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.

caught up in everything lately that I hadn't

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 air froze for a brief second. Then, they took the initiative

and then lowered her eyes to the shopping bags in her own hands. A flicker

slung over Eric's shoulder. He sneered, "Mr. Flint, don't tell me you're playing the role of Jane's bag

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 "Did your ancestors personally teach you that outdated male chauvinism?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

his face twitching in frustration. After a long pause,

like Jane, who only knows how to boss people around. You go ahead and spoil her all you want. We'll see how

act like a sore loser just because you can't have something. Instead of wasting time following people

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

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

"No need to explain so much. I

Elsa subtly let out a breath

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