Chapter 296


    Contrary to what Charis had expected, she received a lot of praise because J’s design had made it


    to the first show of the Seacisco Fashion Week.


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    During the senior executives’ meeting, some of the board members praised her for being insightful.


    “Ms. Turner, you have good taste. If you hadn’t praised J’s design at the assessment meeting,


    there’s no way we would have chosen hers and then defeated the Lester Silk Fabric this year. Thumbs


    up!”


    “Yeah, I agree. The Lester Silk Fabric has won that selectionpetition for many years in a row. Their


    constant wins gave us a bad name. Now that we have won, our dignity has been restored. And it’s all


    thanks to your wise decision, Ms. Turner!” The other senior executives concurred.


    Charis was so embarrassed in the face of those unwanted praises. But she had to respond with a faint


    smile. In her usual calm tone, she said, “I’m ttered by your praises. But I can’t take credit for our win.


    I was just lucky. J is an excellent designer. It was due to her hard work and creativity that we won.”


    Charis was a slick person. As a dubious perfectionist, she wanted her disguise to be excellent. She


    only praised J because she wanted the others to see her as a good person. And it worked!


    However, Garrett was confused, rather than convinced. He was also present at the meeting. Seeing


    that Charis spoke well of J again, he thought it was rather odd. He knew that Charis wasn’t


    someone who showered praises on people. As the spoiled heiress of the Turner family, she was always


    difficult to please.


    “This is the first time I’m hearing you praise someone. What’s so special about this particr designer?


    I have seen J’s designs. They are indeed creative and extraordinary, but she’s still inexperienced


    and hasn’t shown profoundness yet. What makes you think so highly of her, Ms. Turner?” Garrett


    peered at her through the top of his sses. His instincts told him that Charis was up to something, but


    he couldn’t pinpoint what it was.


    “Indeed, she needs to garner more experience. But we shall see about that. Anyway, I have to join a


    video conference from France soon. I need to take my leave now.” Charis checked her wristwatch and


    skillfully dodged Garrett’s questions.


    ‘Garrett is nothing like these clueless old men. He’s very smart. If I indulge him in this conversation, I’m


    afraid he will see right through me. I need to be careful with what I say around him. It’s best I do


    something before he blows my cover.’ Charis grabbed her documents and left the boardroom.


    The moment she got into her office, the friendly spark in her eyes turned cold. She threw the


    documents on the desk and looked at the tall buildings through the French window.


    “J is really something,”


    Charis was both angry and surprised that J had managed to defeat the Lester Silk Fabric. “Aargh! I


    must have underestimated that bitch. How was she able toe out victorious despite all that I did?”


    Charis was actually the source of thetest rumor about J.


    To wreak havoc on J and prevent her from having the zeal to work, she intentionally started rumors


    about her. Part of Charis’s n was to make the senior executives turn against J at the same time.


    But J’s sess in entering the first show thwarted the n. Her failure would have proved that the


    rumor about her getting special treatment by hooking up with a member of the board was true. Charis


    had thought it would bring a lot of embarrassment to J.


    “Anyway, I still have everything under my control. J’s win isn’t necessarily a loss for me. It is just a


    minor setback. I need to start making preparations for the next step now.”


    Charis took a deep breath to regain herposure. She then picked up her phone and put a call


    through. As soon as it connected, she asked, “Hey, how is the task I assigned to youing along?”


    “It’s going well, Ms. Turner. Ritchie is back from France. He has been in a bad mood since he heard the


    news. When he found out that the designer who defeated his family’spany is actually Ethan’s wife,


    he went ballistic in thepany. Shortly after, he stormed out.”


    “Well, that’s good enough for now!” There was a hint of happiness in Charis’s tone. As she hung up the


    phone, acent glint shone in her eyes.


    Ritchie Lester was the CEO of the Lester Silk Fabric. Charis had ordered her allies to spread the news


    of J being Ethan’s wife until he got wind of it. Not only was Ritchie apetitive man, but he also


    harbored inexplicable hatred for Ethan. The fact that he had lost to his half-brother’s wife was a p in


    the face for him. He definitely wouldn’t let J go.