Chapter 439


    After she returned to her office, Minerva sat down, her head still spinning.


    It was most likely due to the side effects of the gastric problems the day before. She reached out


    her hand and massaged her temples with much force. She felt much more energized. But this


    time... her gastric problems seemed to re up more severely than before, and she was in great


    pain even until now.


    Was it because of that person?


    Minerva remained seated for a while before Vera came in.


    She walked over to Minerva with a pile of documents in her arms, pulling a chair, and sat down


    beside her.


    "I have calcted. ording to our contract, no matter who breaches the contract, the person has


    to pay thrice the penalty fee. If it''s merely a piece of clothing, we may not need topensate for


    that much. But Mr. Yardley has ordered everything in ourpany''s quotation, so... I''m afraid that


    we need to fork out more than expected."


    After a dreadful silence, Minerva asked at once, "How much do we need to pay?"


    Vera nced at her, coughing softly. "I''ve calcted that after paying the penalty fees, we''ll


    probably have a few thousand left."


    As soon as she finished speaking, Vera felt brokenhearted. She then held her cheek, "If we had


    known about it, we should have driven him out right away when he came to us. Now, we are going


    bankrupt."


    Was there only a few thousand left after the payment? Minerva''s mouth curled into a smile. "Not


    bad. I thought it wasn''t enough."


    Hearing her words, Vera''s eyes widened in terror. "Are you out of your mind? How could you feel


    alright after losing so much money? I thought..."


    "Is there anything more joyous than getting rid of him?" Minerva gave a slight smile. She looked at


    Vera, "Alright, go and prepare the documents. Contact thewyer and consult them on how to


    handle this matter."


    "Okay, I''ll contact thewyer first."


    As they had to pay the penalty fees, Minerva and Vera didn''t check out any houses anymore.


    In fact, Minerva could totally seek Quill''s help if she was willing to do so.


    But to her, Quill had done enough for her. She was willing to ept it before as Quill wanted to


    make it up to her. If she turned him down, Quill would be more guilty about it. It was better for him to


    compensate her than to feel uneasy all the time.


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    On the other hand, she was not the kind of person who epted the help of others without guilt.


    She feared that she would be a good-for-nothing if it continued in this way.


    Therefore, even if Minerva had the entire Hanover family as her support, she still worked hard


    throughout the years.


    She did not like to bebeled a Hanover in order to seek job opportunities. She relied on her own


    instead. For instance, she would not seek Quill''s help in rtion to this matter. She solely wanted to


    make money and buy a house on her own.


    If she really couldn''t do so, it was feasible for her to obtain a bank loan to pay off the down payment


    first.


    In the afternoon, Minerva had made amendments on the drawings which she hadpleted the


    day before. She then sent a message to Janice, telling her toe over and take a look at them


    when she had the time.


    Janice quickly agreed and said that she would personallye to thepany when she was


    avable.


    Shortly after Minerva received her reply, Vera pushed the office door open and walked in.


    "Minerva, I have good news for you."


    "What?" Minerva looked up at her.


    "Helen''s dress had been tailored and sent to ourpany. I have ced it in the exhibition hall on


    the sixth floor."


    When she heard this, the frown on Minerva''s face rxed. Finally, there was something to be


    delighted about.


    She curled her lips, "I''ll go up and have a look. Inform Helen." "No problem." Minerva went out of


    the office alone and headed to the sixth floor to see the design. Halfway through, she suddenly


    thought of something and went to the staff office instead.


    When Minerva appeared at the staff office, everyone fell silent for a moment. After a while, they


    came to their senses, and someone said in a hushed voice.


    "Miss Minerva is here."


    The group of people initially looked down on her, but they had changed their mind as soon as they


    learned from Kelly that she won the championship of the Lotus Award.


    Kelly''s expression changed when she saw Minerva, and she stood up immediately.


    "What, what are you doing here?"


    These people would usually make fun of her when she appeared. Why were all of them suddenly so


    obedient?


    "I havee to look for you," Minerva''s eyes fell on Kelly. She looked at Kelly for a brief moment


    and withdrew her gaze.


    Kelly paused for a while and widened her eyes in disbelief. "Look for me?"


    If it was in the past, she would definitely mock Minerva. But now... After knowing her true identity,


    Kelly couldn''t even spit out her sarcastic remarks.


    "Yes," Minerva nodded. She gazed warmly at her, saying in an undertone, "Come out with me for a


    while."


    The rest of the people looked at Kelly in confusion. Kelly was flustered on the inside, but she


    calmed herself down and went out the door.


    Minerva followed suit, turning around to leave the ce. She walked into the elevator, with Kelly


    behind her.


    "Why are you looking for me?" After Kelly entered the elevator, she couldn''t resist asking.


    Minerva stood there with an indifferent look. "Don''t you want to see the outfit that you designed?"


    Kelly was stunned for a second, "Is the outfitpleted?"


    "Yes."


    Kelly was excited when she heard Minerva. This was her first designed outfit ever since she came


    to thepany, and... it was designed for a famous movie star. Helen would wear the dress to the


    press conference.


    As she thought of this, Kelly''s cheeks flushed with excitement.


    "Of course I want to see it!"


    "It''s in the exhibition hall on the sixth floor. Let''s go."


    Ding.


    At this moment, the elevator door opened and the two of them went out together.


    Minerva had Vera instruct the staff to tidy up the sixth floor. The reason being was that an exhibition


    hall ced an important part in a designpany. The outfits which had been designed in the past


    or present would be exhibited in this ce for clients to admire at anytime.


    There was only one outfit in the empty and spacious exhibition hall. It was the one designed by


    Kelly.


    When Kelly looked at the one and only design there, she gaped at it and reached out to cover her


    mouth, nearly crying tears of joy.


    Oh, my!


    She felt exhrated!


    It was the first time in her life. When she was a solo designer in the past, even though she had won


    some awards... She had never felt this way.


    Her work was being exhibited.


    "Are you excited?" Minerva turned over and smiled. "There are many opportunities in the future.


    Calm down."


    Kelly turned away with embarrassment and said awkwardly, "It''s my first time, of course, I''m thrilled.


    But you... you''ve won so many huge awards. You don''t feel a thing about it, right?"