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

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

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

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

Anna's grip on the steering wheel of her car was so tight till her knuckles started to turn white, mirroring the intensity of her rage as her temples throbbed with her veins fueling the flame of her anger. Her eyes narrowed on the road, which were fixated on the oblivious driver that was driving ahead of her with her vision clouded with frustration, as her breath grew shallow and rapid with exhales punctuated by muttered curses. "That bitch! I'm going to fucking kill her for making me feel this shitty. That stinking human, who thinks that she can take everything from me!" Anna grit her teeth as she pressed hard on the acceleration, and drove through the road on her way to the AVARSON fashion house. The tires of her car screeched so loudly against the asphalt as her foot pressed down on the accelerator, propelling her forward with reckless action of transferring her anger to the car and road. Since she was used to driving that way, she drove through traffic like a daredevil as her re