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..."

your name forward as the designer, Koven chose to put you to the test himself. All those extra things we asked for? Those

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 special touches. "I should've known

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.

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

that's all he

her that Koven had indeed only said those words and

his biting

knew he could not keep secrets from Lucy, but he still did not spell it

so. Lucy replied with a

her voice. "Matthew, you don't need to shield me. I can handle anything Koven says. After all,4 joined his team ready

breath to steady himself. "He mentioned that you managed to incorporate the last-minute changes with your original design ideas, but because it was all so rushed,