Ever since that day, Blake seemed to have truly let Yasmin go. He'd stopped harassing her with calls and no longer cared if she contacted Ivan.It seemed like he'd completely lost interest in her. After a short moment of eye contact, the two of them then calmly looked away. "Yasmin."Ivan came out to greet them at the door. He was dressed in a dark suit and was wearing a pair of glasses that emphasized his handsome face.Yasmin smiled when she saw him. "Hi, Ivo."Ivan walked over, and instantly, a wave of journalists swarmed around them for interviews. "Mr. Burke, is she your girlfriend?""Is she one of the participating designers?"NAS Group was a luxury brand company that was often featured in magazines, so the journalists were familiar with Ivan's face.Yasmin, who was standing next to Ivan, found herself being swarmed and shoved around by the journalists until she stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. "Watch out!" With his quick reflexes, Ivan caught her in time.
Yasmin sighed and walked over to the couch. "Just tell me what you want." Her brows furrowed in impatience. Blake gazed at her through a crystal lamp and asked, "Was what the journalists said true?""What do you mean?""Are you really his girlfriend?" Blake stared at Yasmin, clearly displeased.Yasmin studied him as an array of emotions whirred within her. Seconds later, she closed her eyes and said, "Yeah." She figured that it would be better to admit this to save herself from any harassment. And as she'd expected, Blake didn't say anything about it.Then, Yasmin smiled. "Are you satisfied with my answer? If you are, I'll be leaving now. There's a competition later, so I'm quite busy."Blake studied Yasmin for a moment before smiling. "I told you to stay away from him, but you didn't take my warning seriously, did you?"At that moment, Blake's gaze turned sharp.Yasmin rarely saw him show such a cold expression. Her palms began to sweat, but she knew that she couldn't b
Yasmin was walking back to the fitting room when she saw Elise standing by the door. She was wearing an elegant flowy dress that showed her gracefulness."Yasmin," she said softly. "What are you doing here?" Yasmin frowned, annoyed at Elise and Blake for taking turns to bother her.Elise softly said, "I came to apologize. I didn't mean to ruin your relationship with Blakey. It's all my fault—"But Yasmin couldn't be bothered to listen. So, with a sneer, she retorted, "You don't have to tell me all that. I'm not interested.""I know that there's a deep misunderstanding between us and that you won't forgive me no matter what I say." Elise began to cry, and suddenly, people were starting to gather around them. Yasmin suppressed her annoyance and said, "The competition is about to start, so I don't want to talk about this right now. Please step aside.""I'm sorry." Elise sobbed and moved away. Yasmin then walked into the fitting room and slammed the door shut.However, when she
"Don't bother, Eunice. If she was daring enough to do it, then she must be certain that she didn't leave any evidence. So, don't waste your energy anymore. Come back and help me," Yasmin said.Then, she spread out the damaged clothes on the table and pondered for a moment. "The competition doesn't start for another hour, so let's try to salvage what we can.""How will we do that? They've been torn to shreds!" Eunice fumed."I took a look at the clothes. They just have some holes in them. Let's get some fabric and sew them back together," Yasmin replied. Yasmin got to work right away. She sat down in front of a sewing machine and began repairing the clothes. Upon seeing how determined she was, Eunice found hope again and hopped in to help too.Eunice had studied design before and had some basic knowledge, so she was sure that she'd be able to give Yasmin a hand.One of the models saw how busy they were and asked, "Should we still get our makeup done?""Yes," Yasmin responded.
However, Blake's full attention was on the stage, so he didn't respond to Elise. Elise's eyes flashed with annoyance.She knew Yasmin's designs had been torn to pieces, so she didn't understand how Yasmin still had clothes to present for the competition.Meanwhile, Erinnyes had finished showcasing their outfits. As the designer, Yasmin stepped onto the stage to take a bow.She was wearing a black cocktail dress as she gracefully walked through the smoke in seven-inch heels. Everyone could see her beautiful face and sensual figure. Then, she halted when she reached the front of the stage and gave a small bow. Immediately, thunderous applause erupted. It was easy to tell that Yasmin would be the winner that night. "I didn't expect her to be as gorgeous as her designs," the director praised. Ivan smiled. "I told you she's talented. I hope you'll guide her well if she joins our company."Ivan had always believed that Yasmin was talented. That was the reason he'd initial
"Who's Yaz?" The design director was bewildered. Ivan quickly clarified, saying, "That's Yasmin Starr's nickname. Let me introduce you. "Yasmin, this is our company's design director, Summer Faye."Summer was a well-known woman in the industry. Yasmin lit up when she discovered the woman's identity, and she excitedly shook Summer's hand. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Faye. I'm Yasmin Starr.""I saw your designs earlier. I was very impressed," Summer praised.Yasmin was delighted. Then, Ivan said, "Yasmin, Ms. Faye wants you to be her apprentice. What do you think?"Yasmin was taken aback by this. "Really?"Summer nodded. "You're very talented, and I've taken a liking to you."Yasmin felt like she was on cloud nine. After all, Summer was a world-renowned designer who'd won many awards. Yasmin would certainly reach new heights if she could learn from Summer. Meanwhile, Elise was standing next to them, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes when she heard this. There was no way
Ivan said, "Hang on, let me ask someone to take you to check the camera footage."Ivan then sent some people to accompany Malcolm to investigate.Meanwhile, the room was crowded as many people stayed to wait for the outcome. "Yasmin, Eunice, why don't you two take a seat? I'm sure the results will be out soon," Ivan said.Yasmin's feet happened to be sore anyway, so she walked over to the audience's seating area and sat on one of the chairs. Then, Ivan went over to sit beside her and ordered someone to bring them a few glasses of water. After that, he handed a glass to her. "Have some water, Yasmin.""Thanks, Ivo." Yasmin accepted the water and took a sip. However, during this interaction, she could feel a piercing gaze directed at her. She didn't even need to guess who it was from. Yet, she deliberately ignored the gaze as she quietly waited for the outcome. Meanwhile, Blake frostily stared at Yasmin, seeing her comfortably accepting Ivan's water and tissue. …It to
Therefore, Elise had to make sure that she looked hurt and wronged. Suddenly, Yasmin said, "I'm sorry."Her cold voice was heard throughout the room, and everyone fell silent. Blake then turned to look at her with a frown. Yasmin approached Elise and sincerely apologized again, saying, "I'm sorry." She didn't want to owe Blake a favor again, nor did she want to be part of Elise's one-man show.Elise seemed so keen on portraying herself as an obedient damsel in distress. But Yasmin refused to play along and decided to just apologize. Taken aback by Yasmin's apology, Elise was at a loss on what to say next.Yasmin then asked, "Do you forgive me, Elise? If you do, I'll take my leave. If not, I'll take you to the hospital right now."Didn't Elise like playing Cinderella getting bullied? In that case, Yasmin might as well go along with the act and ask whether or not Elise would forgive her.After all, several eyes were on them. And because of this, there was no way Elise coul