the voice, she immediately knew who it was. She didn’t even want to lift her eyelids. After washing her hands, she was ready to leave.
“Ms. Abbigail, do you know her?” The No. 9 designer No. 9, who came with Abbigail, noticed that Abbigail was looking at Paige in hatred. It seemed that not only did Abbigail know Paige, but also hated her.
“Are you happy that you have ruined my reputation?” Abbigail blocked Paige’s way.
Paige looked at this reckless person who walked over and said nonchalantly, “Seeing you safe and sound upsets me a little. It seems that what happened last time has not taught you a lesson.”
Chapter 150
Abbigail was angry, but when she saw the card hanging on Paige’s neck with the words “Assistant No. 16”, she smiled contemptuously.
“Didn’t my dad give you 9.6 million dollars? Is it not enough, so you can only go to a small company to be an assistant? Aren’t you proud?”
“Ms. Abbigail, their company is under the Lusk family.” Designer No. 9, who was next to Abbigail, hurriedly reminded her.
“Are you talking about the richest family, the Lusk family?”
“Yes.”
Abbigail became a little embarrassed but soon said, “Even if it’s the richest family’s company, she can only be an assistant there and work for others… Loser.”
Paige was speechless.
“After leaving the Tate family, you can only get this. If it were me, I would crawl back home right now and kneel in front of my parents to apologize! Maybe they would be happy and give me some pocket money.”
“You want to be a dog, but I don’t.”
“You…”
Paige casually glanced at the sign hanging on Abbigail’s neck. There was the same word on it: Assistant.
She came with Designer No. 9.
“You talk so much nonsense that I thought you were a designer.” Paige ignored her and was about to leave.
Abbigail stopped her again. “It’s not my job. I’m here to supervise. Unlike you who has to toil away! We are totally different!”
Abbigail said with a sense of superiority, “I’m the only daughter of my family, and I’ll take over the company. I came here to get familiar with it. Is there anything wrong with that?”
“Tsk.” Paige was amused and smiled, “Do you think your company can last this month?”
“What do you mean?” Abbigail had a bad feeling.
“Your family is going to go bankrupt.”
“Stop talking nonsense!” Seeing Paige leaving, Abbigail shouted angrily, “I’m different from you, born in a poor family and working to earn money! Even if my family goes bankrupt, I’ll be better off than you!”
“Oh, then I’ll wait and see.” Paige walked directly to the rest area.
Abbigail was furious!
“Ms. Abbigail, who is she?” Designer No. 9 could not help but ask curiously.
Abbigail looked in the direction that Paige had left and said through gritted teeth, “She’s a bitch. There’s no need to know her identity!”
Abbigail was raised by a cleaner in the past and knew nothing about design. As an assistant, she followed the company’s designers here to enlarge her horizon, enrich her knowledge, and have a chance to show up!
If Abbigail increased her value, maybe the Elinor family would think highly of her.
Although Abbigail came here as an assistant, the company’s designers curried favor with her and served her, not daring to neglect her.
“Perform better than them. Remember?”
“Yes.” Designer No. 9 hurriedly agreed and memorized the appearance of Mariela and Paige.
As soon as Paige returned to the rest area, a rich lady raised her eyes and noticed Paige. Then, she walked toward Paige arrogantly.
“Paige?”
Paige raised her eyes. She didn’t recognize this young miss, who wore fashionable clothes and had an honorable air.
“The standard for the competition is getting lower. Since when can a coquette participate in the competition?”
As soon as the rich lady said this, the eyes of more than a dozen people around her fell on Paige.
Paige was confused.
Mariela was anxious. “What are you talking about? Why do you say Pai… Paige is a coquette? Are you blind to recognizing the wrong person, or are you mad to scold the wrong person? Hurry to apologize!”
The rich lady swept a glance at Mariela. She didn’t give a shit about the poor girl. Instead, she looked at Paige condescendingly..
“You are merely an assistant. How dare you snatch someone else’s fiancé? Don’t you know your status? You’re shameless. Shame on you!”
Paige was angry.
“Why do you choose to be a home wrecker? My friend is magnanimous, so she won’t argue with you! If I…”
Before the rich lady could finish her words, Paige grabbed her by the neck and pressed her against the wall.
The people around were stunned.
The rich lady was even more in disbelief. The pain in her back and the suffocation from her neck made her angry. “What are you doing?”
“If you are sick, go to the hospital. Why are you acting crazy in front of me? Do you want me to send you to hell?”
The rich lady was frightened by Paige’s air and grabbed her hand. “Let … Let go…”
“Who is a coquette?” Paige grabbed more tightly. “If you don’t make it clear, you won’t get out today.”
“Paige, calm down…” Mariela was afraid Paige would beat up more than twenty people like last night…
‘Do you dare to do anything to me? Do you believe…”
Before the rich lady could finish her words, she was choked by Paige, her face red. “You … you let go of me…”
“I’m not patient. You only have thirty seconds.”
Being provoked again and again, Paige was in a bad mood.
However, someone still stirred up trouble.
“You… you snatched someone else’s fiancé. How can you be that bold and straight?” The rich lady was almost choked to death and said breathlessly, “As expected, people like you don’t know shame. You do something wrong but still don’t admit it…”
“That’s enough!” Mariela shouted at her and hurriedly persuaded Paige, “Paige, don’t be angry. Let go…
Paige increased her strength.
The rich lady felt she was likely to die here. She used all her strength to say a word, “Patricia…”.
Paige released her hand and understood what was going on.
The rich lady’ body went limp, and the designers hurried to support her.
“My goodness, your neck is red. Hurry to get the medical kit.”
“Who is this person? Why did she pinch you? Is she insane?”
“This is the Garner family’s young miss. If anything happens to her, you can’t afford it!”
“If you are sensible, quickly apologize. Otherwise, if Mr. Garner knew about this, you would not be the only one implicated!”
When the onlookers heard this, they knew the identity of
the rich lady. She was the most favored young miss of the Garner family, Olivia!
Ordinary people didn’t dare to offend her!
“Who wants to share sufferings with her? Step forward. Paige’s cold eyes swept over the designers.
The designers were frightened and lowered their heads. They were no longer arrogant.
They had seen Paige pinch Olivia!
When Paige was furious, she carried a powerful air. Perhaps only Martin could match her!
They were both terrifying, making people feel a chill down their spines.
“Didn’t your good friend tell you whose fiancé he is?” Paige coldly looked at Olivia.
“What do you mean?” Olivia coughed and finally managed to catch her breath. She looked at Paige unwillingly. “Many top families know about this. Do you want to distort facts?”
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