Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 219



"Shut your mouth." Jacob was fuming.

Lisa was just hopeless. Even though the Meadows family had bent over backward trying to groom her over the years, she still hadn't achieved anything. She was terrible at management, and while she had a bit of a knack for design, it was nothing compared to Chloe's talent.

With the market downturn and the rise of e-commerce, their brick-and-mortar business was getting harder to sustain. Jacob already felt like he was running on fumes. Without Chloe, the Meadows family might actually go under one day.

Lisa felt hurt after being scolded, "But Dad, I've already registered for the competition under the company's name."

Jacob felt like the world was spinning and nearly passed out. "What did you just say?"

Lisa, defiant and stubborn, decided to come clean. "I registered yesterday, and the committee has already approved my application. So, this year, I will represent Belle Époque at the Paris Fashion Design Contest."

She shot Chloe a triumphant look. "Chloe, don't think you're the only one who can win awards. I can, too. This time, I'm going to show the world my design talent."

so angry he nearly coughed up blood. "Lisa, are

any competition that anyone could enter. Usually, prestigious brands sent their best designers,

remained ever composed, "Winners of the gold award from previous editions can register through their personal studios. If the company needs me, I can register that way. Of course, if I win, the design can be

wave of relief. "Good, good, that's perfect. You go to the competition, and make sure to mention in your victory speech that the design is a part

Chloe was going to

to worry about Chloe had been there so many times and

including the top prize. Her face was well-known in the design circles. Her presence alone would be linked with Belle Époque in the eyes of investors and luxury brand managers. She was a

that generous.

condition for going to the competition: 20% of the company's shares. Why would I go

were

by now,

the reality. Chloe

and he even wanted her back in the Meadows family business. After all, they

said, "Come to the company tomorrow

and slammed down a plate. "No, the Meadows family's shares must not go