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."

that, Don left Sophia's office and returned to the

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

I'm

Don slapped his forehead in feigned annoyance. "You called yesterday about dining with the designer, and I

frowned, "She's

from the design work, finally gets a breather, had to

"That makes sense."

designer was on leave the day before.

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

mainly due to Louis asking Don

set Marian up with Brandon, thinking the same

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 aligned with Marian's field, not

With Marian from a top-notch university and an old

make her mark on

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

almost whiny, leaving Patricia somewhat in

in with a laugh, "Let's give Marian a shot. She's from a fancy college after all, she's got the

and Don figured they didn't need Sophia for

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

it to me," Marian assured, patting

she hit

right next

Marian's saccharine talk or how chummy she seemed with Don

new project right off the bat left

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