Ava's face clouded with a mixture of disapproval and disappointment after she settled into the backseat of the taxi, and the look in her eyes became desolate and became etched with sadness. An ache pushed against her heart and a lump formed in her throat, as the tears that had welled behind her eyelids threatened to spill from her eyes. Her face burning with redness contorted as though she was struggling not to cry, and she sniffed incessantly to prevent the tears from coursing down her cheeks. However, it was really hard to control, as she continuously dabbed her face with a handkerchief. She resorted to dry, juddering sob without tears, because of the despair that her heart was subjected to. It was painful for her to know that she had loved a man like Ethan, who still had the mentality that everything was easy for him so far he wanted it and tried so hard. It hurt to know that even if she knew that she could never trust words that came from his lips, and that the shield of being em
AVARSON fashion house was buzzing with the preparations for their new fashion show the new week, and there was so much to put in order before the date that had been announced. The online seat booking tickets that were meant for the fashion show sold out in less than an hour mostly amongst elites after it was announced, which even put more anxiety in Ava that there were people waiting to come and watch her work. Therefore, they had no excuse to mess it up. The fashion hall that they were going to be using for the fashion show was set already, and the PR team was already working with the planning of the stage team and other things included. The planning and choreography team were busy getting each model ready for the collection fitting with different outfits, to determine the perfect models that will wear and present each clothes according to their look. The factory that was to make the clothes for the new season were almost done with the job, and Cassey had gone with Gianna, her as
Anna's brain had been shocked by too many things in a few days, that she was almost going crazy from how badly she had ruined things. In an attempt to pick up the pace with her fashion company again, she made her marketing team release the promotional videos early, resulting in a bad ruin because it collided with AVARSON's uproar for their fashion show. The result they got in return was so poor that they were unable to recover the budget that was used, talk more of improving the inflow revenue and reducing losses. Once again, they had lost another sum of money when the company was barely hanging on to running perfectly. Worst of all, the second shopping mall that they had one of their pop-up stores in, refused to extend their contract because there had been no demand for their products, making the space they had occupied a waste. Her workers had been gossiping with dry throats whenever she was not around, that they were all planning a plan B before the company folded and there wa
Ethan stood in front of his dresser to adjust his shirt of rare, luxury quality, as he looked at himself conceitedly through the mirror. He took from his rack golden cufflinks and attached them to the sleeve collar of his shirt, and picked from the revolving racks of numerous wristwatches, a diamond-studded one which he clasped around his wrist. His gelled jet-black hair shone through the mirror so perfectly, that he looked so elegant like someone that was just going to the office. But that was not the case. He was getting ready to attend the AVARSON fashion show event, which he had made sure to reserve the best seat for. A good seat space where everyone and even the designer of the clothes would be able to sight him from. "Hunh," He checked the time through his wristwatch and figured out that he still had so many minutes, before the event would even plan on starting to talk more about the collection display itself. He was tempted to pick up his phone and call the phone that would
Ava was not able to move away from the spot where she was for minutes, her head unable to think of the best thing to do at the moment. It seemed like her entire weeks of planning had gone to waste, and it would be irremediable no matter how hard she tried to fix it. "Ava, let's do something, please," Cassey tried to gear Ava up with words and get her to give orders, so that they would find a solution to the problem before things got even worse. But Ava's ears were blocked already and she was oblivious to whatever was going on around her, and soon it seemed like her breath was beginning to seize and hitch by the minute. Her head felt like it was going to explode. The dress that she had put so much effort into more than anyone and spent her time hand-beading together with Cassey, was ruined right before they could even show it to the world. Soli was on the way, the models were almost done getting ready, the show would soon start and yet everything was falling apart. "Ava, we need to
Ava smiled so brightly at the crowd as she held hands with Soli at the end of the show, who was wearing the beautiful signature dress that was made perfectly just for her. Her heart was filled with so much happiness to see that her fashion show finally took place after all, as she made thankful eye contact with the people that made it possible. Many minutes ago ………….After Ava picked up the call from the nanny, who told her that Autumn and even were waiting to see her outside, she almost broke down the moment she dropped the call in frustration. Going out to see her children meant that she had to smile and be happy around them, but it was going to be so difficult because of the situation of things that were going on. And she also could not leave them waiting out for too long, so as not to raise any worries. "Ava. I have inspected the dress and have seen how it has been cut. Considering the fact that the cuttings seemed back, it was cut in a way that wasn't so brutal to pieces. I t
After the fashion show ended and with the guests gone, everyone involved in making the fashion show a success gathered around for a buzz, and bottles of champagne were popped as they all clicked wine glasses to celebrate. They couldn't get smiles off their faces like a contagious radiance, because of how well everything went despite the last minute mess. After the small celebration amongst themselves, all the garments, accessories, and everything used were put back in order by the workers. After packing out everything that was used for the success of the show, Cassey and Gianna took the entire cloth and shoe collection back to the showroom at the company. The other teams carried the boards, garment racks, boxes, and other equipment back to the studio. Ava sorted things out at the fashion show building to be sure they left nothing behind, while Jace waited for her in his car somewhere around till she was done. Everyone was exhausted from the day's work and activities that were involve
Ava ambled elegantly to the front of the government building that was a workplace for officers, and she held her breath for a few minutes before releasing it. The ambiance around felt familiar and at the same time unfamiliar, because she remembered the last time and the reason she was at somewhere like that. It was when her father's company went bankrupt after he made some wrong investments, and had quite a huge debt to settle within a short time. It was a really tough moment in her life, especially for her as a young lady that had no one to turn to especially when everything became a court case. Those were times that she really didn't want to remember, because they were the lowest moments of her life as someone who was once a daughter to a wealthy elite. She proceeded and stepped into the bustling police station, greeted by the familiar symphony of activity, as the air hummed with a mix of urgency and tension which was punctuated by the occasional ring of phones and the clatters