Chapter 223 One Step Ahead

 

Joanna finally stopped beating around the bush when she noticed the look of impatience on Nicole’s face.

 

“I am just curious, Miss Lisa. What did Mrs. Gardner tell you when she told you to stay behind after I left the other day?”

Nicole finally understood the reason the two came to put on a show was not to ridicule her, but to probe for information.

Finding the situation hilarious, she answered Joanna’s question with another one of her own. “Why did you come to me instead of going to ask Mrs. Gardner directly?

 
 
 
 
 
 

Joanna’s face tightened as she balled her hands into fists. “Wendy and Mrs. Gardner have both chosen my design, Miss Lisa. I am afraid it will be bad for your reputation if you insist on intervening.”

Upon hearing that, Nicole crossed her arms across her chest and walked back to her chair. As she leaned against the backrest of the chair, she asked casually, “Wendy said she liked my design, didn’t she?”

There’s no way Wendy changed her mind! Joanna thought as she felt her heart skip a beat.

my design. You can’t just come and steal my opportunity away

like an immature child, Queenie scolded impatiently, “Don’t bother replying to her nonsense. We are the ones with the jewelry from Triton Studio. None of the clothes

leisurely crossed her legs. “You shouldn’t have

and since Joanna was the design director for Gardner Apparel, she wasn’t in a place where she could make their relationship go sour just

“I didn’t come here for anything in particular. I only came to congratulate you when I saw that you

her. “Now that I have given you my best wishes, I

swiftly turned around and left after she

the office, the air in the

she started chasing Queenie off. “What? Can’t walk?

only made a move to stand up after hearing Nicole’s sarcastic words. She then looked at Nicole thoughtfully and smiled. “Tell you what, Nicole—it doesn’t

threat at all. She only chuckled

utter another word as she left after slamming

her head against her palms, she pinched the bridge of her

were working together because they were worried that she would be one step ahead of

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