Chapter 49


    It turned out that the rich guy had been married a long time ago. Daphne didn''t know the rich guy was


    married at first. It was until his wife came out and ndered Daphne that she discovered that he had


    long been married. Thinking Daphne was the one who seduced her husband, the rich guy''s wife


    condemned her on the Inte by posting many intimate pictures of the two of them going out for


    dinner, hugging, and kissing.


    The woman kept getting on Daphne''s tail. She adamantly wanted to force her out of the entertainment


    industry. Hence, besides posting intimate pictures of Daphne and the rich guy, she even hired paid


    posters and ounts to nder and make malicious remarks toward Daphne.


    And because of this incident, Daphne kept a low profile for a long time.


    Finally, Daphne replied, ''Sadness is inevitable, but I believe she''s more reluctant to be kept in the dark


    than feeling sad.''


    Drifting back from her thoughts, Leanna read Daphne''s reply and texted back. ''Got it. I''ll find a suitable


    time to tell her.''


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    Putting down her phone, Leanna went into the bathroom. She sshed her face with some cold water


    and patted her cheeks, trying to wake herself up a little.


    No, I can''t be decadent like this anymore. I need toplete the design drawing in three days!


    Keeping that in mind, Leanna then got down to her design task. She thought it would take her to the


    veryst second toplete the design drawing, but in reality, it only took her two and a half days to


    complete the sketch for the design. Then, she immediately sent it to Justin, thinking she should leave


    another half a day for her to make some amendments.


    Unexpectedly, Justin promptly responded to her after she sent the sketch. ''This is fine. Well done! I''ll


    have someone take it for processing.''


    Leanna replied to him, ''Sure. I''ll send you the drawing of thepleted design.''


    After she sent the picture over, Justin sent another message two minutester. ''Will you agree toe


    if I wish to invite you to my mother''s birthday party?''


    As Leanna looked at that line of text, she was stunned.


    Before she could even react and reply, Justin sent another message again. ''What I have in mind is that


    my mother would be happier if the designer of this piece of jewelry cane and exin the meaning


    of the jewelry to her in person. But I also won''t force you as I understand your concerns.''


    Upon seeing that, Leanna replied, ''I won''t be going to the birthday party. Do with Mrs. Pearson happy


    birthday.''


    The next day, Leanna headed to the Lux Magazine to find Harvey to report to work.


    As soon as she arrived at the magazine, she was pulled aside by Zoe. "Nana, can you spare me some


    time tonight?"


    "Yeah. What''s wrong?"


    "Well, it''s Anthony. It''s been a while since he returned to Highside, so he wants to throw a party and


    invite some friends to a get-together. He had always wanted to organize one, but he couldn''t because


    he was busy with work. Since it''s rare for him to have some free time, he wants to throw one now that


    he''s free. So I was thinking that we can go together if you''re free tonight." As Zoe spoke, she muttered


    again, "I don''t know most of the friends he invited this time. I''ll feel better if you go."


    Looking at Zoe''s upset state, Leanna found it hard to reject her. Since she also wanted to take tonight''s


    opportunity to talk things out with her, she eventually decided to attend the party.


    Therefore, Leanna nodded lightly after a while. "Sure! I''ll go with you."


    At once, the smile on Zoe''s face returned. Giving Leanna a big hug, she said, "That''s great! Okay, hurry


    up and go to Mr. Mancini. I have a photo shooting task today, so I''ll get going first."


    When Leanna arrived at Harvey''s office, she saw a woman sitting in the office with Harvey.


    Upon seeing Leanna enter, Harvey said to her, "McK, you came just in time. Here, let me introduce you


    to Lux Magazine''s newly signed designer, Queenie Wojzicki."


    Without waiting for Harvey to continue with the introduction, Queenie stood up. Smiling, she reached


    out her hand to Leanna. "Pleased to meet you, McK. I''ve heard so much about you."


    Leanna knew who this woman in front of her was, considering Queenie was the runner-up in The


    Emerging Designer Competition three years ago and also the person whoter took her ce to study


    in Aeras.


    Politely reaching out her hand, Leanna said, "Pleased to meet you too."


    After they greeted each other, Harvey said, "McK, you''ll continue to be in charge of the ''First Love''


    jewelry series, as well as the privately customized jewelry. Queenie, you will be in charge of the new


    series—"


    "Mr. Mancini." Halfway through speaking, Queenie interrupted Harvey. "I have a proposal."


    Feeling surprised, Harvey paused for a moment before he continued, "Tell me."


    "I, too, wish to get involved with business regarding privately customized jewelry."As Queenie spoke,


    she smiled at Leanna. "Don''t get me wrong, McK. I''m not intending to rob you of your business. It''s just


    that the personal jewelry customization requests that I had epted while I was abroad were all private


    high-end orders. I should know the styles that rich women anddies like better."


    "Uh—"


    Then, Queenie added again, "By then, we can each produce a design drawing, and whose design that


    gets selected will take the order."


    Being a good sport, Leanna simply put on a faint smile on her face. "Sure."


    Seeing that Leanna had already agreed, Harvey didn''t say anything more. "In that case, we''ll do things


    that way. I''ll contact you two if there''s anything rted to work."


    Little did Queenie know, Harvey didn''t tell her that all the clients who signed up for the privately


    customized jewelry orders with Lux Magazine now were because of Leanna.


    After leaving the office, Queenie called out Leanna''s name and stopped her when she was about to


    leave. "We''ll be colleagues as well aspetitors in the future. I won''t be merciful toward you."


    Halting her tracks, Leanna turned around and looked at the other woman. "I won''t either."


    "In that case, we''llpete based on our own abilities then."


    After leaving Lux Magazine, Leanna went to the studio where Zoe was shooting and waited for her.


    During the photo shooting interval, Zoe came over to gossip with Leanna. "Hey, I just heard that Lux


    Magazine seems to have signed a new designer. It''s said that she came back from Aeras and had


    participated in several fashion shows. She''s quite well-known in the industry, but she''s very arrogant.


    It''s best not to provoke someone like her and avoid confrontation with her when you see her in the


    future, because someone like her will only annoy the sh*t out of you."


    To Zoe''s surprise, Leanna replied to her by saying, "We already met."


    "Huh?! When?"


    "We met in Mr. Mancini''s office."


    Upon hearing that, Zoe had aplicated expression on her face. Just as she was about to ask what


    happened in Harvey''s office, the staff in the studio asked her to go over and continue with the


    photoshoot, as the celebrity had finished changing their outfit and came out.


    And thus, Zoe whispered to Leanna, "The photoshoot will end in a while. Wait for me."


    Leanna nodded in response. "Sure, go and do your work first."


    Not long after, Leanna received a message on her phone.


    It was a message from Jonathan. ''Miss McKinney, President Pearson asked if you have finished with


    work?''


    Reading the message, Leanna became speechless as she grumbled to herself, Did this b*stard install


    surveince on me?! He can''t seem to enjoy seeing me resting. All he knows is hounding me every


    day!


    Burning with rage from her thoughts, Leanna typed out all the words hard and replied. ''No! Tell him I''m


    busy and not free for his bullsh*t at the moment!''


    Shortly after, Jonathan texted back, ''President Pearson asked how busy you are.''


    Gritting her teeth, Leanna replied, ''I''m so busy that I didn''t eat for two days. In fact, I''m so busy that I


    didn''t even wash my hair for a week!''


    A whileter, she received another reply from Jonathan. ''President Pearson said you work rather hard,


    so… good luck!''


    When Leanna saw the reply sent by Jonathan, she put down her phone hard. Then, she took a deep


    breath to calm herself down.


    Will I be in a 10 million debt if it wasn''t him who framed me?! Yet he still dares to wish me luck?! To hell


    with his good luck!


    …


    After Zoe finished her work in the studio, both she and Leanna headed their way toward the venue of


    Anthony''s get-together party. That night, Anthony had reserved a private room inside a high-end


    restaurant, where only the rich woulde and enjoy their meal.


    By the time Zoe and Leanna arrived at the restaurant, most of the people were already present.


    Meanwhile, Anthony was wandering inside the private room. When he saw their figures, he


    immediately came over to greet them. "Zoe, youdies are finally here."


    As he spoke, he looked at Leanna. Then, he apologized to her by saying, "I''m sorry about the incident


    that took cest time. I''ve always wanted to treat you to a dinner, but I was too preupied with


    work—"


    Halfway through the conversation, a woman came over and said to Leanna, "So this is your girlfriend,


    Anthony? She looks so pretty."


    Anthony''s expression became a little embarrassed. "No. This is my girlfriend," said Anthony while


    pointing at Zoe, who was next to him.


    "Well, I''ve always heard you say that your girlfriend is very pretty, so I thought this one''s your girlfriend."


    As the woman spoke, she stuck her tongue out, acting cute. Then, she said to Leanna again, "I''m so


    sorry."


    In the meantime, the expression on Leanna''s face remained unchanged. Upon hearing the woman''s


    apology, she said calmly, "It''s okay, Miss Boulogne."


    With that, Jete smiled and said, "Let''s not be strangers. I''m Anthony''s colleague, so you can just


    call me by my name—"