Chapter 881 A Rising Star In The Fashion World (Part One)


    Most of the party guests were business tycoons or fashion stars. The red dress Leena was in


    highlighted her fair and milky skin, making her look even more like a goddess. She was indeed the


    central figure at the party. All the men had their eyes on Leena. It was always a pleasure for them to


    see a beautiful woman. Leena greeted them politely. Her bright smile and good manners made her


    stand out like an elegant princess. As she made her way through the crowd, all the attention was on


    her.


    "You are so beautiful tonight, Mignonne," said Gerard affectionately, as he approached Leena. Anyone


    who wanted to talk to Leena had to go through this handsome gentleman, and there was no


    "Thank you, Gerard. You look very handsome tonight too." Leena smiled and greeted him politely. She


    did not expect Gerard to be here, because she never heard him mention a thing about it.


    "Then, can I have the honor of apanying you tonight?" Gerard raised his eyebrows and showed


    her an ted smile. Leena had known him for so many years and was familiar with his various smiles.


    So she was not attracted to him at all. But things went differently when it came to other people. They


    gasped at the sight of his charming smile and pearly whites because he was probably the most


    handsome man at the party. Obviously, they all went crazy for him. After all, a beautiful face was simply


    another form of art. Everyone enjoyed beautiful things, whether they were masculine or feminine.


    "It''s my pleasure. Thank you so much," Leena replied with a sweet smile. The reason she decided to


    ept Gerard''s offer was in order to avoid more potential invitations from other men. She did not want


    to have a stranger be her partner. Now that Gerard offered, why not ept it? At least, she knew


    Gerard betterpared with other men.


    "Well, Mignonne, where is your husband? I don''t see him. Has he already gone back?" Gerard asked in


    a careful tone. He had been knocking at Leena''s door for thest few days. But every time he went to


    her apartment, that cold and overbearing man always sent him back. He was really angry with him. But


    he could not show his anger in front of him. After all, that man was Leena''s husband and he was just a


    "friend" to her. Her husband, of course, had a right to refuse his visit as a host.


    "Ur! My husband? Ha-ha! Do you mean my brother? I''m sorry, Gerard. He misled you." Leena chuckled


    when she realized Gerard was talking about Duke. Her clearughter soon drew a lot of attention.


    People could not help looking at her to see what made her so happy. Noticing other eyes on here,


    Leena felt a little bit awkward and her face turned red because of it. She did not know that her


    reddened face and shy manners made her more charming and lovely.


    "What? Your brother? Oh God! He''s your brother! But why did he mislead me and keep me from seeing


    you when you were sick?" Gerard was puzzled. He didn''t know why Duke misled him so that he


    thought he was Leena''s husband. Didn''t her brother like he? Why did he always turn him away each


    time?


    "Did you visit me? But why don''t I remember that?" Leena frowned slightly. She had no memory of


    Gerard''s visits during that time. Suddenly, her eyes widened in surprise. Yes, she did hear the doorbell


    ring several times. But she was too weak to respond to it. What was more, Mr. Cold was with her at that


    time. So he was responsible for letting guests in or turning them away. She recalled that Duke did not


    let anyone in. When she asked who rang the bell, he always imed that someone found the wrong


    apartment. Now she finally understood everything. It turned out that Duke gave him the cold shoulder.


    She really couldn''t imagine Mr. Cold acting so childish until Gerard mentioned it.


    "s! Your brother hates me, I think. So he refused to allow me to see you." Gerard''s eyes dimmed. If


    he had not offered to break up with Mignonne, he probably would not face such a sad situation and her


    brother would not dislike him so much. But there were no what-ifs in this world. If you did something


    you had to face the consequences.


    "Oh, howe? My brother is really a nice person. He is always easy-going. Gerard, don''t overthink


    things. He just doesn''t want to talk to strangers." Leena knew Duke''s personality and he was not a


    chatty person no matter where he was and who he was talking to, let alone a stranger. That was why


    she called him Mr. Cold.


    "Oh, is that it? I may think too much. But Mignonne, how''s your dissertationing along? Is it going


    well?" That was the thing Gerard cared about more. Because if she did well in her dissertation, she


    might go back to her home country soon. This way, he would not have much time with her, and


    chances to win her heart back.


    "I don''t know yet. I am still waiting for the notice." A senior passed, and Leena nodded with a smile. But


    they were not familiar with each other, so Leena did not go and start a conversation.


    "Come here, Mignonne, I''d like to introduce some friends to you." Leena''s professor, Be, was an


    elegant French woman. Although she was not young, she had been a bombshell when she was young


    because she had extremely delicate features. Those features would not change as time went by, even


    if the blonde hair turned grey, the face acquiring the wrinkles of time.


    "Yes, I''ll be there soon," replied Leena. She smiled apologetically to Gerard to show that she was


    unable to talk to him anymore. Then she approached her professor. She was wearing a long dress, so


    every step she took was careful and measured. Her graceful figure made her look so elegant and sexy.


    Gerard was frozen by her beauty, mouth agape. How adorable she was! Why had he disliked the fact


    that she was so shy and reserved in the past? Sometimes the most beautiful things were implied, just


    like an elegant dress covering an exquisite figure. Realizing this, Gerard could not be more remorseful.


    He felt that he had really been so ignorant in the past. Looking at Leena now, these thoughts clouded


    his mind.


    Be made a toast to Leena and introduced her to many people. She was able to meet many famous


    designers from different well-known brands. She had heard their names but never had the chance toAll content is ? N0velDrama.Org.


    meet them before. She was pleased to talk to them. But she also knew that they could hardly be


    true friends because they were stillpetitors in the same field to some degree. Despite this, it was


    always good to make her face known to them so that she would not be left alone by others in this field.


    Sometimes, she might get inspiration from their idea or works.


    The professor hit the ss with a spoon, three times in rapid session. She then addressed the


    room: "May I have your attention, please? I''m pleased that you spared your time to attend this party


    tonight. I would like to express my deep thanks to all of you. And this party tonight is particrly held


    for my favorite student — Mignonne. I''m proud of her. She has finished her dissertation smoothly, which


    means she is going to be one of the rising stars in the fashion field. I would appreciate it if you can give


    her more attention. Her brand is a runaway sess, and you need to watch this rising star. She''s had


    this brand for a while, and now you know the face behind the designs. Of course, your valuable


    suggestions are kindly weed."


    Hardly had her voice faded away when a thunder of apuse sounded throughout the room.


    Meanwhile, they turned their eyes to Leena. They all knew thisdy was the favorite student of the


    famous designer who had lots of well-known fashion brands. Leena was also the only Asian girl at the


    party.