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Dana shook her head with a smile seeing Esmond’s eagerness. She drew a rose and gave it him “Cut this design from this stone.” She handed him the rhodochrosite crystal she picked up “The bigger the better. Also leave two drill holes on the petals at the back “Bigger means?” Esmond was good with his hands, but he needed exact dimensions. “Would you be able to get a 5-8 cm one from this?” Dana pursed her lips. “Sure” “Alright then, make it 8” “Er…” Esmond pulled his ears “When do you need it by?” “Would day after tomorrow be too soon?” Dana wrinkled her brows. “Nope.” Esmond shrugged and muttered as he walked away “Who needs to sleep anyway?” Dana giggled as she handed the stones she had selected. “Is that everything madam?” “Please… call me Dana.” Dana frowned “I wanted a deep pink-brown round stone, but it wasn’t here.” Marcen scratched the back of his head as he took inventory in his head. “I have one, but it is slightly large, about this big.” He made a circle with his ha
Dana worked without stopping. She started with the resin molds for the moon pendant; she filled the molds with all the individual components, a kissing couple mold about 2- 3 cms was filled with a light-yellow resin and deep yellow resin for small flower petal molds. She made the outline for the half-moon with yellow gold; She mixed the deep blue with a drop of black to make the moon. A little bit of gold leaf bits and white dried flower were sprinkled on the lower half of the half moon. After one hour a beautiful half-moon pendant was finished; a flame yellow flower blooming from the lower tip of the halfmoon, from the flower emerged a couple kissing, deep in love. The earring accompanying the set was a simple one, each earring had four small stars hanging one below the other connected by alternating fine white and yellow gold rings. The stars were made from clear resin with gold leaf to add magic. Dana stretched for a bit before starting on the earrings for the peacock set. The ear
Ben pressed Dana on the bed to sleep before sending a message to Tael saying Dana was not coming to work. He turned off Dana’s alarm before falling asleep with her in his arms. Ben woke up 3 hours later by a knock on the door. He left the room silently. Mrs Bentley was waiting outside. “Ben, Madam’s friend is here.” “I will come.” Ben went back to the room quietly and bought the package Dana had packed. Lara was waiting with Ed in the living area. “I regret giving you this painting.” Ed sighed as he saw Ben coming down the stairs. “Too late.” Ben smirked as he sat down. He pushed the sets towards Lara “She just went to sleep at 6 in the morning. They are all there.” Lara took the set happily. “Can I see?” Ed stretched his neck to see inside. “She has arranged it with the dress design. Why don’t you look at the pictures?” Ben passed his phone. “Oh my god!” Lara shrieked in excitement “I am going to be wearing all these.” “Can you bid this set for me?” Lara pointed at the pea
The next topic was announced “2 rounds of Casual in spring” As their numbers were called models walked in with floral designs and bold prints. The accessories were brighter and bolder as well. Lara came forward wearing a lavender jumpsuit. It was plain with a splatter of lavender flowers from the knee downwards. The clear pendant with its borders outlined by a pale lavender color with a dried flower and its buds in the center soon caught everyone’s attention. The whole look had a freshness, somehow gave the illusion of the smell of lavender. The bidding for this set of design and Jewelry didn’t disappoint either. It kept up with the previous trend. Amber came wearing the same model, the look suited her aura; The chain was long, reaching to the belt of the jumpsuit made of large square shaped hollow beads. It was a trendy look. Both sold at the bidding but didn’t reach anywhere near the price of Irene’s set. “Round 2” The models came wearing similar themes as round 1. Some won bid
“Is plagiarism rewarded with first place these days?” A discordant voice broke from the far end of the room. Although the source of the voice was not evident, the topic soon caught on like wildfire. The host had no option other than addressing the elephant in the room. He couldn’t offend the king of hell and continue to live unscathed. So, he tactfully opened his mouth “The scores were based on a lot of factors. If there is a dispute with the design, we will have to take it off the floor.” “Take the award back then.” Someone else shouted “Cheaters don’t deserve to be winners.” Lara spoke into the microphone attached to Irene’s coat “We don’t need to go off the floor. My designer is talented, and I have no concerns about the design I am representing. However, the persons who slandered my designer, I will press charges. Don’t think I can’t find you.” Lara pursed her lips into an arrogant smile “My fiancée is the chief of military intelligence, a minor surveillance at an event like th
Ben didn’t stay for the banquet. He shamelessly passed the torch to Bryan and ran away…. literally!! The others went on to the celebratory dinner; The senior members of the Adalase, Weldon and Evans clans sat together while the juniors occupied another table. They got the waiters to join two tables and place extra chairs to accommodate everyone. Jeff made sure he kept his wife engaged so that she didn’t get a chance to interact with Amber; Amber did try for a window but between Jeff and Bryan, she didn’t stand a chance. Lisa and Amber circled around their table under various pretenses and were confused to find Ben missing. Everyone was excitedly discussing the work of the anonymous designer. Some were bold enough to circle Irene to ask her about her designer. “I really don’t know. My model was in charge of getting the jewelry ready.” Irene helplessly passed the baton to Lara. She couldn’t hold on much longer. Who would try and pry the Major General’s corner? Theo came over to Brya
They gathered near the bonfire in pairs as the chef got their dinner ready. They chatted about random topics before the topic finally settling on yesterday’s competition. Lara and Sarah animatedly told Dana everything after they realized that Dana had no idea about yesterday’s turn of events. “That was nicely done.” Frank smiled. “Wife, do your designs have those nuances?” Ben asked curiously. “Yes. It is something Grandpa Michaël taught me.” Dana smiled “Grandpa Michaël used to be a famous designer back in the day in I2 country. But his best friend stole his designs and left him the infamy of plagiary; He had to leave everything behind and come here.” Dana sighed. “This was the first advice he gave me.” Dana shrugged “I didn’t think Gail pulling out was that straightforward.” She turned to pull Ben’s hand “Think about it… such a lousy excuse…. Ask her to bring me out with her and then break the commitment… doesn’t that smell fishy??” Ben nodded. “And to have someone make those d
Ben’s morning was packed with meetings. Shadow bought him his regular long black before the 11 am meeting along with the news from Jayden regarding Dana’s signature stamp timing. “Boss, should I pass the message to Madam?” “Um” Ben took a sip as he narrowed his eyes “What took them this long?” “Figuring out which transaction came from AE.” Shadow rolled his eyes. The transactions were often piggybacked to several different accounts and tracking the original account wasn’t as simple as the flick of a switch. “Wait. I will tell her later. What if she goes on a lone wolf crusade and gets in trouble?” Shadow shrugged; he didn’t mind either way. “What’s on next?” Ben asked as he signed the documents that he was reviewing. “Briefing with Tanzim representatives.” “Any issues?” Shadow shook his head. “Then you can run the show.” Ben stood up to leave. “Boss” Shadow called out with a frown. Ben arched an eyebrow. “Lou Lin seems to have cleared his diary for this catch up with you.”