Yasmin entered the president's office in a state of confusion. The secretary said, "Please wait here for a moment, Ms. Starr. Mr. Burke will be with you in a short while."Yasmin said, "Okay."Ten minutes later, someone opened the office door. A tall figure walked in. Yasmin smelled a faint minty scent and turned around to see a tall, handsome man behind her. It was Ivan, the man who'd helped pick up her drafts earlier."It's you?" She was surprised.Ivan smiled. "What a small world."Yasmin immediately realized who he was. She asked politely, "Are you Mr. Burke?""Yep." Ivan walked over to the couch and sat down, looking like he wanted to have a proper talk with her. "Please have a seat, Ms. Starr."Yasmin returned to her senses. She sat down and handed him her drafts. Ivan took some time to go through them. Then, he praised, "You're very talented, Ms. Starr."He smiled. "I'm sure you're aware that our company is looking into setting up a line that focuses on affordable luxury
Yasmin asked, "Do you and Mr. Burke know each other?""Of course. We used to be classmates back in Merania." Giselle smiled at Ivan. "Long time no see, Ivan. How have you been doing?""Pretty well." Ivan's smile was faint. It was hard to discern his thoughts from his eyes, which were hidden behind his glasses. "You guys continue chatting. I need to answer a call."He walked to one side and answered his phone.Giselle said with a smile, "Your career's advancing pretty well. You can work with NAS Group now!"Yasmin smiled politely. "It's all thanks to Mr. Burke."She didn't actually want to spend any time alone with Giselle. The latter asked so many questions that it got on Yasmin's nerves."Thanks to him? I think he likes you, you know. I'll let you in on a secret—Ivan's single. If you like him, you'd better get him while he's still on the market. You have an advantage, after all. Plenty of women are interested in him."This baffled Yasmin. Why was Giselle suddenly playing match
Yasmin could feel her eyelids twitching. Giselle's words gave her a bitchy vibe. She looked elegant and classy on the surface, but her words were carefully picked to sow discord. She wasn't as simple as she seemed.Sure enough, Blake's expression darkened at Giselle's words. He looked at Yasmin coldly as if wanting to shoot her with his gaze. Yasmin didn't dare to meet his eyes."Why are you guys still standing around here? The show's about to start. Let's all take our seats." Ivan was back.Yasmin sighed in relief. She moved to stand behind Ivan, using him to block Blake's gaze."Blake, Yasmin came here with Mr. Burke." Giselle just had to mention it.Blake frowned. Why was Yasmin getting involved with NAS Group? With her abilities, there was no way she could meet NAS Group's standards. She didn't even have a proper résumé.Giselle seemed to be able to read his mind. She said in a small voice, "Yasmin's fresh out of college, so she's probably not qualified to work with NAS Group
As Blake and Yasmin chatted, a model walked past them on the catwalk. Suddenly, the bag she held flew in Yasmin's direction."Watch out!" Ivan cried as he pulled Yasmin out of the way. The bag missed her.Yasmin was taken aback as she stared at the model. The latter put on an apologetic look and walked past them. Despite that, Yasmin still recognized her. She was Roxy Ford, Blake's cousin and the apple of her father's eye.Before this, Yasmin had heard about Roxy running off to become a model for the sake of the man she liked. Was that man Ivan?It was much too coincidental. Yasmin's lips twitched as she asked Ivan, "Does Roxy like you?"Ivan was surprised. "How do you know her name?"Yasmin was lost for words. She'd actually guessed correctly! It was no wonder Roxy had flung her bag at her. She was jealous! Roxy had always been obnoxious because of her upbringing. She didn't have the best temper."I've seen her a few times," Yasmin said. At the same time, she couldn't help glan
Yasmin was the daughter of a wealthy man who'd fallen from grace. She had a gorgeous face but no way to protect herself. Someone like her was the ultimate prey for the old lechers of the upper echelons of society.Besides, Stuart had offended many people in the past. Countless men wanted to have their way with Yasmin as a way of getting revenge.Yasmin said coldly, "I don't need you to tell me what to do."The mere thought of him impregnating Giselle disgusted her. She didn't want to say another word to him, so she turned to leave. As soon as she turned a corner, someone splashed coffee all over her."How dare you try to seduce Ivan, you bitch! Who the fuck do you think you are?" It was Roxy. She had a bunch of models behind her. They all glared at Yasmin.Yasmin was about to say something when Roxy grabbed her by the hair. She screeched, "You're just a slutty bitch who tricked my cousin into marrying you, Yasmin. Now that Giselle's back and Blake doesn't want you anymore, are you
"Roxy …" Blake said menacingly.Roxy's heart raced with fear, but she refused to back down. Her eyes were red as she complained, "She hit me first, Blake.""So you're saying she was the first to attack a group of people?" Blake asked coldly.This took Yasmin aback. She didn't expect him to speak up for her. It was a surprise."N-No …" Roxy was pale. She lied, "It's because she stole my man!""And who would that be?""Ivan Burke." He wasn't around, anyway, so Roxy went wild with her lies. She'd had a crush on Ivan for the longest time and already thought of him as hers.Blake's gaze was mocking. He said bluntly, "Would he be interested in someone like you?""What's wrong with me?""You're obnoxious and arrogant. There's nothing good about you."Roxy was stunned into silence. She had nothing to say in retort.Yasmin smirked at this. At least Blake knew his cousin well enough—indeed, she was an idiot without any redeeming qualities. There was nothing about her that would make s
Yasmin was running low on cash right now. It was all she needed to settle the problem. Everyone was taken aback as they turned to stare at her. She smiled. "What? Don't tell me the daughter of an affluent family isn't even willing to compensate me for my medical bill."Roxy couldn't stand being provoked. She held her head high and said, "Who said anything about not wanting to pay you? Name your price.""50 thousand dollars." Yasmin was afraid she would go back on her word and quickly flashed her QR code.Roxy pulled out her phone and scanned it. "There, I've transferred it to you. Check your balance. Don't go around saying I haven't paid you.""It's in." Yasmin was in a much better mood when she saw the additional 50 thousand dollars in her account. Earning such a huge sum in exchange for two slaps was pretty worth it.The atmosphere turned odd. Blake watched as Yasmin took the money, his expression frosty as could be.She didn't linger, turning to leave after getting the money.
After scrutinizing Yasmin for a while, Blake said, "You got what you deserved."This set Yasmin alight. "I got attacked for nothing, and you think I deserved it?""You deserved it because you didn't even think about retaliating despite them ganging up on you."Yasmin was taken aback. "I did fight back. There were just too many of them. Besides, they're all socialites and daughters of affluent families. I'm a nobody. How could I go against them?""Just go all out. I'd like to see whether any of them would dare to come after you."This stunned Yasmin into silence. What did Blake mean by that? Would he protect her? She couldn't understand what he meant, so she looked at him.Blake's face was devoid of emotion. He tilted her head up and applied some ointment on her face. The cooling sensation of it soothed the sting from the slaps.Yasmin was finding him harder and harder to read. He kept saying that he despised her and the Starr family, but he actually treated her pretty well. In t