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..."

heard I was putting your name forward as the designer, Koven chose to put you

Matthew scrapped it. She thought they just did not like her work and that was why she had to start from scratch. She did not realize they wanted to add

and a dash of gold... It all made Lucy struggle, squeezing every ounce of creativity to come

to upset Lucy 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 your design was top-notch,

all

assuring her that Koven had indeed

way. Koven's known for his biting comments.

could not keep secrets from Lucy, but he still did not

that so. Lucy replied

don't need to shield me. I

deep breath to steady himself. "He mentioned that you managed to incorporate the last-minute changes