Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 240 No Comparison, No Harm

The preliminary round of the interior design competition was set for three weeks later.

During those three weeks, my days were packed with work at the company while my nights were spent drafting design submissions at home.

As promised, I arranged for an assistant to help Elsa, and by the next day, she was already by Elsa's side.

According to the assistant's feedback, Elsa didn't seem to care much about the preliminaries.

And honestly, it made sense. This round was basically a mass selection. As long as you performed decently, getting through to the semifinals wasn't hard.

Though she wasn't exactly a design prodigy, she'd been in the industry long enough to pass the first round without breaking a sweat.

What I didn't expect was that she was relaxed enough to go on a date with Jeremiah.

After submitting my first draft, Eric practically dragged me out to the mall.

in everything lately that I

When we stepped inside, I spotted Elsa and Jeremiah walking toward us. They saw us too, and the air froze for a brief second. Then, they took

then lowered her eyes to the shopping bags

playing the role of Jane's bag carrier?

a cold chuckle, standing tall with an air of defiance. "Did your ancestors personally teach you

speechless, his face twitching in frustration. After a long pause,

around. You go ahead and spoil her all you want. We'll see how

"Well, that's my choice. No need to act like a sore loser just because you can't have something. Instead of wasting

Jeremiah again, a subtle hint of scrutiny flashing through her eyes. But she quickly looked away and turned to me. "Jane, I haven't seen Jeremiah in a while, so we just came out to relax. Prepping for the competition at home is

she felt the need to explain herself. Then, it clicked. She was probably worried I'd tattle to our parents. She must've snuck out. After all, at home, she was supposed to be the delicate, injured young lady still recovering from her leg injury. Seeing her bouncing around like

faintly. "No need to explain so

that, Elsa subtly let out a breath

are here,