The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 194

"Got a problem?" Patricia shot a look at Don. "Can't the client meet the designer for a sec?"

"Of course not," Don chuckled in response, though he didn't dare speak for Sophia since she might not be keen on seeing Patricia.

"How about you take a seat here, and I'll go check?" Don suggested.

"Sure, I'm not swamped today anyway," Patricia agreed swiftly, arms already crossed in front of her. "Off you go."

Don flashed an "OK" sign, threw a glance at Marian to keep Patricia company, and headed out.

He made a beeline for Sophia's office.

Sophia was deep in work, seemingly unaffected by Patricia's presence and didn't notice Don approaching.

As Don passed the door, he tapped lightly twice.

Sophia looked up, puzzled, spotting Don at the doorway.

"Hey Sophia, Mrs. Crawley's hoping to meet the designer. Wanna swing by?" Don asked, totally in a let's-talk-it-out tone.

"Nope," Sophia flat-out refused.

Don was taken aback by her blunt denial. He knew Sophia for a while now. She was always gentle and considerate, even for unwanted social calls, she'd ask in a negotiating tone, "Can I skip it?" This kind of straightforward refusal was a first.

Thinking Don might be in a bind over her refusal, Sophia softened her voice, "Mr. Dempsey, Mrs. Crawley seeing me might skew her basic judgment, which could then cloud her assessment of our company's capabilities. Better not let me add to the confusion."

Don snapped out of it, flashed a smile, "No worries. If you don't wanna go, don't. Just thought I'd ask. You get back to it."

office and

needed to see Patricia. It was just polite to ask,

I'm

yesterday about dining with the designer, and I remembered

frowned, "She's still on

the design work, finally gets a breather,

"That makes sense."

the designer was on leave the day before. She didn't press further and steered the conversation

about the Zenithan-style project, clueless and not

to work was mainly due to

old timer was scheming to set Marian up with Brandon, thinking the same workplace would give them a

nepotism, it couldn't be too obvious. Kent couldn't make the call, Daniel and Patricia had just been ousted by Brandon, so they had no say. The only option left was to sneak into Star-Dempsey Architects, which was still hiring and

an old playmate, he was

was eager to make her mark on new ones, so she was

with a giggle, "Mrs. Crawley, let me have a crack at this project. I promise

coquettish, almost whiny, leaving

give Marian a shot. She's

was just a small landscape design, and Don figured they didn't

reluctant smile, "Alright then." Looking at Marian, she said,

prob, Mrs. Crawley, leave it to me,"

in her office, she

was right next

wasn't a fan of Marian's saccharine talk or how chummy she seemed with Don and

project right off

the new girl Marian? Seems like whatever project she wants, Mr. Dempsey just hands it over, right?]