Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 225

Janice's gaze softened, a faint blush coloring her cheeks. Without another word, she turned and walked away.

But just as she reached the door, she paused and glanced back. "Edward."

Adjusting his tie, Edward looked up, meeting her eyes.

"You're not in this alone anymore. We'll face it together."

She had no idea how much those words meant to him.

Edward lingered in the conference room for another 20 minutes, lost in thought. For the first time, Janice had told him he wasn't standing alone.

If Matilda heard that, she'd probably think, "I guess that makes me a placeholder, then!"

Over the next week, Greenfield City buzzed with activity as seamstresses from out of town and Solterra poured in. With the new year underway, job seekers flooded the market.

Now, as several major companies ramped up hiring, the city had become the beating heart of a crochet renaissance. A craft that had once seemed to fade was now thriving again.

"Prosper Stitch Group, Onley Group, Melody & Loops Creations... and some company called Legacy Twine—they're all hiring."

group of seamstresses

low

"Legacy Twine?"

never heard of that

the base pay starts at 12 thousand dollars. Some seamstresses there made over 40 thousand dollars last month with commissions, and the

thing-skill. The better you are, the more you

to them, Legacy Twine was a newly

with applicants, Legacy Twine's office was

the situation, Simon remained unbothered. After sending

he casually relaxed in the newly rented office, sipping his tea and

Why wasn't he worried?

his offer was competitive-a "generous"

When he first founded Refined Threads Co. years ago, the

he failed to realize was that the industry had changed. Eight years ago, crochet

morning waiting-yet not a single applicant had walked through the door. Growing

one has shown up for an interview. We've had a few phone

only had 20 seamstresses. They were employees Elsie had transferred over from Arthur's company. But with no orders coming in, they were