Chapter 192: Paying Lip Service


    “I don’t care how much you worth in the market, but you must work for me with a lower sry as we


    have a good rtionship.”


    Hayden shamelessly tugged on yna’s arm and did not let go, “I will treat you roasted duck necks for


    a year if you help me.”


    “Even if you treat me for ten years, it won’t be enough for me to make a dress.”


    yna rolled her eyes, “Hayden, are you trying to extort me.”


    “I’m too broke for now. Moreover, I have visited Green Lemon Clothing. It is just a small broken factory,


    having nothing. The financial affairs of thepany are in a mess, and there aren’t enough workers. If


    you don’t want to help me, no designer wille to work for me even I offer a high sry.”


    “Oh dear, don’t say you are broke.”


    yna showed a disgusted look, “Show me your bank bnce if you can. I’m afraid mine is much


    lesser than yours.”


    “Do you want to help me?” Hayden loosened her hand, “If you don’t want, I will find someone else.”


    “Yes.” yna pouted her lips. “Did I say no? I will even help you for free. After all, I am bored with high-


    end design now and want to study normal design like yours.”


    Hayden thenughed out and put up two fingers.


    “When mypany is listed, I will give you twenty percent of the performance shares.”


    “Don’t just pay lip service.”


    Hayden was speechless.


    yna didn’t think too much when Hayden made the request. She had her fashion studio and would


    also sign contracts with other clothing enterprises for a temporary period. She had a lot of free time and


    would be obliged to help her best friend to start a business, as she was able to do so.


    Early in the next morning, yna followed Hayden to the office of Green Lemon Clothing.


    The location was strategic, surrounded by the business district. Moreover, it was a small and three-


    story building, hidden among the tall buildings. One had to pass through two alleys to reach there.


    The man who showed them around was a handsome young man in his early thirties.


    “This is the former head of Green Lemon Clothing. His name is Anders Barlow. This is my friend, and


    also our future chief designer. Her name is yna Cole.”


    “Hello, Ms. Cole.”


    “Just call me yna.”


    After they greeted each other, Hayden sent Anders away and showed yna around the building.


    “What do you think?”


    “Do you want to hear the truth?”


    “Of course.”


    “It sucks.” She bluntly criticized the building, showing her discriminating eyes as a designer. “I guess


    this building hasn’t been renovated since your mother stopped running things here in thest century.


    Now is the era of reformation. When I first came in, I felt like it’s a ce producingbor uniforms. Just


    renovate this building as it is too old. Transform it into a building with an industrial style.


    “I will follow what you said.”


    “Moreover, change every worker you can change,”


    yna frowned, “I saw the workers cutting their nails and ying games. They were toozy. Why not


    rece them with a new group of workers instead of spending time to correct them. The new workers


    will do a good job as they don’t know the previous culture here.”


    “Okay.”


    Lowering her head, Hayden took a pen to record the points that yna said in a small notebook.


    Looking at the way she was scribbling, yna felt puzzled suddenly.


    “It’s not right. Didn’t you ask me to be the designer only? Why do I mind your business so much?”


    Hayden smiled and held yna''s arm.


    “Able men are always busy. You are an excellent designer.”


    yna felt that she had been trolled.


    On Friday, Brook’s final medical report came out, and the doctor informed the inpatient department that


    Brook could be discharged from the hospital to recuperate at home.


    Sofia and yna rushed to the hospital with arge group of her family to pick him up and discharge


    him from the hospital.


    “Brook, my sister is really worried about you these days. She even had no appetite to eat.”


    “Sofia’s eyes are all swollen with tears.”


    “Sofia hasn’t gone out for a long time and she has been staying in the hospital. Luckily, you are much


    better now.”


    Hayden was speechless.


    The rtives were very excited and harmonious inside the ward. Frowned, Hayden stood at the door


    like an outsider. She hesitated for a moment and turned around to leave there.


    “Why don’t you go in but leave?” Hayden was stunned when she heard the deep and steady voice.


    When she raised her head, she saw a greenish-grey figure.


    Surprisingly, it was Scarlett.


    “Why are you here?”


    “Come to pick up a prescription.” Scarlett looked calm, looking at the crowded ward. “Since you’re here,


    why don’t you go in? Is it because there are many mistress’ family members inside and you don’t dare


    to go in?


    Hayden was still in a daze when her wrist was clutched.


    She could feel the warmth in Scarlett’s palm. Scarlett pushed open the door of the ward with Hayden at


    her back. They passed through the crowd blocking their way and walked towards Brook’s hospital bed.


    “Brook, how can you let your daughter stand outside the door, while the ward is jammed with such a


    group of poor rtives who came out of nowhere?


    The rtives in the ward looked unhappy hearing her words, and the atmosphere suddenly became


    unsettling.


    Chelsea was not happy, “Hayden, what’s wrong with you? Don’t simply bring a stranger here, you may


    scare daddy and…”


    “Don’t interrupt when someone is talking.” Scarlett nced at Chelsea with disdain.


    “How dare you talk to me like that, bitch…”


    Before Chelsea finished her words, she was pped hard on her face the second time this month. Her


    face was full of disbelief, and she didn’t regain her consciousness for a long time.


    “Scarlett, how dare you p my daughter?”


    Sofia immediately stood in front of Chelsea, as she worried that Scarlett would p her again.


    Scarlett sneered, “You still remember my name is Scarlett, then you should also remember twenty-five


    years ago, how I made you kneel in front of Florence’s grave for one night, and pped you more than


    two hundred times.”


    Hearing her words, almost everyone in the ward gasped.


    Was her face smashed after being pped more than two hundred times?


    Hayden also heard this story for the first time. She looked at Sofia in disbelief. Sofia’s face was pale


    and she looked extremely embarrassed. Gritting her teeth and looking at the side, she did not say a


    single word.


    Sitting on the bed, Brook had changed his hospital gown into a casual polo shirt and a pair of beige


    pants. When he saw Scarlett, his face which was originally pale became paler.


    “Scarlett, it’s been so long, why you have to…”


    “Don’t call me Scarlett. Just call me Ms. Zack or Mrs. Bat.” Scarlett showed a cold face. “The


    purpose Ie here today is to ask you do you have anything to tell Hayden before leaving the


    hospital with Sofia and Chelsea?”


    Brook frowned, “I have already thanked her.”


    “Thanked her?” Scarlett snorted.


    “She had spent day and night stay with you for a month and now you only thank her? You really know


    how to do business and that is a good deal. How can you leave her and don’t want to recognize her as


    your daughter after you recovered?”


    Hearing her words, Chelsea was angry and she hid her face in her hands, “What’s wrong with you? Do


    you want to force my father to give you money? Finally, you revealed your true intention. Don’t act like


    you are very noble.”


    “Keep your mouth shut!” Scarlett nced at Chelsea. Sofia was trembling and she quickly pulled her


    daughter aside and didn’t let her say anything anymore.


    After a long time, Brook faintly exhaled a breath.


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    “This is my family’s affairs. Mind your own business first.”