Intrigued, Brandon countered, “A wager, you say? What are the stakes?”

Natalie mulled it over for a moment before a devilish grin spread across her face.

“If you lose, you shall serve as my assistant for a day at my studio—no excuses! Lexi can take the day off, and you’ll fill in for her.” Upon hearing this, Lexi gasped and waved her hands frantically.

“No, no! How could Mr. Larson possibly be an assistant?”

To her astonishment, Brandon cheerfully accepted, “I have no issue with that. However, I do have one condition…”

He leaned in, a wicked smile playing on his lips, and whispered his demand into Natalie’s ear.

Natalie’s eyes widened, and her cheeks flushed crimson.

“What do you think? Can you handle it?”

Brandon teased, taking delight in her embarrassment.

Face aflame, Natalie glared at him and flatly refused, “No, I cannot!”

With a provocative tone, Brandon taunted, “Lacking the confidence to follow through? How can you expect to win this wager?”

Natalie hesitated but remained resolute.

He continued to goad her.

“As the CEO of Larson Group, I’m willing to serve as an assistant, yet you shy away from such a minor task. How can you call yourself an independent designer?”

“Fine, I accept!”

Natalie gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement.

Defeated by Brandon’s argument, she would be branded a coward if she didn’t comply.

Mr. Larson’s condition? I

again, Natalie’s cheeks

her lips and refused to indulge Lexi’s

seeing this, Brandon

withering glare at

hour, she swiftly wrapped

her line of

Natalie grasped Brandon’s hand and

filled with thoughts of Brandon’s condition, she felt flustered and eager to

hand, they exited the studio, bantering

Natalie spotted a man waiting at the door, and her brow furrowed

Natalie and immediately

a pleasure to meet

Clyde irked Natalie, but, ever the diplomat, she masked her distaste and

come to apologize for my thoughtlessness last time. My

smile, Natalie responded, “Accidents happen, Mr. Lambert. Don’t dwell on it. If there’s

seemed to

I know you’re upset. I’m here to offer

then produced a ticket from his pocket and extended

as a token of my regret. I believe you’ll find

harbored a deep dislike

eyed the ticket in Clyde’s hand and icily retorted,

ticket, Natalie’s eyes betrayed a

in her gaze and couldn’t help but smirk

by the esteemed Nelson Nixon. He mentored the famed designer, Draco Wesley, and is a renowned artist within the industry. His age advances, and this may very well be his final exhibition. Professionals throughout the industry are clamoring to attend. Such tickets

the design world

only to

a man ignorant of art hardly deserved

wavered, Brandon’s expression grew

design or art. Nonetheless, you shouldn’t hinder your designer wife from attending the

dismal performance in school art classes and his woeful lack

of his unfamiliarity with art, if he desired entrance to Nelson’s exhibition, he could easily

reaction and gently touched his

regarded Clyde coolly, asking, “Is

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