Chapter 635


    Before, Ste thought she didn’t have any clues about this matter. Nor did she know why Freya came


    to her.


    But now, the word “Riverside” was enough to tense her nerve.


    Many matters about Riverside remained unsolved, and they hadn’t find out the chief culprit.


    At this sensitive point, Freya suddenly came to her. Moreover, she was once Modesty’s customer and


    she seemed to have some rtionship with Riverside.


    Ste pondered which person was manipting this behind the scene.


    Riverside and City N seemed to have countless ties, but because of Joanna’s death, they didn’t know


    where they should begin the investigation.


    When Joannamitted suicide, rence covered Ste’s eyes, but she still could imagine the scene.


    Joanna’s expression must be distorted and ferocious at that moment, and there must be a trace of


    hatred in her expression.


    After Joanna’s death, everything was progressing in the direction that she expected.


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    There seemed to be an intangible estrangement between Justin and rence. They couldn’t touch it,


    nor could they remove it. Maybe with the passage of time, the estrangement would gradually be


    suspicious about each other. In the end, only the umted hatred would be left.


    The baby was sick, there were many conspiracies in Riverside, and the James family had many


    domestic conflicts. Everything seemed to be unrted, but they were linked in the end.


    It seemed like…long-nned revenge.


    Sitting in the car and looking at the distance, Ste was lost in her thoughts.


    After a long while, she pulled herself back to reality, took out her phone and dialled a number.


    The call was answered in a minute and a female’s voice sounded, “Hello?”


    “Hello, Freya, this is Starry Sky Studio.”


    Freya said with a smile, “Oh, you’re Ms. Radomil. What’s the matter?”


    Ste replied, “I’m sorry that I can’t ept your order of customization.”


    “Why?”


    “For some personal reasons. The deposit will be refunded to your ount before 6 p.m. today.”


    After finishing the words, Ste directly ended the call.


    …


    When Ste came back to her studio, it was already noon.


    In the studio, ine looked like a real employee in abour suit. She was serving the customers


    carefully like a real cashier. Comparing to her stiff and unnatural behaviour yesterday, her performance


    today was much better.


    Ste curled her lips into a smile when she saw this scene.


    Right at this moment, Sherry came back to the studio from the next-door studio, “Ste, didn’t you


    come to the Steward Group?”


    Ste replied, “I went there to have a look and came back since I didn’t have anything to deal with in


    thepany.”


    “Will you stay in our studioter?”


    Ste nodded, “There’s little time left, and I will focus on the preparation for the fashion weekter.”


    “Who’s taking charge of the Steward Group now?”


    “Francis,” Noticing the confusion on Sherry’s face, Ste added, “He was the person in charge of the


    Young Designers'' Contest that I took part in several years ago. He’s the manager of a subsidiary of the


    Conrad Group.”


    Sherry finally figured it out, “Oh, it’s him.”


    Ste nodded her head, “Sherry, I will go into the office.”


    “Okay. I will call you out when it’s mealtime.”


    Ste suddenly recalled something after taking two steps. She turned around and said, “By the way,


    Sherry, please find the order of customization we epted yesterday and refund the deposit.”


    Sherry thought that the reason why Ste refused this order was that she thought it would hinder her


    preparation for the fashion week, so she didn’t think too much of it and replied, “Okay. I will deal with it


    right away.”


    After entering her office, Ste opened her drawing book and copied the designs she drew in Riverside


    onto the papers.


    She spent almost the whole afternoon on this.


    After a long while, there came some knocking sounds from the door.


    Ste looked up and turned her neck left and then right to ease her tiredness.


    At the next moment, the door of the office was pushed open. An employee stepped into the office,


    “Ste, the customer who ordered a pair of customized ringses to find you. She said she has


    something to talk to you.”


    Ste replied after two seconds of silence, “Take her to the lounge and I will be there soon.”


    “Okay.”


    When the door was closed, Ste stood up, put the drawings on the table into the locker and then


    walked out of the office.


    In the lounge…


    There was a cup of coffee in front of Freya, while Freya was looking around casually with her long legs


    crossed.


    After a short while, Ste showed up in her vision.


    Freya broke the silence, “You didn’t rify the reason why you refused my order in the call, so I have to


    come here personally.”


    Ste sat opposite her, “I’m sorry. Then I will repeat my words – I can’t ept your order for some


    private reasons.”


    Freya wrapped her arms in front of her chest and said with a smile, “Didn’t we reach an agreement


    yesterday? Why do you suddenly regret it? Is it because of Modesty? Are you afraid that the design


    you give to me is inferior to Modesty’s, while you’ve boasted yourself in front of me yesterday?”


    Ste looked into her eyes and chuckled, “Nope.”


    “Except for this, I can’t think of any other reasons.”


    “If you think this reason is eptable for you, I won’t refute it.”


    Freya clicked her tongue, “From our talk yesterday, you’re not a person who would give up in front of a


    problem. Why not tell me your scruples? Maybe we have had some misunderstandings before and it’s


    good to us if we dismiss the misunderstandings.”


    Ste slightly pressed her lips together, her gaze gradually turning indifferent, and she didn’t say


    anything else.


    Freya changed her posture and picked up the cup of coffee in front of her, “Ie to you for your


    reputation. It’s a bit unreasonable if you simply refused me like this without giving me a reason


    eptable for me. If this spreads out, what would others think of you? Moreover, you will have a


    fashion weekter. This won’t have any advantages to you.”


    “Then I wille straight to the point.” Ste said ndly, “I don’t know how much you’ve investigated


    me beforeing here, nor do I know what your intention is. Moreover, I don’t know how much you


    know about me. But I’m clear that I don’t want to involve in any matters rted to Riverside.”


    Freya raised her brows and chuckled, “You’ve investigated me?”


    Ste replied with a smile, “You also investigated me, didn’t you?”


    “That’s true. Now that we want to facilitate cooperation, we should have a detailed understanding of


    each other. My parents are indeed the people of Riverside. I also heard that you stayed in Riverside for


    a month not long ago. Although I don’t know what your rtionship with Riverside is, even though


    someone in Riverside has offended you, you cannot vent your anger on me.”


    Ste maintained her smile, “I’m sorry. Maybe you don’t know me well. I’m a vicious person who would


    seek revenge for the smallest grievance and also, I like to implicate the innocents.”


    Freya was lost for words.


    Ste stood up, “I guess the deposit you paid before have been refunded to your ount. Although our


    cooperation fails, it’s still a pleasant experience. I’m sorry that your journey here doesn’t achieve the


    wanted effect. It’s scorching outside and you can stay here for a more while.”


    Sitting on the sofa and looking at Ste’s back, the smile on Freya’s face gradually disappeared.


    She wasn’t trapped.