Skyler froze.He never thought that Estelle would have such a huge reaction.“... Skyler, things have come down to this between us, and you have found your true love. So why bother?”Skyler inhaled deeply. “Bother with what?”“Why bother causing me unhappiness, and also causing yourself unhappiness?” Estelle said, “I don’t care who you marry, I don’t have the right to ask. But I can’t have such a vicious scheming person becoming my daughter’s stepmother. I will surely take back her custody.”Skyler said with contempt, “Just because you say so? Do you believe it when I say, not a single company in H City will dare to hire you?“I believe it,” Estelle said, “but for my daughter, no matter what hardships, I will fight, even if it costs me my life.”The sudden quarrel between the two attracted the attention of many company employees.This was the conference room, and it was situated at the center of the entire company. Also, the four walls were made of transparent glass, and what t
“Camilla Gionni, I said this before. I will take back everything that you owe me. My son’s illness, my mother’s body, my father’s life, as well as Aunt Frances! Don’t even dream of running away from a single one!”Camilla bit her lip, and hurriedly pulled on Skyler’s sleeve. On the verge of crying, she said, “Skyler, you heard what she said… I really didn’t… how could she accuse me of such a thing?”Again with the lovey-dovey acting.Again with showing weakness.Estelle felt nauseated just looking at her.Fine, maybe this was Skyler’s cup of tea,She thought back about the time she spent with Skyler. Even during their most loving times, she never acted lovey-dovey. Everyone said that lovey-dovey women had good lives. Perhaps she was born to never be lovey-dovey, so her life was destined to be bad. Camilla was a living example. As for herself, she was more like a cautionary tale.However, Skyler did not protect her and certainly did not go against Estelle as she had expected.
The blood on Camilla’s face drained completely.“Skyler, you knew all along, didn't you?”Skyler exhaustedly slumped onto the sofa, and closed his eyes. “Is the time I found out still important?”“At least…” Camilla was tripping over her words. “At least you’re still willing to marry me after you found out, right?”Skyler laughed bitterly.Marry?In the past, he wanted to, very much. However, now, with the recent chain of events, he gradually gave up the idea of getting married.“Camilla, I said it before, what I hate most are people who lie to me.”“Skyler, I can explain. I didn’t do it on purpose, it was an accident-”Skyler interrupted. “Accidentally went to the top floor of the mansion, accidentally quarreled with Aunt Frances, accidentally watched her fall from the building, and accidentally blamed it on Estelle?”Camilla gaped, speechless. The manager by the side felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. These kinds of grievances of the wealthy folk are not what h
“Oh, there’s a newcomer here for the designer’s interview,” the manager said, pointing at Estelle, “she is Director Flynn’s…”Before the manager could say the words ‘ex-girlfriend’, the man raised his hand, stopping his next words.He looked at Estelle up and down and was skeptical. “Here for the interview?”“That’s right.” Estelle stood up straight, allowing herself to appear more polite, “Greetings, I am the designer here today for the interview. My name is Estelle Sanders.”The man suddenly laughed coldly. “Designer? If you did not tell me, I would’ve thought you were here to interview for the cleaning lady position.”The manager hurriedly explained. “Director Larson, this designer is Director Flynn’s ex-girlfriend. Director Flynn’s orders are the biggest we’ve ever got in these past years. His orders are leaps and bounds larger than what we used to get! If she can be here, then there is a high chance we can secure Director Flynn’s orders...”“No need,” the man said coldly, “m
Early the next morning, Estelle arrived at The Only Jewel at half-past eight o’clock.She changed her dress, but it was only slightly newer than the day before.It had been six years since she bought any new clothes.She still kept in mind the advice Abigail gave her. Yesterday, Director Larson only disliked her worn-out clothes, but he did not comment on anything else. On the contrary, he agreed to interview her.This showed that Abigail was right. Director Larson was a really weird guy and disliked beautiful women.She kept her black-rimmed glasses and walked through the company’s doors.The counter lady seemed to be informed. The moment she saw Estelle, she brought her up to the same conference room directly and said, “Miss Sanders, Director Larson said that your interview will be conducted here.”“Thank you.” Estelle nodded, opened the door, and walked inside.There were more people in the conference room today. At a glance, there were at least 20 or 30 people. Thomas was
“But.” Estelle changed her voice and continued. “This set of jewelry looks very dazzling, but the style is too old. Also, materials such as turquoise are not suitable for matching with gold. It will have a sense of ostentatiousness and exaggeration that shows off wealth too much. It lowers the image of the owner. In terms of selecting materials, I think it can be slightly modified according to the age and social status of the customer. If the customer is younger, materials like obsidian and Shoushan Stone. Whereas, if they were older, say, our parents’ age, we can choose better-quality jade or emerald.”The conference room was quiet.Thomas frowned. “That’s it?”“There’s more,” Estelle asked, “Director Larson, may I come over to have a closer look?”Thomas was skeptical, but he nodded still.“Thank you.”Estelle walked over, stood in front of the design drawing, biting her lips, and observed the design carefully for a while.She pointed to the pendant of the necklace and said, “
Estelle’s words caused a lot of booing and eye-rolling.“Manuscript? Drawings are done using software now. Who still draws on manuscripts? Does she think she’s living in the Medieval Ages?”“I think she’s doing it on purpose. A designer who can’t even use design software, she doesn’t have the chops!”“15 minutes? I don’t think even software can do it, and she’s drawing on manuscripts. What kind of sick joke is this?”The entire conference room was noisy. There were whispered words and loud discussions. Either way, they were all talking down to her.Only the manager, most likely due to Skyler’s relationship with her, spoke to her relatively politely. “Are you sure you can finish drawing the entire jewelry set on a manuscript in 15 minutes?”“I’m not sure.”The manager’s anger flared. “Then why did you even say-”“I never make promises I’m unsure about. This is my principle of doing things,” Estelle said, “manager, Director Larson, please trust me this once. If I fail to draw it,
He only gave her a pencil, so there was no way for her to have colors.In fact, she used a pencil to draw a three-dimensional drawing with lighting effects. The turquoise pendants were all blacked out at first, then she used an eraser to create different shades of white. From a distance, it looked like a beautiful gem had materialized out of the paper, it was sufficiently life-like.He looked down at his watch. “You have one last minute.”Hearing this, Estelle increased her speed.She started from the difficult tasks before moving on to the easier ones. First, she drew the necklace which was the most complicated piece with the most dimensional data. Then came the earrings, brooches, and finally the ring.In the end, she even added an extra ear hook.“Time’s up.”“I’m done.”Estelle took down her design drawing, walked over and handed it to Thomas. “Director Larson, please have a look.”Manager Quinton was standing the closest to him, he was stunned when he saw it. “Oh my god.