Chapter 223
It was back 10 years ago when Charmine was just a 13-year-old. Known as the Jordan family’s
adopted daughter, she was just in seventh grade when-under Tiffany’s influence-she fell in love with
gothic fashion. While everyone dressed elegantly, she wore weird-looking clothes. She even went to
school in wild and afro-textured hair, and she became everyone’s object of hatred despised especially
the Jordans.
At the time, Tiffany merely assured her, “Charmine, you have to remember this: Everyone has the right
to be unique and beautiful. Not everyone has to live like one another, and Julian likes you to be unique!
Even if the entire family hates you, you still have us!”
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Charmine was yed for a fool under their wicked influence, and she even thought that her family did
not understand her and did not support her hobbies and preference. During one of their fights,
Charmine ran out of the house and bumped into D.K by chance.
D.K was – at that period -a mere local designer. His given name was Fumo Kingston, hailing from the
Kingston family with over a hundred years of embroidery history. ording to the legend, their
ancestors had worked and served the royal family for a few generations. It was a pity that machines
had reced hand embroideries, and traditional clothes had been reced by more modern clothes
and designs.
Even though the Kingstons were gradually washed out of the trend, Fumo remainedmitted to the
making of traditional wear. His girlfriend said he was too old-fashioned and stubborn, and she
eventually broke up with him. It was their breakup that inspired him to merge modern designs with
traditional ones, and it birthed elegant and exquisite gowns bridging traditions with the present.
D.K was his ex-girlfriend’s initials. Unfortunately, when he became less stubborn and old fashioned, his
ex-girlfriend did note back to him. After all, his girlfriend had sadly passed away the day she left
him, due to a car ident…
That happened 10 years ago, Fumo told Charmine everything when he was drunk by the roadside. He
even said, “She loved red gowns, saying that people can see her right away when she’s in red. After
her death, I made her a gown in her favorite shade of red and named it Phoenix, hoping she could
come back to life, reborn again like a phoenix.
“Still, I know that’s impossible. I’ve ced this project aside ever since I was thirty, and now I’m
seventy. I don’t have the courage toplete it. I’m afraid that if Iplete it, she won’t even return to
the living world. I’m afraid that the only belief I have will disappoint me in the end…
“I’ve lost in this year’s fashion week. I had a gut feeling my Phoenix could win, but I just can’t seem to
continue and finish it…!
“If I ever finish it one day, it means that I’m about to leave this world, and I can go and finally meet
her…
“Youngdy, Phoenix represents my lifelong devotion, my lifelong hard work. Do you think I can make it
happen?”
When the young Charmine was listening to the drunk old man mumbling, she had no idea what
‘devotion’ was, so she did not take it to heart. Yet, this memory was fresh in her mind all these years.
Even when she recalled it at this current time, she could still remember the expression on Fumo’s face,
his face full of passion and nostalgia.
After Julian cheated on her, Charmine somehow felt Fumo’s story and understood it much more.
Fumo’s devotion with his ex-girlfriend was something Charmine could never have in her entire life.
Charmine knew no one would moan over her death; no one would miss her that long.
Therefore, she wanted to buy this gown not because it was unique, but Fumo’s raw passion and love
should not be ruined by some unknown people.
Meanwhile, the price had gone up to eighty million. Everyone was throwing money left and right without
understanding the gown’s true value.
In the end, someone with a ‘KellyMin’ usernamemented, (One billion!]
Everyone in the live-stream was staggered in utter shock.
[Kelly Min? The sexiest supermodel Kelly Min?]
(One billion? Is she for real? This is just a gown after all! How’s it worth a billion?!)
(Kelly Mn, are you crazy?)
[I’m not crazy. I’m rich! I’m buying it anyway! Who else is asking? Bring it on!) Kelly typed in her
response right away.
Charmine had been taking the entire limelight in the modeling industry as ofte, and lots of artists in
herpany were waiting to terminate their contracts. Kelly Mn was downright livid at the situation.
All she wanted to do was to let out her anger through retail therapy.
Furthermore, as the most-celebrated supermodel, she had to be stunning tomorrow night at the Night
of Glory. She had to out-dress everyone, especially Charmine!
When Charmine saw Kelly Mn’sment, her lips curled up into a smirk as she typed on her
keyboard.