Chapter 864 Attending A Fashion Party


    Noticing J''s gaze, Derek dismissed the women around him and walked up to J.


    He propped his elbows against the bar counter and asked with jest, "Do you feel out of ce? Well,


    you don''t look like you''re supposed to be here. You look... mystifying."


    J put her bag and shawl on the counter and retorted, "If you think that I don''t belong here


    because I''m wearing old-fashioned clothes, then just say so. Stop beating around the bush."


    Derek put down the ss and raised his both hands as if to surrender. "Miss, don''t get me wrong.


    What I want to say is that your beauty is timeless, unlike those girls who are just pretty because of


    their makeup."


    J fell silent. It was not every day she got to hear someonepliment her for what she looked


    like.


    The Lind family had imprinted on her mind that she was ugly, which made her self-conscious and


    insecure for a long time. But after meeting Brandon, she eventually regained her confidence.


    However, the way that the Lind family had body-shamed her still brought a pang in her heart.


    J smiled faintly. Derek''s sincerepliment felt good. But just as she was about to speak, a


    voice of a woman came from behind.


    "Derek, what are you doing here?"


    A group of women walked over to them. They were the female designers whom Derek had sent


    away.


    At this moment, he patted J on the shoulder and introduced her to everyone. "This is J.


    She''s from W Marks Studio that had created the grand finale at Iridescent Show."Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    In an instant, about a dozen pairs of eyes shifted to J. They looked at her from head to toe and


    realized something.


    "The video of their new collection on Iridescent Show went viral. I didn''t expect that W Marks would


    ask such a youngdy to represent them."


    Everyone stared at J with a look of admiration.


    "Wow. You were able to join W Marks at such a young age. You''re truly incredible."


    Everyone in the model circle knew Draco, so they were all in awe of J.


    While they were chatting happily with J, a woman walked over from behind them.


    "She''s still young, but she managed to take part in Iridescent Show on Draco''s behalf. She must


    have a very good rtionship with him," she said with a mysterious smile.


    Everyone turned around to look at the woman. She had shoulder-length red hair. What was more,


    her ck dress was fitted, emphasizing her hourss figure. She was gorgeous.


    "Miss Jimenez, you''re here too!" one of the models said. She then turned to everyone and


    introduced the neer to them. "This is Kathie Jimenez from Gem Studio. She''s also a


    designer."


    For some reason, J had a feeling that Kathie was not as nice as she looked. Not only that, but


    she also thought that Kathie looked familiar. J just could not remember where she had seen


    Kathie before.


    "I''m Mr. Wesley''s assistant designer. He had some emergencies to deal with and couldn''te


    here in person, so he asked me to attend the show on his behalf."


    Kathie lowered her head and leisurely took a sip of her red wine. "Really? That''s not what I heard.


    Most models and designers heree from abroad, so naturally they had no idea what really


    happened. ording to my friends from Barnes, you''re actually an expert at hooking up with your


    superiors. She was actually denied entry to the show, but then she hooked up with Derek at the


    entrance and managed to get in."


    J stared at Kathie in disbelief. All of a sudden, it dawned on her where she had seen Kathie''s


    name before.


    Gem Studio, thepany Kathie was working for, was the standby team for Iridescent Show.


    No wonder she was resentful.


    Something had happened to Draco just before the show, so Kathie must have assumed that her


    studio could finally take part in the show. However, just as the show was about to start, J


    arrived. As a result, Gem Studio, thepany where Kathie was working, could no longer


    participate in Iridescent Show.


    "I know you. You''re from Gem Studio, the standby team of W Marks. I didn''t expect that you could


    stille to this party even if you weren''t part of the show. I thought only those who had attended


    the show were invited."


    "How bold of you to say that. You''re ipetent, so you rely on seducing men to get promoted.


    How dare you talk to me like that?" Kathie scoffed. What J had just said touched Kathie''s sore


    spot.


    "I''m sorry. You guys continue your conversation. I''ll just..." Derek stood up to leave. But when he


    brushed past Kathie, he "identally" spilled his wine on her dress.


    "Oops. I''m so sorry. I didn''t mean to do that. It''s just that my wine seems to like your dress so much


    that it wants some physical contact," he apologetically said, but the smile on his face said otherwise.