Chatper 461


    Jeremy didn’t expect that Vivian could be so extreme.But then he remembered that she had always


    been like this.


    In school, she always did her best to be a top student.She could do almost anything as long as she put


    her mind to it.


    “Alright, I’ll respect your decision. lf you have nothing else to say. I have to hang up.”


    When Vivian called, Jeremy was in the middle of something.He had other important things to deal with,


    so he couldn’t spend much time on the phone with her.


    “Wait, sir.”


    Vivian stopped him.


    “What’s wrong?”


    “I have a question, and I hope you’d answer me honestly.”


    Nervous, Vivian’s grip on her phone tightened.


    “Go ahead.”


    “Sir, you sent me to the Turner family.l think it should be just the first step.So…What are your ns


    now?”


    There was a brief silence after she said that.


    Hearing the question, Jeremy’s attitude suddenly shifted.He replied with a sneer, “Vivian, I’m warning


    you again.You’d better know your ce.Do not waste your time wondering about things you have no


    business knowing, or else you wouldn’t like what’s going to happen to you.”


    His voice gave Vivian goosebumps.


    She was too frightened to even speak.


    In a snap of a fi**ger, the Jeremy she knew was gone.She felt like she didn’t know this man anymore.


    Without waiting for her to speak, Jeremy ended the call.


    The way he threatened her infuriated Vivian even more.She was sick living under someone else’s


    command.


    Tracing the wound on her stomach with her fi**gers, she cursed in her mind.


    Since she had paid such a big price, she must take revenge and then take over the Turner Group.lt


    was up to her whether she would give it to Jeremy or not when the day came.


    Meanwhile, the cloudy sky came into Natalie’s view when she looked up and put away her umbre.


    Step by step, she walked into the studio.Her bodyguard followed her. holding the design di aft Natalie


    brought.


    Seeing Natalie walk in. Tasha was the first to rush over and ask, “Everyone has seen the news on the


    Inte.Is that Elizabeth? How is she now?”


    On the news shown on the screen of Tasha’s phone, Natalie saw Elizabeth’s photo and her


    own.Nowadays, with the help of the Inte, nothing could be hidden at all.


    Natalie didn’t want to speak about Elizabeth’s private affairs in front of other colleagues, especially


    when the nosy Dalores was around to hear.She feared that rumors could arise from this discussion and


    it would adversely affect Elizabeth’s reputation.


    “It’s not as serious a matter as you think.Elizabeth’s apartment was burgled by a rogue.Her aunt


    sustained an injury due to having direct conflict with the burr, but she is all fine now.Don’t worry;


    there is no need for it,” Natalie said.


    Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Tasha sighed after hearing her friend.


    “The security in that old neighborhood is just not up to scratch.Fortunately, the police arrived on the


    scene shortly and nothing serious happened.”


    After Natalie had thoroughly exined the situation, everyone stopped specting.


    All they felt now was pity for Elizabeth considering the ordeal she had been through.


    “Are you all free after work? We are her colleagues after all.I think it’s only appropriate that we all pay


    Elizabeth a visit in hospital.”


    “Sure.Let’s go togetherter.”


    Everyone agreed to this kind gesture.


    In any event. Elizabeth had built good rtionsh*ps with many of her colleagues at the W Marks


    Studio.


    Just when everyone had made up their mind, Dalores suddenly stood up and said. “Don’t be ridiculous!


    I heard that Elizabeth’s apartment wasn’t burgled!”


    Natalie squinted at Dalores, wondering what she was trying to do now.


    “You’re just trying to cover things up for Elizabeth’s sake,” Dalores said in response.


    She cast a sarcastic nce at Natalie and said in a raised voice for everyone to hear, “You wanna


    know what really happened? Elizabeth’s boyfriend, Jorge, broke in and took revenge on her.The couple


    had entered an agreement to sell the designs of the studio, but they ended up in an argument about


    the profits of it.What’s more, Jorge severely injured her hand, permanently disabling her.She won’t be


    able to draw anything in the future.”


    The people in the studio shared astounded looks when they heard this shocking revtion.


    “Oh. my God! Is that really what happened?”


    “That’s truly terrible.It’s no wonder that she’s suspended.”


    Hearing the crowd of employees whispering under their breath. Natalie felt anger bubble up inside her,


    threatening to overflow.She gritted her teeth and growled, “Dalores! What nonsense are you talking


    about here?”


    “You know clearly whether I am talking nonsense or not,” Dalores said confidently.


    Natalie scowled, wondering how Dalores had managed to uncover so much information.


    However, she didn’t want to inme the situation so she had to find another way to fix things.She


    considered her options and then changed the topic deliberately.


    “Dalores, I think you don’t want to work since you have so much time to gossip.You have got a lot of


    projects from Elizabeth after she left.If you don’t want to work, you can share the projects with other


    colleagues.We are in the same studio.I, for one, also want to be involved in those projects.”


    The moment the words left her mouth, everyone eagerly agreed.


    Everyone aspired to be involved in more projects, and Elizabeth’s projects were top notch.


    “That’s right.Since you can’t finish all the work by yourself, why don’t you share it with everyone?”


    “We have nothing 10 do now.”


    They t**sed each other eagerly.


    In Dalores’s eyes, what she was holding was not just extra projects, but cold, hard cash.


    How could she be willing to give it to others? She said seriously, “No, Elizabeth has given me her


    projects, so they’re all mine.I won’t share with anyone!”


    Several colleagues were speechless and rolled their eyes, showing their dissatisfaction on their faces.


    All the people in the studio knew that how Dalores got the projects.She was just lucky because


    Elizabeth was suspended and her projects had to be distributed to others.


    Natalie smiled, “You should have been more grateful, given the situation.”


    Elizabeth’s projects had the potential to make a profit in excess of one hundred thousand dors.But


    Dalores wasn’t grateful to Elizabeth for giving her this opportunity to make such money.


    Instead, she decided to publicly defame her.


    Dalores hadn’t expected Natalie to do this to her.She was filled with rage and was reaching breaking


    point.


    Just then, the receptionist hade in and interrupted their heated argument.


    “Please stop this bickering.There is ady at the door who wants to see the dress.Please receive her


    professionally.”


    Natalie looked at the time and figured that the woman was no other than Laney.


    Laney had sent Natalie a message earlier, letting her know that she would have time to see the dress


    and do the fitting that morning.