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."

Don left Sophia's office and returned to

Sophia needed to see Patricia. It was just polite to ask, making it easier to

I'm

soon as he reentered the conference room, Don slapped his forehead in feigned annoyance. "You called yesterday about dining with the designer, and I remembered she was

"She's still

"Yeah, she's been wiped from the design work, finally gets a

"That makes sense."

the day before. She didn't press further and steered the conversation back to the new

about their chit-chat about the Zenithan-style project, clueless and not planning to

work was mainly due to Louis asking Don

Brandon, thinking the same workplace would give them a chance to get to know

initially aimed for the president's office, but since Brandon despised 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

valued talent. With Marian from a top-notch university and an old

to make her mark on

Marian chimed in with a giggle, "Mrs. Crawley, let me have

whiny,

in with a laugh, "Let's give Marian a shot.

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

by their persistence, managed a reluctant smile, "Alright then." Looking at Marian, she said,

Mrs. Crawley, leave it to me,"

in her office, she hit

was right next to

or how chummy she seemed with

right off the bat left Cindy feeling

to keep things bottled up, she couldn't help but text Sophia on WhatsApp, [Hey boss, what's the deal with the new girl Marian? Seems like whatever