The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband

Chapter 535

“You…” A hint of coldness was beginning to turn Natalie’s gaze into an icy glare. She was about to snap at Derek when Elizabeth stopped her.

“I’ll do it. We should avoid getting into conflicts with each other for this project.” between the two of them, Elizabeth felt as if she was caught in the middle of a brewing storm.

She picked up the pen and started to draw. As her hand moved across the page, a sudden burst of pain radiated from her wound. The pen dropped to the ground with a clatter.

Elizabeth crouched down to pick it up. “I’m sorry,” she said awkwardly. “It sl*pped because my grip was a little loose.”

Derek could tell with one glance that Elizabeth was downplaying her injury. It was a deep enough cut that the normal use of her hand was not possible.

“Miss Perry, you’ve hurt your hand badly. I can’t trust a designer who can’t even hold a pen right.”

He turned to look at Natalie with a smug smile. “This is why I said I was choosing you. Any more objections?”

It took everything in Natalie not to let her fury boil over at the sight of Derek’s triumphant face. Focusing instead on Elizabeth, Natalie held her arm and said, “You don’t look too good. Do you want to go out and take a break?”

Elizabeth crumpled the paper in her hand, the movement sending a dull pain crawling across her palm. Without another word, her eyes downcast with gloomy shadows.

Seeing the crestfallen look in Elizabeth’s eyes made Natalie want to chase after her.

here?” Derek leaned back against the sofa, his long legs crossed gracefully. There was not an ounce of guilt to be

cruel! How could you say that to her? Our design drafts are done through a specialized software. It’s not necessary for the designer to complete everything by hand. She could do just as well

in any

purpose, so I

After taking several deep breaths to calm herself down, she opened the door

quickly stepped in to try and smooth out the situation. He had tried so hard and was now finally about to secure a design project from W Marks Studio. Nothing could go wrong now! “Please, let’s talk about this calmly. I’m sure

was as immovable as a boulder. Leaning against the door, she refused, “Our designers

was. With a frown, he asked, “Are you

that, Natalie simply turned around and walked out

shot a cold glare at Derek. “What the

his temple as tension gathered in that spot. He looked

materials she had prepared were perfect, and he could tell that she was serious about her job. He

face with his palm, he admitted, “It was my fault. I shouldn’t have been mean to

realizing the consequences of his actions until the damage had already

sign of her. She paused her search and thought for a while, and then

leaning against the railing that

break.” Elizabeth was looking down, her hands clasped together. As Natalie walked over, she saw the tear stains that had been drying on

is really

disturbed the world that