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.

been so caught up in everything lately

to the mall to unwind. When we stepped inside, I spotted Elsa and Jeremiah walking toward us. They saw us too, and the air

she glanced at Jeremiah and then lowered her eyes to the shopping bags in her own hands. A flicker of jealousy flashed

"Mr. Flint, don't tell me you're playing the role of Jane's bag carrier?

you that outdated male chauvinism? We're in the 21st century, and you're still talking to me about

twitching in frustration. After a long pause,

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

have something. Instead of wasting time following people around the mall, maybe you should focus on your company. Your share prices are already

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

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

need to explain so much. I don't

that, Elsa subtly let out a breath of

"Since you guys are here, I'll take Jae to a