Chapter 451


    Chapter 451 The Rise Of Leah’s Business


    The gloomy clouds rolled in, and soon enough, it began to drizzle, causing the temperature to plummet.


    As Leah felt the cold raindrops hit her, she snuggled closer to Han, trying to feel his warmth. “Stop


    moving,” Han growled. Once Leah noticed the reaction she had identally elicited, she immediately


    wentpletely still. Once they got into the car, Leah hurriedly freed herself from his embrace and


    muttered nervously, “You don’t have to pick me up everyday.”


    Simple blissful moments such as this made Leah feel like she was dreaming. Yet, she shuddered at the


    agony and disappointment that she would suffer if all of these were to end one day.


    “Ms. White, do you mind asking Ms. Coleman to stop avoiding me?” Ben suddenly asked which popped


    Leah’s thought bubble. Flustered, Hannah stammered, “Uh… Well, are you pursuing her out of interest,


    or do you have genuine feelings for her?”


    “I don’t really know either. Since that night, all I can think of is her. Every single moment, I am


    consumed by the thought of her,” Ben said with a mncholy expression. “After my confession to her,


    she had been avoiding me. Feels like we can''t even be friends anymore…”


    Leah sympathized with Ben’s earnest confession. She once loved a man very much like Ben did, but


    was deeply hurt by his apathy and ignorance. Even if the man had expressed his regrets, things could


    not go back to the way they were.


    “Alright, I’ll help you out with Serena.” Leah smiled after taking a brief walk down memoryne. Han,


    transfixed by Leah''s smile, whispered to Ben, "The road ahead is still long," as if he were speaking to


    himself as much as to Ben. Ben nced back at Han, sensing that they were on the same boat. Ben


    also felt a littleforted upon remembering that even his intimidating and handsome boss, Han, had


    been turned down by Leah.


    “I’ll always support you, Mr. Howard!”


    When Han noticed Ben’s sympathetic gaze, he hardened his expression and whispered back, “Mind


    your own business.”


    The next day, the International Design Contest''s officials announced the participatingpanies and


    people and provided a brief overview of thepetition''s regtions.


    “Am I reading it wrong? Why is Dream Designs here? Wasn’t thepanyunched recently this


    year?”


    “It’s not only that! The studio’s director is none other than Sarah White, Shawn Ford’s wife. Her spouse,


    an international fugitive, is happily living in his home country. What a disgrace!”


    “Yeah, I remember that! He absolutely loved his wife, but she seemed unconcerned by his downfall and


    even found time tounch a business andpete!”


    Amongst the many participatingpanies, the humble Dream Designs instantly became the talk of


    the town, which came as a surprise to Leah while browsing through the online discussion. It was clear


    to Leah that the media’s interest was still on her after seeing that her small startup was instantly


    recognized by the public.


    Leah then called upon her assistant. “Let the PR team handle the negativements.”


    The Public Rtions (PR) department was just established yesterday and within the next day, they


    received their first task. Before Leah’s assistant left, Leah added, “Give me a list of thepanies that


    have looked into us!”


    Leah was already well on her way to establishing herpany’s reputation. She would no longer sit


    around hoping that Han or Donald woulde to her rescue. It was her turn to take the initiative this


    time. The report was delivered to her promptly by her assistant. “Ms. White, ording to the report,


    most of thepanies that have investigated ourpany are design agencies orpetitors within


    the same industry.”


    “Did Frey Corporation not look into us?” Leah was somewhat confused after realizing that Frey


    Corporation was not listed in the report. As she had been with Han for a long time, Leah had somewhat


    developed an instinct. That was why she had guessed that Frey Corporation would already start


    scheming behind her back, but the report suggested otherwise.


    No, it’s impossible. Frey Corporation was the leading agency in the city’s design business and with the


    rise of Leah’s Dream Designs Studio, Frey Corporation should be the first to be impacted. Leah would


    not believe that they would sit still and watch.


    Despite her assistant''s numerous double-checks, the report still came back unchanged. “Ms. White,


    although it is true that Frey Corporation didn’t look into our business, it is possible that they had


    removed any evidence of them doing so. Besides that, there was an invitation sent today. It’s from the


    CEO of Frey Corporation, Bernard Carter. He wants to meet with you for coffeeter at 3 o''clock


    because he wants to discuss working together with you. Are you nning on going?”


    “Nope,” Leah immediately refused. She had to be wary because she understood that even a minor slip-


    up in such a cutthroat field could bring disastrous results.Worst of all, the Dream Designs Studio that


    she had worked so hard to build might fail because of that.


    In the meantime, Bernard’s assistant reached out to Bernard immediately upon receiving Leah’s refusal


    of his invitation.


    “Didn’t you say she’s just some brainless woman? Why didn’t she ept my invitation? Did she find


    out something?” Bernard roared angrily.


    “It’s impossible. Everything has been executed to perfection. All traces had been removed, so she''d


    never find anything out of the ordinary!” Bernard’s assistant shook his head confidently. “Since Shawn’s


    downfall, she’s now relying on Mr. Howard. She''s a spoiled woman; what can you expect from her?”


    Upon hearing that, Bernard agreed along. “I suppose she’s busy then, seeing that the international


    contest is approaching.” Bernard sighed. “Fine. I was hoping to at least see her, but I suppose we can''t


    deal with her till thepetition is over…”


    On the other hand, Leah''s PR team was savvy andpetent enough to cope with the online


    controversies in a short amount of time despite being recently hired. To divert the public’s attention,


    they even spread rumors that were beneficial to Leah. As a result, Leah single-handedly saved her and


    her studio’s reputation.


    “Mr. and Mrs. Ford - A Fake Couple”


    “Mr. Ford Taking Advantage Of Sarah White. They Were Never Married!”


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    With these two hot topics released to the public, it quickly became a viral search on the Inte. Leah''s


    public rtions team issued stories with a timetable and specifics of the events as they happened. The


    articles presented the fact that Shawn used Sarah as a means to gain more attention by acting like a


    couple, which attracted a great number of discussions on the Inte.


    “I was supporting them as a couple, but apparently they’re not anymore! I can’t believe Mr. Ford was


    such a maniptor!”


    “That’s what I was saying! If they were in some sort of rtionship, the cops would’ve arrested Sarah


    along with Mr. Ford! Since she’s doing fine now, that means she’s innocent!”