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Ben pressed Dana on the bed to sleep before sending a message to Tael saying Dana was not coming to work. He turned off Danaâs 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. âBen, Madamâs friend is here.â âI will come.â Ben went back to the room quietly and bought the package Dana had packed. Lara was waiting with Ed in the living area. âI regret giving you this painting.â Ed sighed as he saw Ben coming down the stairs. âToo late.â Ben smirked as he sat down. He pushed the sets towards Lara âShe just went to sleep at 6 in the morning. They are all there.â Lara took the set happily. âCan I see?â Ed stretched his neck to see inside. âShe has arranged it with the dress design. Why donât you look at the pictures?â Ben passed his phone. âOh my god!â Lara shrieked in excitement âI am going to be wearing all these.â âCan you bid this set for me?â Lara pointed at the pea
The next topic was announced â2 rounds of Casual in springâ 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 everyoneâs 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 didnât 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 didnât reach anywhere near the price of Ireneâs set. âRound 2â The models came wearing similar themes as round 1. Some won bid
âIs plagiarism rewarded with first place these days?â 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 couldnât offend the king of hell and continue to live unscathed. So, he tactfully opened his mouth âThe 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.â âTake the award back then.â Someone else shouted âCheaters donât deserve to be winners.â Lara spoke into the microphone attached to Ireneâs coat âWe donât 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. Donât think I canât find you.â Lara pursed her lips into an arrogant smile âMy fiancĂŠe is the chief of military intelligence, a minor surveillance at an event like th
Ben didnât stay for the banquet. He shamelessly passed the torch to Bryan and ran awayâŚ. 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 didnât get a chance to interact with Amber; Amber did try for a window but between Jeff and Bryan, she didnât 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. âI really donât know. My model was in charge of getting the jewelry ready.â Irene helplessly passed the baton to Lara. She couldnât hold on much longer. Who would try and pry the Major Generalâs 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 yesterdayâs competition. Lara and Sarah animatedly told Dana everything after they realized that Dana had no idea about yesterdayâs turn of events. âThat was nicely done.â Frank smiled. âWife, do your designs have those nuances?â Ben asked curiously. âYes. It is something Grandpa MichaĂŤl taught me.â Dana smiled âGrandpa MichaĂŤl 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.â Dana sighed. âThis was the first advice he gave me.â Dana shrugged âI didnât think Gail pulling out was that straightforward.â She turned to pull Benâs hand âThink about it⌠such a lousy excuseâŚ. Ask her to bring me out with her and then break the commitment⌠doesnât that smell fishy??â Ben nodded. âAnd to have someone make those d
Benâs morning was packed with meetings. Shadow bought him his regular long black before the 11 am meeting along with the news from Jayden regarding Danaâs signature stamp timing. âBoss, should I pass the message to Madam?â âUmâ Ben took a sip as he narrowed his eyes âWhat took them this long?â âFiguring out which transaction came from AE.â Shadow rolled his eyes. The transactions were often piggybacked to several different accounts and tracking the original account wasnât as simple as the flick of a switch. âWait. I will tell her later. What if she goes on a lone wolf crusade and gets in trouble?â Shadow shrugged; he didnât mind either way. âWhatâs on next?â Ben asked as he signed the documents that he was reviewing. âBriefing with Tanzim representatives.â âAny issues?â Shadow shook his head. âThen you can run the show.â Ben stood up to leave. âBossâ Shadow called out with a frown. Ben arched an eyebrow. âLou Lin seems to have cleared his diary for this catch up with you.â
Lara came to the Glitz club as pre-arranged with Gail. Gail was already waiting in a shady corner of the club. She watched Lara walk in on her own and taking a seat at the table where the booking was made. She waited for another 10 mins before walking out and towards Lara. âMs Burtonâ She extended her hand politely in greeting with a fake smile plastered on her face. âWhat do you want?â Lara didnât have time to be pretentious. âCanât we have a friendly conversation?â Gail smiled charmingly. âNot with you.â Lara smirked with an unfriendly expression. âLara, how muchâŚâ Gail sat down âPlease call me Ms. Burton, we are not familiar to be on a first name basis.â Lara interrupted impolitely. She was not going to keep a friendly façade with someone like her. Perhaps sheâd been friends with Dana for far too long. âMs Burton, how much is Ed paying you for this role?â Gailâs lips curled up âI can see that you are enchanted with his performance but let me enlighten youâ She paused deliber
Ruth paced uncomfortably in her living room. She couldnât believe Theoâs audacity to ask for divorce. They had lived together for almost a decade and yetâŚ. It was all going to be over just like that. She wondered if she could use her son as the bargaining chip. She knew that Theo was very fond of their sonâŚ. But at the same time, she didnât want to use her son. She sat back with a tired sigh after walking off most of the resentment. âDingâ Her phone lighted up with a message. She read the message and was surprised. She knew Theo better than anyone. He was stubborn as a mule. He would never take a step back once he put his foot down. However, she replied with a simple âokayâ. Gail was at her wits end having stayed in the god forsaken place for two nights in a row. At least her previous experience was not this shabby, she had used her connections and had quite a few people believing that she was still Mrs Evans. But this time, the complainant was Major General himself. All her previou