Chapter 343

At the Crossley Residence, Leanna was about to make her way upstairs when Georgina called her.

Leanna turned around and asked, "What do you want?"

"I just thought I'd remind you that Aidan is breathing down our necks right now. If you're going to insist that you're one of the Crossleys, then I suggest you stay away from him for your own good."

Leanna sputtered at this. "New tactic, Miss Crossley?"

Georgina snorted. "You can take my advice or leave it, but Dad will be very unhappy if you choose the latter."

"I think you've mistaken something, Miss Crossley," Leanna said as she stopped in the middle section of the staircase. She elaborated steadily, "I'm only here at the Crossley Residence to take back what's rightfully mine, and it's nobody's business whom I decide to be with."

"As long as you live here in our house, you'll have to play by our rules. I told you as much when you first came here. Guess you thought I was joking," Georgina bit out.

"Were you the one who made the rules?" Leanna demanded. "Where do you think I stand in the Crossley Family, then?"

A dark look passed over Georgina's face when she heard this. Is she saying that I'm in no position to make up the family rules?

Without missing a beat, Leanna added, "I'd rather we didn't speak if we can't stand each other, Miss Crossley. There is no need for you to feign concern for me. At least that would make putting up with each other a lot easier, don't you think?"

Another snort escaped Georgina as she taunted, "Let's hope you bring that same confidence with you during the competition."

"Naturally," Leanna said, then walked up the stairs without casting the other girl so much as a second glance.

then that she noticed Lloyd standing not too far away. "Dad, did you hear everything?"

response, then said,

closed the door behind them and perched on his desk. "I know you hate her, Gina,

idea what he meant by this. "Is it because she has Mr. Jackson to back her

due course." When his daughter did not respond, he emphasized, "Anyway, don't meddle with the design competition. I have plans of my

Georgina answered through gritted teeth. She was not so foolish as to pull a fast one on Leanna in front of

matter of time before they

went by in the

design and showed up to deliver her

small crowd of designers standing outside, and they did

and now that we've shown up at the exact time and place they told us to, they're nowhere to be seen! All that's here is

whatever they say goes. We're in

crossed the line? It's like they don't care about us at all! We're here as contestants, but

by, the designers' complaints grew even louder, and they looked even more agitated than they had been when Leanna

locked-up office. She counted them and realized that there were enough

"I think we

looked at her incredulously, though

gone through all the necessary rounds to get this far in the competition, unlike Leanna, who was directly invited

right with any of these designers. Nonetheless, they refrained from picking on her because of her

was always a leader in every pack that started

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