Chapter 907 A Pleasant Partnership


    Elizabeth shook her head, not pinning the me on Derek. "What you said was true, Mr. Ramsey. I


    haven''t fully recovered from my injury. I apologize for being unprofessional."


    J was right. Elizabeth nned on taking her advice and seeing a doctor for other options for


    treatment. If she wanted to continue being a designer, she had to deal with her hand tremors first.


    Wilder quickly answered for Derek. "Please don''t take it to heart, Miss Perry. Derek has reflected


    deeply upon his words and actions. We believe that you are capable ofpleting this project."


    After J stormed out of the room, Derek looked through the project files with careful attention. It


    was clear that the designs were the work of a perfectionist. Elizabeth made sure that nothing was


    out of ce.


    "I''ve never seen anything like it before. Your ideas are unique and I like them." After his perusal,


    Derek had nothing more to say. He found nothingcking with the ns, so there was no need to


    change the designer.


    Elizabeth hesitated, "But my injury..."


    J had already guessed that Elizabeth would refuse. "Just say yes," she interrupted before


    Elizabeth could finish. "The interview is still four months away. We have plenty of time."


    "Mr. Ramsey is a valuable client. We can''t risk a project of this importance over something that has


    no guarantee," Elizabeth reasoned, still unconvinced.


    "The more I listen to you, the more ridiculous you sound. Have you forgotten? I''m your partner.


    There''s no way we would fail." J held Elizabeth''s arm and winked at her yfully.


    Elizabeth was deeply touched. J believed in her so much. She was pushing Elizabeth forward,


    at a time when her confidence was wavering. "Alright. You win, J."


    With a helpless smile, Elizabeth finally agreed, "I look forward to this partnership."


    Derek reached out a hand towards Elizabeth. She shook his hand, her determination steadily


    finding itself. The deal was finally closed.


    "Great! Whew. Haha..." Atst, Wilder was able to let out a sigh of relief. "Now that the partnership


    has been decided, Derek and I will go ahead. He has a shoot for an advertisement scheduled


    tonight."


    "I''ll walk you out," J said as she looked at Derek. Together, the three walked out of W Marks.


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


    While waiting for Wilder to bring the car over, Derek took advantage of the rxed atmosphere and


    used it as an opening to apologize to J. "I was too harsh earlier. I''m sorry. I''ve had everything


    go my way since I was young, so I''m not used to not getting what I want. I can be arrogant


    sometimes, but I''m trying to change that. Wilder doesn''t let me get away with it, and I''ve gotten


    better at handling myself, especially after entering the modeling industry. But I guess old habits still


    slip out sometimes."


    "It''s fine. It was just a small misunderstanding. It''s not a big deal." J epted his apology, and


    then reminded Derek, "I''m married, Derek. We should keep an appropriate distance from each


    other. It wouldn''t be good for your reputation, either. You have a career to protect."


    No matter which way they looked at it, it would do neither of them any good. J had just solved


    the rumors about her and Draco. She knew how troublesome being embroiled in gossip could be.


    Thest thing she needed was another one with Derek. She didn''t even want to imagine how


    Brandon would react.


    However, Derek wasn''t particrly fazed. He had lived abroad and was more liberal about many


    things. He was no stranger to dating multiple girls at the same time.


    Besides, the scandal between J and Draco had caused quite a stir. Even after it had been


    straightened out, Derek still didn''t buy that the rumors came from nothing.


    "So you''ll have an affair with Draco but not me?" Derek looked sideways, bending down and staring


    at J. She grew more beautiful the longer he looked at her.


    Before she could speak, he came close and whispered, his breath fanning her ear, "I like you a lot,


    J." Derek''s eyes were dark with desire as he continued, "Don''t worry. Wilder knows how to


    handle secrets. No one will know about the two of us."