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.

on my design. You can’t just come and steal

the ones with the jewelry

her legs. “You shouldn’t have

anymore after Queenie said that. Nicole would still work in the Gardner Corporation for a few more months, and since Joanna was the design director for Gardner Apparel, she

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

“Now that I have given you my best wishes, I shall take my

around and left after

in the office, the air in the room instantly felt

visitor, she started chasing Queenie off. “What? Can’t walk? Or are you still not done picking

up after hearing Nicole’s sarcastic words. She then looked at Nicole thoughtfully and smiled. “Tell you what, Nicole—it doesn’t matter that

by the threat at all. She only chuckled before

as she left after slamming the door

her head against her palms, she pinched the

that she would be one step ahead of them in presenting

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