Chapter 20
“You’re in a good mood today!” As soon as Latrina got to her cubicle, Monique came over and looked at her. Her face was rosy, like she’d just been pampered.
“Is that so? That obvious?” Latrina chuckled.
Her face looked rosy. Was it possible that she got slapped?
The other day I saw Eduardo waiting for you at the company entrance with flowers. Did he propose?” Monique’s gossip caught her off guard.
“Eduardo, he doesn’t deserve it.” She told Monique everything about Eduardo and Sonya, and Monique broke out in a cold sweat.
They were both bad guys. Those two could be called a good match.
“Then where do you live now? Give me an address so I can feel at ease,” Monique said as she sorted through some drawings.
Latrina couldn’t exactly say she lived with Gerhart.
“I’m just staying at a friend’s place for now. I’ll let you know when I have
Latrina didn’t tell Monique about her marriage.
a
place settled.”
“I heard we had to go two days early for Paris Fashion Week. Are you ready?” Monique asked.
Latrina got carried away and totally forgot about it.
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All the top designers would participate in Paris Fashion Week, and if she could connect with some seasoned designers, that would be a huge
asset.
“Ms. Glover.” At that moment, Laurence walked over to Latrina with some files. “Come on. Mr. Crowley wanted to talk to us about Fashion Week.”
“Right now?”
“Yeah.”
“Okay.”
She went up to the 30th floor again, feeling a bit nervous.
“Don’t be nervous. Mr. Crowley might look hard to get along with, but he was actually gentle and easy to talk to. As long as you big mistakes, he won’t do anything to you.”
Laurence saw Latrina looking all nervous and couldn’t help but comfort her.
Was he gentle? Compared to that night, she really couldn’t see any gentleness in him at all. He was clearly a beast.
Latrina smiled and nodded, but she didn’t say anything else.
They knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
don’t make any
Gerhart sat on the sofa, his rimless glasses perched on his high nose. Several files lay scattered on the coffee table, and his furrowed brows suggested he was deep in thought, grappling with some issue.
The pen just stayed in his hand, and he didn’t know where to start with the file in his hand.
“Mr. Crowley,” Laurence greeted.
“Have a seat.” He didn’t look up.
Laurence and Latrina sat across from him.
“Here are two documents. You guys take a look first.”
Kelvin handed the two documents to them.
Latrina looked at the file. There wasn’t really any problem. Her eyes just lingered on the word “Fuzzy.”
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“Ge… Mr. Crowley…” She almost called him by his name.
“Yeah.”
He suddenly looked up at Latrina. Their eyes met, but it was like they were two strangers.
“This ‘Fuzzy…” She looked a bit confused.
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“The clothes shown at Fashion Week are all designed by famous designers, except for this “Fuzzy“. She submitted her work anonymously, and someone else submitted it for her. I want to get her info and invite her to be our external designer next year.”
With that, Gerhart put another stack of files from the desk in front of them.
Laurence and Latrina were whispering to each other about something. It looked pretty normal, but Gerhart’s gaze didn’t seem right. His cold gaze was fixed on Latrina.
Latrina quickly pulled away when their eyes met.
His eyes were a sharp blade. Even before he moved, their chill froze her to the bone.
gave
half of it to Latrina.
Laurence didn’t really notice anything. It seemed like Gerhart was like this. He took the file Gerhart handed over and
Kelvin opened a famous designer’s website on his phone and put it on the table.“It’s this person, but we just can’t find her contact info on any major platform.”
Latrina picked up the phone and saw the familiar profile picture and drafts she had uploaded. She gave an awkward smile and quickly put it down.
“Our company’s designers are pretty good. If we look for designers at Fashion Week, will it…” Latrina said.
“We can’t get the famous ones, and we don’t want the unknown ones. This Fuzzy‘ does things her own way. When she is in a good mood, she’ll post some work, and the versions she puts out will get snapped up really fast. We can’t get them at all, so we have to find her directly and talk to her. That will give us a better chance,” Kelvin explained.
“The plane ticket is for the early morning, the day after tomorrow. You don’t need to come to the office tomorrow. Just get ready at home. France is really cold, so bring more clothes. The itinerary will be sent to you guys later. Have you finished the design drafts I asked you to prepare last time? Gerhart sat up straight, leaned back on the sofa tiredly, and looked at Laurence.
Laurence glanced at Latrina, and Gerhart’s gaze followed his and landed on her too. Latrina quickly snapped out of it.
“I–I’m ready,” she said, though she started to shiver as she spoke.
Actually, she hadn’t prepared anything. She’d spent all her time dealing with Eduardo and Sonya and completely forgot about this.
“Ms. Glover, am I terrifying?” Gerhart asked.
She pursed her lips and shook her head.
Kelvin stood by, clenched his fists, pursed his lips, and snickered.
“Mr. Crowley, don’t take it the wrong way. Ms. Glover just doesn’t usually do such serious work, so it’s normal for her to be a bit nervous,” Laurence said.
Gerhart didn’t say anything. He just waved his hand to tell them to leave.
Latrina hurried to pack up her things and followed Laurence out of the CEO’s office.
‘Come up for a while before lunch,” Gerhart messaged Latrina right after she left.
“Okay, Mr. Crowley,‘ she replied.
Latrina didn’t know how to address him, so at work she just kept it formal and addressed him as Mr. Crowley.
Gerhart’s
eyes darkened as he looked at his note on WhatsApp: Wifey.
Then he looked at her reply again. She called him Mr. Crowley.
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During the lunch break, while everyone else headed to the cafeteria for lunch, she quietly slipped into the elevator.
Kelvin had set up elevator face recognition for her so she could get in and out easily. She hadn’t expected that.
“I’m going downstairs for lunch. I’m not going in with you,” Kelvin chuckled, leaving Latrina blushing.
Latrina tugged at her shirt dress, looking a bit uneasy.
She knocked on the door.
Come in.”
Latrina slowly pushed the door open and smelled food.
“Mr. Crowley, are you looking for me?”
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She saw that Jacqueline, the female secretary she’d met at the hospital that day, was squatting by the couch, setting up disposable tableware. Gerhart, who had been sitting on the desk, stood up and walked toward her. Latrina instinctively took two steps back.
Gerhart just naturally took her hand and led her to sit down on the couch. After getting everything ready, Jacqueline got up and left the CEO’s office, closing the door behind her.
“Don’t be so nervous. You don’t have to call me Mr. Crowley when no one is around,” Gerhart said.
“How can I not be nervous, eating like this all sneaky?” Latrina thought.
Okay,” she replied.
Latrina kept reminding herself, “I’m already married. No need to be scared. Just be natural.”
But the more she tried, the more nervous she got.
Nervous as she was, she didn’t react until Gerhart placed the
“Thank you,” she said, flustered.
soup before her.
“Did I put pressure on you?” Gerhart took a sip of soup and tilted his head to look at her.
“Not really,” she replied.
“This isn’t like you,” he said.
Gerhart pressed his lips together and kept eating.
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He still remembered how fierce she was when they talked a few days ago. As soon as work was over, she called him by name, looking like she was ready to fight.
But now, after getting the marriage certificate, she turned into a timid little bunny. She even started to stammer.
