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..."

he heard I was putting your name forward as the designer, Koven chose to put you to the test himself. All

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

adding a touch of vintage style and a dash of gold... It all made Lucy struggle, squeezing every ounce of creativity to come up with the current design.

did not want to upset Lucy with Koven's harsh words. Koven was quite the critic, always finding faults. Luckily,

that's all he said?

that Koven had indeed only said those words

his biting

secrets from Lucy, but he still did not spell it out. "That's all

Lucy replied with a

chill in her voice. "Matthew, you don't need to shield me. I can handle anything Koven

"He mentioned that you managed to incorporate the last-minute changes with your original design ideas, but