When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 285

That afternoon, while I was deeply engrossed in sketching designs for our spring collection, a heated argument outside my office broke my concentration.

One voice was unmistakably familiar, and the other wasn’t completely from a stranger.

I had barely cracked open the door when I heard Christine’s unmistakable retort, “Don’t you get it? I said no, we’re not taking your business! Designing a dress for you is beneath Jane’s talent!”

“Hmph!” The other party scoffed, dripping with their usual arrogance. “Well, I’m laying it out here. You’ll do it whether you want to or not.”

Only Dorothy could wield such brazen bullying.

“And what it I refuse?” Christine stood her ground, opening her arms in a gesture of defiance. “Why don’t you call the cops? Oh, right, you’ll need animal control for that. Don’t bother dialing 911 and waste their time.”

when it

it came to verbal sparing, Christine was undefeatable.

her teeth, “You sure you won’t do it? Fine, then

I’ll do it!”

making my presence

engagement dress commission on me was just another way to squash any

was over

disillusionment, I had thought he was the light in my darkness. I

why should I have any issue with the

chose to be our enemy. Janedream would struggle to

and well–established family for

outfit, smirked at me, “At least you know what’s good for you.

offered a small smile, “She just hasn’t mastered the art of animal speak to deal with someone

catch on that I was echoing Christine’s earlier insinuation, calling her a

a scomful chuckle, “People like you, born to serve

victories.”

I clenched

my fist

one’s birth and the allies they find

Myers family, a household whose wealth and power dwarfed that of generations of