Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 20 Chapter 20

At the restaurant, Janice treated this dinner as a gesture of appreciation from Edward, a rare acknowledgment of her efforts.

The beginning of the meal went smoothly, with little conversation between the two. It wasn't until the end that Edward finally spoke.

"I have a task for you."

Janice immediately put down her utensil, giving him her full attention.

“The overseas branch of Prosper Stitch Group is up and running. Its order volume is significantly higher than that of our domestic operations. There are plenty of Aurian seamstresses and artisans there, but we're still short of talent.

"I need you to recruit skilled seamstresses willing to work abroad. How many do you think you can find?"

Janice had been in this industry long enough to know more resources and seamstresses than even the Moore siblings, who specialized In business strategy and rarely dealt with the grassroots connections she had cultivated.

Instead of answering directly, Janice asked, "How many do you need?"

She didn't promise how many seamstresses she could recruit. Instead, she simply asked for the target result. This response brought a rare, noticeable smile to Edward's otherwise stoic face.

What was his background?

Edward Moore was a man of exceptional ability from one of the most influential political families in the country.

“Just do your best,” he replied, leaving her room to maneuver without imposing rigid demands. Their understanding was seamless.

"When do you need them?"

"Before the Winter Tournament."

Next week marks the start of the Fall Tournament, and just three months after that, the Winter Tournament will be here. Time was Light

"Noted on that."

After dinner, Edward offered, "Get in the car. I'll drop you off."

Janice hadn't driven herself, so she accepted without hesitation. In the car, Janice didn't expect Edward to initiate a conversation unrelated to work

"Your perspective-does it revolve entirely around crochet?"

question caught her off guard. After a

your view.” Edward continued, “A week after the Fall Tournament

work-related directive, but Janice didn't mind.

the high-end villa district, Janice stepped out of the car and watched as

had sent dozens At first, Sarah's messages were voice notes, but later, likely fearing Janice wouldn't listen,

she wished the Smith family utter ruin, accusing Janice of

were different this time. Instead of angry outbursts, they carried a tone that unsettled Janice-he even

why you went to Prosper Stitch Group in a fit of anger.

to cool off. I'll

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what he thought this was? Whose life

the bathroom for a long soak, letting the warm water

exhaustion.

No one could forget that amount of time so easily-especially not seven years of struggle of building something

scratch

knowledge made her pain feel sharper, Who would willingly see their hard work go

strong-willed personality had always driven her forward. The gentler, more subdued version of herself had been forged for

she finally lay

was furious that Janice had joined Prosper Stitch

recruit skilled double-sided crochet seamstresses. The ones they had hired were inexperienced and,

essentially being paid to do nothing, leaving

the seamstress department, the atmosphere

the Prosper Stitch

"Seems like it.”

of the younger seamstresses suddenly spoke up, "Then, I'm done here. If

their skills, especially in creating custom designs, were

the seamstresses, those at Prosper Stitch Group weren't necessarily better than the ones currently at

others began to entertain similar thoughts. Just

mumbled, reluctantly picking up their

supervisors lacked motivation. They couldn't afford to slack off too much– they were still getting paid,

mastery of double-sided crochet and had strived to earn

"Ms. Lambert?"

Yvonne with