Young Bride in a Lightning Marriage: Never Tired of Mr. Leon's Love

"So, does this mean I did it?" Lucy asked, barely containing her excitement.

"Yes," Matthew replied, and his simple answer made Lucy's heart soar. She had passed the challenge set by Matthew and Hudson. "Really? You're not just saying that because you like my work, are you?"

Matthew cracked a smile. "I do play favorites... but not when it comes to this. Hudson and I both agreed, so no, there were no special favors."

Lucy was so overjoyed she could not find the words. She flopped back onto her bed. Gazing at her design drafts, her mind raced with possibilities. "Guess what? There was actually a secret judge this time," Matthew said with a twinkle in his eye. "Want to know who it was?"

"Who was it?"

Lucy peered at Matthew, sensing she might know that mystery judge.

Matthew decided to spill the beans. "It's Koven."

"Koven? How could he..."

forward as the designer, Koven chose to put you to the

had to start from scratch. She did not realize they wanted to add special touches. "I should've known it was Koven. Only someone

all made Lucy struggle, squeezing every ounce of creativity to come up with

with Koven's harsh words. Koven was quite the critic, always finding faults. Luckily, he ended up giving Lucy a nearly perfect score. "He said

all

assuring her that Koven had indeed only said those

way. Koven's known for his biting

he still did not spell it out.

so. Lucy replied with

voice. "Matthew, you don't need to shield me. I can handle

Matthew took a deep breath to steady himself. "He mentioned that you managed to incorporate the last-minute changes with your original design