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.

his long legs crossed gracefully. There was not an

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

in any

his attention to the ring on his fi**ger, playing nonchalantly with the band. “You avoided me on purpose, so I had no choice. If you hadn’t questioned my decision, I wouldn’t have had to find fault with Miss

to calm herself down, she opened the door of the VIP

talk about this calmly. I’m sure we can come up with a compromise. You’ve been at the Iridescent Show last time. You know better than anyone that Derek

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

on Derek how angry Natalie was. With a frown, he asked, “Are you

With that, Natalie simply turned around and

shot a cold glare at Derek.

brought a hand towards his forehead, kneading his temple as tension gathered in that spot.

that she was serious about her job. He wouldn’t have

his palm, he admitted, “It was my fault. I shouldn’t

like this— not realizing the consequences of his actions until the

the room, Natalie looked around the studio to find Elizabeth, but there was no sign of her. She paused

railing that overlooked the business district

break.” Elizabeth was looking down, her hands clasped together. As Natalie walked over, she saw the

her eyes. “The wind is really strong today. I think something

the world that was