Chapter 709


    Ruby always had a gentle temperament, and with her good looks, she appeared easy to get along with without any sense of


    distance. As she entered thepany as an intern suddenly, for colleagues who were outgoing and enjoyed socializing, it was


    natural to want to get to know her better by asking questions like where she was from, her educational background, and any


    awards she might have won.


    During lunchtime, everyone went to thepany''s cafeteria to eat. Jasper was afraid that Ruby wouldn''t be ustomed to the


    food there. So, he had already ordered lunch from Grand Manor for her, put it in a box without a logo, and had it delivered to her


    hands.


    At the moment, Ruby was texting her sweet boyfriend, [I''m used to what | eat. You don''t have to go through all this trouble.]


    Jasper replied, [Okay, just let me know what you want to eat, and I''ll arrange for it to be delivered.]


    ‘Having such a thoughtful boyfriend, how can | not be moved?’ Ruby thought while replying with a happy smile on her face,


    [Okay, thank you. My sweet boyfriend.]


    After reading the message, Jasper raised his lips and replied, [Okay. Is your assistant starting work tomorrow?]


    Winnie, the assistant, was supposed toe to work today, but she caught a cold. Ruby told her to take care of herself and


    come back once she was well. There was no rush for just a couple of days. She replied, [She''s sick, so I''m nning to let her


    rest for a few days.]


    Jasper wasn''t particrly concerned about when the assistant would start, so he didn''t ask when he brought Ruby to the office in


    the morning. Now, considering that Ruby wanted to be an intern, this was the reason he wanted the assistant to start working


    sooner.


    Jasper agreed in the text, [Okay.]


    "You have a boyfriend?" A female voice suddenly sounded from above, not too loudly. Theer was a recent graduate who


    joined thepany four months earlier. She waspetent, worked diligently, and had an outgoing personality, but she was


    also quitepetitive.


    Ruby put away her phone, turning off the screen. Not waiting for the question to be answered, theer reached out for a


    handshake and introduced herself, "Pa Collier. I''ve been here four months earlier than you. Let''s team up and take care of


    each other."


    Ruby, not a fan of small talk, smiled gently and politely introduced herself, "Hello, I''m Ruby ckwell."


    With manymon surnames, there were also many people with the same name. The surname ckwell naturally wouldn''t


    make anyone immediately think of the four great families in Athana, especially since Hackett would never allow his daughter to


    trend on social media. Besides, Ruby still had the word "Intern" hanging around her neck.


    Pa had a gossipy personality and liked to inquire about things. Her colleagues gave her the nickname "Babbler." She asked,


    "So, you have a boyfriend. Where are you from?"


    Ruby didn''t like this type of conversation, so she gave a simple answer. "Athana."


    "You''re from Athana too?" Pa, seeing that Ruby was willing to answer, pulled up a chair and sat down.


    "Yeah," Ruby replied.


    "That''s good. I''m not from here; I''m from the outskirts of Athana. Do you have an apartment here?" Pa asked.


    "Yes, | do." Half of the neighborhoods in Athana were built by the ckwells, but Ruby kept a low profile, just giving a simple


    answer, saying, "I have one." She added in her mind, ‘It''s a house though."


    Pa couldn''t stop talking, continuously chattering away without any intention of stopping, "Well, that''s good too. The rent here


    is too expensive; half of my monthly sry goes to rent. Renting farther away is inconvenient, and our job often involves


    overtime and revising drafts, not suitable for living in the suburbs. Plus, it''s not safe at night there."


    Ruby stood up, took her lunchbox, and went to the pantry room. She thought Pa would return to her office desk, but instead,


    Pa followed her to the pantry room, evidently ready to continue chatting. Seeing Ruby open her lunchbox, Pa curiously


    asked, "Wow, which restaurant did you order from? It looks tasty."


    Ruby decided not to lie anymore. If she randomly named a restaurant, it would be exposed. She exined softly, "Homemade,


    by my family.”


    "Ah, that''s a pity. | thought you ordered takeout." Pa was disappointed as she nned to try it tomorrow initially.


    While Ruby leisurely enjoyed her lunch, Pa shared information about the design department. "Let me tell you, our design


    department''s director is Prisci Benson. Don''t be fooled by her seemingly gentle name; she''s not gentle at all. Always giving us


    difficult tasks. Once, she asked us to purchase a specific fabric, divided us interns into three groups, and made it apetition


    to see who could find the correct fabric in the shortest time. The ones who failed would be eliminated from the team. Not gentle


    at all." Pa shuddered yfully, pretending to be scared, and continued, "Yesterday, oh no, it was the day before, during the


    meeting, Ms. Benson announced that starting from tomorrow, we don''t need to wear work uniforms anymore. She wants to


    enhance everyone''s styling skills, so we can freely dress from now on, look beautiful and all."


    Pa talked as long as Ruby ate. She covered everything from her first day at thepany to now. If it weren''t for the end of


    lunch break, she would probably keep talking. Rubymented inwardly, ‘This one is definitely the most talkative I''ve ever met,


    aside from Rose and Mom.’ During a meal and a lunch break, Ruby covered everything about thepany, including who had


    been punished, what incidents urred, and how many times someone waste. She thoroughly understood everyone''s


    personalities and histories. She couldn''t help but think her decision to start as an intern was the right one. If she appeared today


    in a leadership role, Pa would not share these things with her.


    When it was time to leave the office, Jasper arrived on time to pick Ruby up. He parked the car across the street, and Ruby


    crossed the road discreetly, getting into the front passenger seat and urging, "Let''s go, let''s go."


    Seeing Ruby''s anxious expression, as if they couldn''t be seen together, gave Jasper a feeling of being caught in an affair. "Why


    so nervous?"


    Instead of starting the car, he turned around and, as if performing magic, presented a bouquet of roses to Ruby. "For you."


    Suddenly, a burst of fiery red roses appeared in front of Ruby. Forgetting to urge, she was left only with a sense of emotion,


    smiling brightly as she said, "Is this to celebrate my first day at work?"


    "Sort of," said Jasper. After being together for so long, it seemed like they had never exchanged flowers.


    Rubypletely forgot about asking Jasper to drive. Feeling happy, she expressed her liking for the flowers, tilting her head


    down to lightly touch the bouquet in her arms. The bouquet wasn''t too big, with 52 roses, not toorge to take up space in the


    car, and not too heavy. Jasper had considered these factors when buying them. Seeing her smiling, Jasper made a decision in


    his heart. Without disturbing her appreciation of the roses, he slowly started the car.


    As the car started, Ruby, returning from her sweet thoughts, smiled at Jasper and began to fasten her seatbelt. She then


    recounted the events of the day at thepany. "Today, | met a girl who can chat even more than Rose and my mom. She


    joined thepany four months before me."


    Jasper didn''t speak, attentively focused on driving, waiting for Ruby to continue.


    Both of them understood each other well. He didn''t need to ask, as she would say, and she didn''t wait for him to respond,


    continuing, "I had lunch for this long, and she chatted with me for this long. She didn''t feel any tiredness. | think she''s a bit


    wasted as a designer; she''d be a great host. So articte."


    Changingnes, Jasper summarized, "So, you had a fruitful day."


    "Yes, very fruitful. In one day, | got to know the personalities, mistakes, design abilities, hobbies, and almost everything about all


    the employees. | even know who''s married or has a boyfriend now." Ruby felt satisfied.


    After listening, Jasperughed. This was why some ancient kings used to go undercover. What they could observe was more


    genuine than the reports from below. Considering this, Jasper reminded her, "If you n to stay here for a while, be careful not to


    reveal your talents too much." Being too outstanding would attract excessive attention, and it might lead to jealousy and


    admiration. In the workce, people tended not to like the one who was exceptionally talented from the start. Normally, people


    wouldn''t want to admit they were inferior to others.


    Ruby understood what Jasper meant and nodded. "Yes, | know."N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    And so, every day, Ruby went to the clothingpany to work, and on weekends, she attended management-rted courses at


    the training school. Jasper apanied her when he was free. After sses, Jasper would take her to a cafe to exin any


    topics she didn''t understand. When Ruby attended sses alone, she would mark the questions she didn''t understand at night


    and then call Jasper.


    Time passed quickly, and a month went by. Ruby had a good rapport with her colleagues at thepany. Following Jasper''s


    advice, she concealed her talents. However, the design director, with discerning eyes, noticed something unusual and called


    Ruby to the office one day.


    Prisci sat in her chair, repeatedlyparing Ruby''s design drafts in her hand, feeling like something was hidden. When the


    door was knocked, she responded, "Come in."


    Ruby entered, closed the door gently, and stood in front of the desk. "Ms. Benson."


    Prisci nced at Ruby, whose eyes were clear and clean. In this industry, where most people wanted fame, there were usually


    impurities in their eyes, mixing with interests and desires. However, Rubycked them, and her design drafts seemed to be


    created for the sake of the design itself.


    Prisci lowered her gaze back to the design drafts, pondered for a few seconds, and asked, "Have you won any awards or


    participated inpetitions? Your design skills don''t seem amateur. They resemble the style of the designer from Onlybr''s


    Studio, but there seems to be something missing."


    Ruby was still contemting how to respond, searching for tactful words. She didn''t want to lie when suddenly, the door was


    knocked, interrupting their conversation. Prisci shifted her focus away from Ruby and said, "Come in."


    To their surprise, the person entering was Terrell, the current general manager of the clothingpany, dressed in a well-tailored


    suit. Terrell didn’t pretend not to know Ruby. "What''s going on?"


    Prisci, who had long been a professional in the workce, and whom Jasper had also paid a high price for, seized the key


    point upon hearing Terrell''s words. "Does Mr. Sutton know Ruby from our design department?"


    Terrell admitted openly, without going into details, saying, "Yes, Mr. Wilson just called me. He wanted me to inform you and ask


    for your cooperation to make things easy for Ruby.”


    Ruby looked up at Terrell abruptly, wondering, ‘Wasn''t it agreed not to make the rtionship public? | have only been working


    here for a little over a month. Terrell blinked, indicating that Ruby shouldn''t worry and that he would handle it.


    As the conversation continued, Prisci seemed to have sorted things out in her mind, suddenly understanding, and she smiled.


    She put down the design draft in her hand. "No wonder. | thought it looked quite like the design style from Onlybr''s Studio, so


    that''s the case."


    “Apologies, Ms. Benson. My main purpose is toe and learn, not to deliberately conceal anything," Ruby apologized right


    away.


    Prisci didn''t find it inappropriate; on


    the contrary, she quite agreed and


    appreciated it. Typically, if Ruby were


    Jasper''s fiancée, she ight rrave\\ |


    sted making UALS or made a


    high-profile announcement to the


    entire design department. However,


    Ruby chose to keep her identity


    hidden since the internship, and


    Prisci liked this style of doing


    things. It showed genuine


    enthusiasm for the work, not


    pretense. Please read the original


    content at NovelDrama.Org.


    After a few more words with Prisci,


    Terrell left, saying to Ruby, "If you


    have any issues, give me a call.”


    Meanwhile, he thought to himself,


    ‘Mr. Jasper is physicall at the wilSon


    mentee design


    department. He asks about you every


    few days.’ This situation forced


    Terrell to ce a mole in the design


    department. And today, he rushed


    over immediately once he got the


    news that Ruby was summoned


    alone to Prisci''s office. On his way


    here, he pondered, ''Prisci is


    shrewd, and she should have seen


    through Ruby''s true identity after a


    month.’ Please read the original


    content at NovelDrama.Org.


    Ruby responded, "Sure thing, Terrell."


    After Terrell left, only Ruby and Prisci were left in the office. Ruby openly confessed her shorings and the purpose behind


    her actions. Prisci agreed to help her and decided to make Ruby her assistant starting from the next day. In reality, Prisci


    intended to teach Ruby how to manage, preparing for hands-on training.


    Prisci had one more thing she


    hadn''t told Ruby. The condition for


    her high-priced hiring by Jasper was


    to help build a strong design team, a


    gift for his fiancée. Honestly, Pri


    was mov: pyabifdtions, Even


    hale She wasn''t the main


    character, she had initially thought


    that the well-protected fiancée of


    Jasper was a delicate girl. However,


    it turned out to be someone like


    Ruby, who was ambitious, sincere,


    hardworking, and not pretentious.


    Prisci liked girls who were


    ambitious, and since Ruby wanted to


    share joys and sorrows with Jasper,


    Prisci was willing to help. Please


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    NovelDrama.Org.