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Chapter 27
Ryan's POV
It was Christmas Eve already and I was at a restaurant with a couple of businessmen. I was supposed to be at Mom's place but things came up and here I was, stuck with these chatty men.
We were here to discuss some business deals that, in their opinions, couldn't be put on hold. "We heard the design got cancelled at the last minute." One of them suddenly brought up the issue of the fashion launch show after we had our deals finalized.
I raised my head to look at the man.
"Yeah, it was."
"Do you mind if we ask why? It had never happened before." Another man said.
"Yeah," someone interjected. "And to think Leigh's Wears won this year is actually out of it."
The six men around the table all nodded in agreement and I couldn't help but sigh.
"I appreciate your concern but it was an impromptu decision that needed to be made to prevent a lot of things." I answered. "I'd like
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