Chapter 445


    "I''m wearing heels. It doesn''t matter."


    Minerva ambled towards the mannequin calmly. After pondering for a while, she said to Vera, "Don''t


    come in. Get me a pair of gloves first."


    Vera originally wanted to go in, but she went to take the gloves for Minerva after listening to her


    words.


    There were only Kelly and Minerva left at the scene.


    Kelly finally calmed herself down. She wiped away the tears on her face and looked at Minerva,


    "You''re going to pick up the outfit? But... the outfit has been torn apart. It doesn''t serve the purpose


    anymore even if you do so."


    Minerva threw her a nce.


    "Who said that it doesn''t serve the purpose anymore?"


    Kelly was stunned by her words. "What do you mean?"


    "Don''t lose hope," Minerva''s expression was calm as she scrutinized the surroundings. She then


    said in a low voice, "Tell me how you discovered this scene."


    "I..." Kelly puckered her lips and felt awkward for a while. "I was overjoyed yesterday, thus I invited


    everyone for a drink, and then... this is my first work disyed in the exhibition hall. I felt happy


    even though no one took notice of it. So... I returned and took a look at the dress. It was all good


    yesterday night. However, it turned out to be in such a manner when I came to have a look this


    morning. I think Vera is right. Someone might have broken into the building tomit burry."


    "Burry?" Minervaughed in a subdued voice. "Do you think... the burr will cause such a


    scene?"


    Kelly paused for a while, "What do you mean?"


    "A thief will normally enter the ce to steal something. But what''s the hassle of turning this ce


    into a mess?"


    Kelly blinked. "Perhaps the burr was angry because there was nothing to steal in thispany?"


    "If you are a thief and you are here to steal, will you smash all the ss and the rest of the things


    furiously to attract the nearby residents in the middle of the night?"


    "No, how could I be so foolish? It would cause great noise and attract attention easily."


    As Kelly spoke, she suddenly paused and thought of something.


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    "Could it be... no one broke in to steal something? It''s just..." Her eyes widened as she stared at


    Minerva.


    Minerva didn''t answer her questions. At this moment, Vera handed over the gloves to her. After she


    put them on, she bent down and gently patted the pieces of ss away from the outfit, and then


    took the gown from the pile of debris.


    When she came out with the outfit, Vera and Kelly wanted to take it over, yet Minerva frowned.


    "Don''t touch it. There may still be shards of ss in it.


    Don''t get your hand hurt."


    Therefore, Vera and Kelly waited at the side.


    After searching for an empty spot, Minerva put down the gown and took off her gloves.


    "Minerva, your leg is bleeding," Vera noticed that there were a few bloodstains on the side of her fair


    ankle. Minerva didn''t bother with it as she didn''t feel any pain. "It doesn''t matter. There might be


    many hidden sses in the outfit. We need to find it."


    Kelly squatted down beside her with a crestfallen look.


    "But what can we do after we find it? This dress has been damaged, and... the press conference


    Helen is going to attend will be in a few days'' time. We don''t have time to produce a new one, do


    we?"


    Vera squatted down beside her as well. As she looked at the damaged gown in front of her, she


    frowned. "Minerva, what should we do? This dress is severely damaged. We are short of time. Is


    there a way to fix it?"


    Minerva looked at the torn gown before her and felt a little depressed. She remained silent for a


    while before she spoke, "Get the ss shards out first. We''ll discuss itter."


    As the dress was already in a damaged state, Vera and Kelly were panic- stricken. On the other


    hand, Minerva was unusually calm. Vera was not surprised by Minerva''s reaction because she had


    been following Minerva for a long time. However, Kelly was different. After all, she just got to know


    Minervately. When she saw Minerva''s nonchnt look, she was furious, huffing, "Let''s discuss it


    later? What should we discuss? The dress has been damaged in such a manner. Aren''t you worried


    about it at all? This is ourpany''s design for Helen''s press conference event. Do you have any


    countermeasures?"


    "No, I don''t," Minerva told her the truth.


    Things had just happened and her mind was in a mess. How could she immediately think of a


    countermeasure?


    However, Minerva still had to deal with the emergency before her first beforeing up with the


    countermeasure.


    "You are not in a panic at all," Kelly sniffed.


    "What''s the point of panicking? Does it solve the problem? Can you take the shards out of it? Don''t


    talk nonsense. Hurry up."


    Vera whispered to Kelly, "Just do whatever Minerva says. She will not put you in trouble. Although


    this is your design, don''t forget that Minerva is in charge of the entirepany. She will be


    responsible for this matter."


    After listening to Vera''s words, Kelly came back to her senses. She nodded and carefully picked out


    the pieces of ss in the dress.


    When they were done with it, Minerva instructed callously, "When you go back, act as if nothing


    happened."


    "What?" Kelly widened her eyes in disbelief. However, when she saw Minerva''s calm expression,


    she felt that she should believe in her. She only nodded and wiped away the tear stains at the


    corner of her eyes. "Noted. By the way, I was not crying just now. I was too anxious about my


    damaged outfit."


    Minerva replied, "Got it. Let''s go back."


    Minerva brought the dress to her office alone. Then, she sat on the chair, staring at the dress in a


    daze.


    The culprit had damaged the dress on purpose. The dress was made of silk and would not be able


    to withstand sharp objects. Hence, it was in a severe condition.


    Minerva suffered from a headache. She reached out and pinched her temples.


    All of a sudden, the sound of a notification rang out from her phone.


    Minerva nced at it. It was a message from Helen.


    "Minerva, I heard that my outfit is ready?"


    Minerva was a little flustered when she saw Helen''s name. Helen did note to test it out before,


    but she came to ask about the outfit after it was damaged. It was indeed heart-wrenching.


    Minerva contemted for a moment before she replied.


    "Yes, the dress is ready. It was ced in the exhibition hall on the sixth floor."


    After thinking for a while, her gaze darkened as she typed another message.


    "However, there was an ident."


    Helen immediately replied, "What ident? Don''t frighten me!"


    Minerva was hesitant when she saw a fearful face emoji at the end of Helen''s message. She was


    wondering if she should tell her directly, or just take a photo and send it to her?