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Jordyn’s POV At first, I was stunned. I couldn’t believe Cassandra hadn’t accepted my gift! Couldn’t she see that I was only trying to help her? She was an assistant for crying out loud. She couldn’t afford to spend fifteen thousand dollars on a roll of fabric.I knew from the moment she saw the lace that she wanted it. I didn’t really know much about the lace, but I knew it was rare and I could see the look in her eyes. So when she started the bidding, I knew what I had to do. I would win the lace for her. I didn’t know what she wanted to do with it. I mean, she wasn’t exactly a designer herself or anything. Maybe she planned on getting someone to make her a dress? It didn’t matter. All that mattered was that she wanted the lace and I was in a position to give it to her.But when the staff placed it down at her feet, she refused to accept it!Anger boiled up inside me. Ellie was yipping away at my side, complaining about what I’d just done. Ellie assumed I was buying the lace for her
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Jordyn’s POV I saw Cassandra the moment I walked into the banquet. She was sitting with that damned boyfriend of hers again, and I watched as various people approached her table. They were networking with Stella, since she owned Hot House Flower, but I couldn’t help notice that Cassandra was basking in all the attention. She collected their business cards and tucked them away into her purse. Stella had mentioned that Cassandra had taken over some of the chief designer’s duties while she was away on personal leave. I was proud of Cassandra for stepping up and taking on more responsibility. I hoped it didn’t go to her head though. The Hot House Flower Chief Designer would be back soon enough and Cassandra would have to step back down to her assistant position.In the meantime, though, it looked like Cassandra was having the time of her life. I sat at a table, absently chewing on my filet mignon and crab legs. I was approached too by my fair share of business execs, and I was polite and
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Cassandra’s POVI didn’t know what to say. This had completely come out of left field.“You want to what?” I asked, staring at Jordyn in disbelief. I couldn’t wrap my mind around why he would possibly want to merge our companies. His company was huge, and way more successful than ours. It didn’t make any sense. Not to mention that the fact that he was in the PR and media space, and we were in fashion design. It had made sense to collaborate, since we both had something to offer for that particular project. But an actual merge?“Just think about it,” he said. “Our company could give you the media advantage you need. And all the PR. And in turn, we could rebrand and become a fashion powerhouse.”“I don’t understand,” I told him, my arms still crossed. “You want o rebrand your company and advertise Hot House Flower exclusively? But why?”Jordyn looked away for a moment. I caught another whiff of his body odor, and tried not to wince. Jesus, when was the last time he had a bath. He really
