Chapter 389


    Chapter 389 Stand Up for a Friend


    It was only when Whitney disappeared from sight that Nicole took her eyes off the former. In fact, she


    noticed the same strange thing about Whitney as Emily did. At the same time, Whitney’s strange


    behavior reminded Nicole of the exact same way she behaved when she first joined F&M Apparel three


    years ago.


    However, Nicole didn’t ask Whitney about that, thinking she should respect her wish to keep her secret.


    “I think she’ll be fine. She is probably just not feeling well now,” Nicole said as she didn’t expose


    Whitney. In the meantime, Emily didn’t press on with any more questions regarding Whitney because


    she wasn’t close with her after all.


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    On the other hand, Whitney could no longer fight back her tears when she left the café in a hurry. Her


    eyes and nose began to turn red as she wiped her tears off with her hands and continued to make her


    way outside.


    Soon, her vision became blurred by the tears shortly before she bumped herself onto someone while


    making her way out of the café. Reactively, she quickly apologized, with her head kept down. “I’m so


    sorry. I wasn’t looking.”


    “Beauty Whitney?” Whitney heard a maic voice from above her head. Finding it familiar, she looked


    up and saw Mason. She then wiped off the tears on her face in a panicky manner and looked down


    slightly. “President Schumacher…”


    Meanwhile, Mason reacted as if his heart melted when he noticed the tears on Whitney’s face. He then


    fixed his gaze upon her and caressed her cheek, sympathetically saying, “You shouldn’t be crying,


    beauty. Your tears are going to ruin how you look.”


    Despite hearing Mason’s cheeky reply, Whitney gave a rather rigid response, taking a few steps back


    while blinking. “I’m fine. Thanks for your concern, President Schumacher.”


    Hearing Whitney’s indifferent response, Mason decided not to ask her about that. Instead, he looked


    down and showed his concern in a euphemistic way. “Why are you crying? Is there something that’s


    bothering you?”


    Whitney took a step back, seemingly unwilling to interact any further with Mason. “President


    Schumacher, I’m just feeling unwell now, so please don’t worry about me. I called the cab, which is


    currently on the way, so I should probably excuse myself and get ready.” She finished her words and


    walked away without a single thought of hesitation. In the meantime, Mason watched thedy slowly


    disappear from his sight, his smile fading from his face before he walked away as well.


    When Whitney gged down a cab and got it, she finally had all the privacy she wanted for herself.


    Sitting in the backseat, she then allowed her emotions to take over her while her tears gushed down


    her eyes like a waterfall.


    Deep down, she was overwhelmed by a stab of pain in her heart at the thought of her past with


    Dous. After all, she was the one who wronged him and suggested that they broke up; but when she


    learned he was already married to another woman with whom he had a child, she somehow struggled


    to embrace the truth, feeling suffocated by the pain.


    Soon, she sobbed and sniffled, berating herself for her selfishness and coyness. After all the suffering I


    put Dous through, he is finally enjoying his new life now. So, shouldn’t I feel happy for him? She


    looked outside the window, allowing her tears to continue trickling from her eyes.


    Meanwhile, at the restaurant, Nicole and Emily went on to talk about their work. In fact, the idea of


    building Aimee International first came from Dous and Emily, but since they didn’t know well about


    the industry, neither of them deemed themselves fit to run thepany.


    However, Emily happened to know Nicole, whom sheter approached to invest in thepany so that


    they could both watch Aimee International grow together.


    Since Nicole was already the chief designer in F&M Apparel at that time, she didn’t think she would


    lose anything by epting Emily’s offer either.


    Thus, she agreed with her friend, only to be surprised at how well Aimee International had grown over


    the next three years. In fact, thepany had expanded so well that Nicole could just quit her job while


    still making money.


    “I’ll swing by the office for a negotiation. After that, I’ll give you a call when I need you to drop charges,”


    Nicole said.


    Emily had no objection to Nicole’s idea. After all, the reason she attempted to sue the Gardner


    Corporation was that she wanted to stand up for Nicole, knowing someone was trying to mess with her


    friend there.