In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 168 Exposing the Truth

However, Grace gently shook her head, her tone resolute. “No, what’s mine is mine, and I want to take it back myself.”

She looked at Celia in the crowd.

At this moment, Celia was basking in the limelight as she engaged in conversations with numerous industry leaders.

Whenever Grace looked, Celia wore a faint, provoking smile, challenging Grace as if she were saying, “What can you do to me?”

Just then, a waiter approached Celia politely. “Ms. Hawkins, Professor Morris would like to see you.”

Celia nodded. “Sure, I’ll go over right away,” she replied before turning to follow the waiter.

At that moment, Alan was engaged in a conversation about Celia’s work with some friends.

When Celia approached, he signaled to her and said, “My friend, Mr. Gordon, is very interested in your design. He would like to hear more about your design philosophy and initial inspiration for this piece.”

Celia nodded and turned to Mr. Gordon. She explained, “For the concept of this piece, I mainly focused on the growing importance of women’s independence and empowerment in today’s

society.

how the first draft of this piece came about. It was finalized after

explanation while nodding appreciatively. However, he seemed to have something on his mind,

innovative, and your work has certainly captured my attention,” Mr. Gordon said, wearing a

hurriedly asked, “Is

pondered for a moment before responding, “Ms. Hawkins, there is nothing wrong with

a certain discrepancy between your design concept and the actual work. I’m not sure if it’s a

realizing it, her voice grew louder. “Mr. Gordon, I don’t understand

his head. Out of respect for Alan, he tried to maintain the peace and

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isn’t the first

the crowd, she fixed her gaze on Grace. “Someone else just questioned

engulfed the room as her words fell. Everyone was

wasn’t sure

was determined to

work, and no matter who questioned it, they couldn’t provide any

said, “Ms. Lewis, you also had

singled her out. She had a rough idea of what Celia intended