Chapter 170


    Chapter 170 Do Your Best


    Joanna tried her best to calm herself and said in a nonchnt tone, “That’s nothing. President Gardner


    is merely protecting her because the rumors are rife now. After all, if anything happens to Nicole, the


    Gardner Corporation won’t be able to answer to F&M Apparel.”


    Seeing how Joanna was acting like she didn’t care, Queenie couldn’t help butugh out loud. “Director


    Schmidt, you’re still trying to lie to yourself and others at this point, huh? I might be Colton’s fiancée in


    name, and you know it as well that he doesn’t care about me, but he’s not the same toward Nicole.”


    In order to pull Joanna to her side, Queenie even said self-deprecating things. Before Nicole was here,


    Queenie hadn’t bothered herself with Joanna because Colton merely treated her as a subordinate.


    But with Nicole’s appearance, a sense of danger struck Queenie as Colton had never allowed a woman


    into his house before!


    Queenie’s words dimmed the light in Joanna’s eyes, and she gazed into the distance; even Queenie


    could read her feelings, so how could Colton not know about it?


    Seven years, Joanna thought. I’ve been in thepany for seven years, which is even longer than


    Queenie.


    Her love for this man had been ongoing for almost ten years. In the beginning, she was heartbroken


    when Queenie appeared, but with time, she saw that Colton wasn’t the least interested in Queenie,


    which was a relief to her.


    She had thought that as long as she worked hard, assisting the Gardner Corporation to be the leader of


    the domestic fashion industry, Colton would then think highly of her. To her dismay, Nicole appeared


    out of nowhere.


    “It’s up to President Gardner who he loves, and it’s not something a subordinate like me should meddle


    with,” Joanna saidposedly. Turning to Queenie with emotionless eyes, she continued, “You’re


    more than wee if you’re here today to ask for a custom-made dress from me, Miss Anderson. But


    if you’re here to gossip, I’m sorry because I’m quite busy and don’t have the time for that.”


    Realizing that Joanna wasn’t the least swayed by her, Queenie frowned unwittingly. She came here to


    persuade Joanna to stand on her side so that they could drive Nicole outpletely, but she was


    pretending to be holier-than-thou now.


    With a smile on her face, Queenie said, “Now is the best chance. Nicole is tangled in this matter, and at


    least, she can’t make it for Wendy’s birthday. Don’t disappoint me, Director Schmidt.”


    Joanna’s face remained unchanged. Previously, because Nicole cleared herself of giarism, she


    thought that the task of designing Wendy’s birthday dress would fall into Nicole’s hands again, but


    looking at the situation, it seemed like she would do it instead.


    “Don’t worry. If Wendy needs me, of course I’ll do my best toplete it,” Joanna said in a diplomatic


    manner.


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    Snorting, Queenie didn’t speak anymore and turned to leave. After she left, only then was there a


    change in Joanna’s expression.


    The dresses she designed for Wendy previously didn’t cause any ripples because they were simply for


    birthday parties. However, it was different this time since it was going to be Wendy’s eighteenth


    birthday party, and it would definitely be a grand event.


    As the Gardner Corporation had a huge influence globally, the previous birthday parties had always


    been rather impressive, and Wendy’s eighteenth birthday would be an even bigger party for sure. At


    that time, all the media and journalists would be there as well.


    A smirk tinged the edges of Joanna’s lips. Although she disliked Queenie, at least what she did was


    beneficial to her, and Joanna knew clearly the reason why she came to look for her today—it was


    nothing more than asking her to join her side to bring Nicole down together.


    Joanna was never one to do something she had no confidence in, just as the incident with the


    giarism; she was that close to see Nicole being toppled, but things turned out this way instead in the


    end.


    With Queenie’s mboyant attacks, she’ll shoot herself in the foot sooner orter, Joanna thought. Why


    should I jump onto her bandwagon, then? Isn’t it better for me to sit by and reap the benefits of her


    actions?