Chapter 464


    Natalie’s words immediately yanked Dalores back to reality.


    Surely, Draco must have seen how Natalie had pped her twice and pushed her on the ground.lt was


    the perfect opportunity to ruin Natalie’s image in Draco’s eyes, once and for all! Dalores immediately


    rushed over to him.


    “Did you see that, Mr.Wesley? Natalie dragged me to the workroom just to p me.This is bullying!”


    “Why did you do that?” Draco asked Natalie directly, his brows furrowed, his eyes clouded.


    Even so, his tone was neither harsh nor usatory.


    Natalie opened her mouth to say something, but the words seemed to be stuck in her throat.


    If Draco had only seen what had transpired just now without knowing about the events that led up to it,


    then she really wasn’t in a position to defend her actions.


    “I have a personal matter to settle with Dalores.As such. I wanted to deal with it in private. nov3l0? I


    don’t want to cause any unnecessary trouble to the studio, and that’s why I took her to this room to


    resolve our issue.”


    Natalie didn’t bother to deny what she had done. She looked Draco in the eye and said, “I apologize,


    Mr. Wesley.l got carried away by my emotions and acted rashly.”


    Dalores shed her a smug smirk before stering a pitiful expression on her face.


    “Mr.Wesley, as long as Natalie stays at W Marks Studio, this incident is bound to repeat itself.She has


    no qualms about beating me up simply because she doesn’t like me.I can’t even begin to imagine how


    she will bully other colleagues in the future.I think it’s time for her to move on and find a different


    workce.”


    Dalores spoke in an empathetic tone, as though her suggestions were meant for the general good and


    not her own interests.She was presently dealing the victim card, after all.She must note off as too


    aggressive.


    Draco said nothing, but his expression grew serious.


    His grip on his sketches tightened, crumpling the parchment.lt wasn’t exactly strange for Dalores to be


    stirring up trouble, but Natalie kept her head low, if only out of respect for Draco.


    He had mentored her diligently and told her she had promise, yet she went and beat one of his


    employees in his very own studio.


    Draco must be very disappointed in her.


    Natalie didn’t even dare to lift her eyes, too upset at herself for letting him down.


    Seeing the tense faces of the other two, Dalores couldn’t help but snicker to herself.But since her face


    was now swollen from the ps earlier, her grin turned into an ugly grimace.


    Then, just when she thought that Natalie was finally getting kicked out, Draco turned to Dalores and


    said, “You can leave the studio after you finish Elizabeth’s projects.”


    She gaped at him.


    “Mr.Wesley…What are you—are you telling me to leave?”


    Draco was chasing her out? Not Natalie?! The color drained from Dalores” face.


    “But why should I leave? It was Natalie who beat me up! I didn’t even fight back! I am the victim here,


    so why am I the one being dismissed? Mr.Wesley! Answer me, didn’t you see it clearly just now?”


    “You are not suited to W Marks,” Draco said pointedly.


    “It was a mistake for me to hire you back in the first ce.Fortunately, it isn’t toote for me to correct


    that error.Well, then.Stop wasting time and get back to work.The sooner you finish, the sooner you can


    leave.”


    With that, Draco turned around and made to leave.


    “Mr.Wesley” Natalie called out instinctively, her eyes still wide with surprise.


    Draco’s eyes were somewhat dimmer than usual, but his tone remained calm, almost serene.


    “Why are you still standing there? Do you want to leave with Dalores?”


    “I just..J don’t understand, Mr.Wesley.Why have youe to such a decision?”


    The workroom was a small space, so she was fairly certain that Draco had seen everything since the


    beginning.


    How could he let her stay after what she had done, and fire Dalores instead? Of course, Natalie knew


    that the wise thing to do would be to shut up and thank her lucky stars, but her curiosity got the better


    of her.


    “I didn’t see anything,” Draco said lightly.


    “It was too noisy out on the atelier, so I came here to try and get some peace and quiet.The


    mannequins were in my way when you two argued, so I didn’t really get to see what happened.I only


    heard some noise; that’s all.”


    Then he turned to Dalores. his tone bing sharp.


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    “I don’t want W Marks to be constantly gued with petty squabbles.This is no ce for the likes of


    you, who incite such things on the regr.As for your usations against Natalie, you are free to sue


    her in court, but leave me out of it.l will not testify because I didn’t see anything.As for firing you, it is my


    prerogative as the chief designer of the studio.lt has nothing to do with the beef between the two of


    you.


    Dalores’s mind went nk.She didn’t really understand what Draco meant.But she didn’t want to be


    kicked out of W Marks Studio at all.


    “Please don’t fire me, Mr.Wesley,” she said pleadingly.


    “I promise I won’t cause any more trouble to the studio.”


    She knew that no other designpany in the whole world would hire her once word about her


    termination from W Marks came out.She had already offended Mrs.Fuller and now Draco? What was


    she thinking? Was she crazy? She shuddered at the prospect of losing her job and even being forced


    to leave the industry.


    Draco stopped.


    Dalores thought Draco could be soft-hearted.


    Wiping her tears, she hurriedly approached him and implored, “I have worked for W Marks for so


    long.Please allow me yet another chance to amend my ways You know that I am not really a bad


    person.There are just times when I do things without thinking of the consequences.Please believe me


    that I will try my very best to check my behavior.And please, please consider my years here.”


    Draco could only listen, albeit impatiently.


    After a while, he looked Dalores in the eye and said, “If you say one more word, I wouldn’t mind taking


    back Elizabeth’s projects and finishing them myself.”


    “Oh no, please! Don’t do that. l’ve followed up the projects.If we change the designer, it will certainly


    cause trouble to our clients,” said Dalores guiltily.


    “If I were to take them over myself, I believe that our clients wouldn’t mind the dy at all,” said Draco,


    blowing up his patience.


    If Draco did it, no one would dare contradict his actions.


    Losing hope, Dalores couldn’t control tears streaming down her already swollen face.She knew how


    demeaning she would look but she still pulled Draco’s clothes to beg him.


    “Mr.Wesley, please.Let me stay.l will do anything you ask me to do.”


    And the next moment, Dalores knelt before Draco.


    Draco was horrified.He never liked this kind of begging so he just walked past Dalores and opened the


    door.


    The door was opened, and the bright light rushed in, a little dazzling.


    Outside were the other working associates at W Marks Studio.


    Their eyes were on the open door.


    They were worried about Natalie.


    No one had expected that they would witness such an awkward scene.


    Dalores was on her knees, and begging!


    “Don’t you all have work to do? What aren’t you in your stations? What are you doing here during


    working hours?” snarled Draco, his eyes flushing angrily at his employees.


    Everyone scampered past Draco, who was going out of the workroom.