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

to the mall to unwind. When we stepped inside, I spotted

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

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 bag? Don't

cold chuckle, standing tall with an air of defiance. "Did your ancestors personally teach you that outdated male chauvinism? We're in the 21st century,

momentarily speechless, his face twitching in frustration. After a

only knows how to boss people around. You go ahead

choice. No need to act like a sore loser just because you can't have something. Instead

glanced at 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 exhausting, and I don't really

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

smiled faintly. "No need to explain

hearing that, Elsa subtly let out a breath of

here, I'll take Jae to a different