As soon as Natalie entered the office, Lina had beamed at her with all the amicability in the world. Thus, she was more than happy to make friends with such a person.

“I know of you.” Lina then withdrew her hand. “You're also a renowned costume designer among the younger generation in the country.”

Such a compliment rendered Natalie a tad embarrassed. Chuckling, she countered, “You flatter me, Ms. Cohen. At the moment, I'm not a renowned designer yet.”

Rubbing her chin, Lina pondered for a moment. “It's indeed not quite the case if you're using the name you gave me earlier, but in concert with the identity of Mina, you're considered one of the top-notch costume designers among the younger generation in the country.”

All at once, Natalie's eyes widened in astonishment. “How...”

“You're surprised, and you wonder how I knew that you're Mina, yes?” Lina said with a smile.

At that, Natalie merely nodded dazedly.

Lina then draped a friendly hand over her shoulder. “Actually, I've seen you before. I attended one of your shows abroad, and you used the identity of Mina during the curtain call.”

then.” Natalie finally understood why she

“I came here to look for

something the matter?” Natalie

huge project. A princess from a particular country is having a coming-of-age ceremony soon, so her father—the king of that country—put up a few priceless gems to

while rubbing her

with a senior, but the princess is simply too fussy. She complained that the jewelry must be paired with a

you're looking for a costume designer to design the complementary dress?” Natalie quirked an eyebrow as she grasped her

precisely what I'm doing! So, I came to

“Why me? While local designers are no match for those abroad, there are still quite a few

very miserable working with those seniors without any common topic. However, costume designers who are of my

so, you came to

someone up in years, but the young ones aren't qualified. As such, you're my only option. For that reason, I came to Design Association and asked Mr.

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