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.

up in everything lately that I hadn't taken a

women loved shopping, so he insisted on taking me to the mall to unwind. When we stepped inside, I spotted Elsa and Jeremiah walking toward us. They saw us too, and the

lowered her eyes

also noticed the women's handbag slung over Eric's shoulder. He sneered, "Mr. Flint, don't tell me you're playing the role of Jane's bag carrier? A big-shot CEO carrying a woman's

standing tall with an air of defiance. "Did your ancestors personally teach you that outdated male chauvinism? We're in the 21st century, and you're still talking to me about

After a

boss people around. You go ahead and

something. Instead

turned to me. "Jane, I haven't seen Jeremiah in a while, so we just came

snuck out. After all, at home, she was

smiled faintly. "No need to

Elsa subtly let out a breath of

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