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."

a bench along the bustling street, a group of seamstresses scrolled through

such a low salary-only three thousand dollars

"Legacy Twine?"

heard

Their salaries are insane! As long as you pass the interview, the base pay starts at 12 thousand dollars. Some seamstresses there made over

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

Twine was a newly

Stitch Group was overflowing with applicants, Legacy

remained unbothered. After sending

casually relaxed in the newly rented office, sipping his tea

Why wasn't he worried?

he believed his offer was competitive-a "generous" three thousand dollars

ago, the base salary had been just 1,200 dollars,

industry had

entire morning waiting-yet not a single applicant had walked through the

has shown up for an interview. We've had a few phone inquiries, but none of

only had 20 seamstresses. They were employees Elsie had transferred over from Arthur's company. But