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Chapter 378
“She’s an heiress of the KS Group. Surely, she knows the rules of the
trade.”
“Duh, of course, she does. She’s probably trying to take advantage of
the situation. Gee, the lengths businesswomen go to get a leg up in
the industry. For all we know, she might have used underhanded
methods to beat Mr. Salvador and gain Ada’s trust.”
“Tsk, tsk. I was impressed with Ms. Thompson, but she turned out to be shameless and
despicable.”
Zoe smirked, knowing she had won this round. ‘You’re one cocky
bitch, Bella. I’ll show you your place today. The best way to take you down a notch is to
make people question your integrity.”
Unbeknownst to Zoe, Justin, who came late, had witnessed
everything she had said and done.
The man hung back in the dark, staring indifferently at Zoe, who was pleased with herself.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtStanding tall in his tailored suit with fabric that draped smoothly
across his toned chest, Justin scowled.
“Mr. Salvador, that woman is picking on the young madam.” lan was
anxious to watch.
Justin pursed his lips.
He leaned in and paused.
“Just wait.”
“Still” lan widened his eyes in confusion.
“She’s Bella Thompson, not a typical woman. She has her way of dealing with it.”
Justin narrowed his eyes. Even he did not realize that his smile was
tender and proud. “Even if she doesn’t, she has me.”
lan’s eyes bulged as he stared at Justin’s side profile in disbelief. lant
held onto his chest.
Justin added, “She was my woman. No one but me can pick on her.
-No one.”
lan thought, ‘Good grief! Is he still the ruthless president that I knew?
Has the world turned upside down? Could this tender look on Mr.
Salvador’s face melt the Antarctic iceberg? Sigh… It’s a shame that
Young Madam could not witness it.”
Public opinion was swaying on the other end of the room.
Bella’s choice of jewelry started a stir, as promoting another business during a brand
event was disgraceful and against the rules.
Hiding behind Zoe, Bethany took delight in Bella’s unfortunate
situation.
Bella observed with a calm expression as Zoe stirred the pot. Her unperturbed gaze did
not sit well with Zoe.
Zoe expected to see Bella flustered, helpless, and embarrassed.
She had a problem with that.
“Miss.”
Vincent, who had kept quiet thus far, said with a pretentious smile, “I see that you’re
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwearing AX’s Everlasting Flower collection. It’s a
limited edition with only ten of its kind.”
“Yes, Mr. Anderson. I love AX’s jewelry pieces, and this is my favorite
collection.”
Zoe’s eyes lit up, and her heart raced as she managed to catch the
eye of AX’s CEO.
“Since you love the collection, you should know that the inspiration
for AX’s Everlasting Flower collection came from a talented jewelry designer, Alexa’s Rose
of Desire.”
Vincent cocked his head. A flicker of light dancing on Bella’s left rose
gold earring held his gaze.
The look on Vincent’s face was too suggestive from Justin’s
perspective.
He pursed his discolored lips, unable to take the male attention Bella
received.
“Ms. Thompson’s jewelry set is Alexa’s Rose of Desire. In other
words, without the Rose of Desire, the popular Everlasting Flower
collection would’ve never existed.”
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