Naya seemed sincere, and the way she spoke made it sound as if she was siding with Ava and Daniel. It was as though she was taking their wishes into consideration.When she saw Ava not speaking, Naya continued.“Ava, this is the best way for now. I don’t think you want Danny to be stuck in a dilemma between you and his family, right?”After staying silent for a while, Ava lifted the corners of her mouth into a soft smile and praised Naya.“Miss Mendez, I didn’t think that you'd be so considerate and magnanimous. I think if it’s any other woman, they wouldn’t be willing to do this.”Naya showed a friendly and obedient smile when she heard this. “Danny and I are childhood sweethearts and we’re good friends. Even though we’re not related by blood, I’ve always thought of him as my biological brother. Plus, I also view Danny’s grandpa as my own grandpa. I really don’t want anything bad to happen to Grandpa, and I don’t want to see Danny so helpless.”Naya’s tone was very soft, but it
Daniel looked back and saw that Ava was awake. A warm smile appeared on his face as he walked toward her.“You’re awake. You must be hungry, right? Go wash your face and I'll eat with you.”Ava blinked her sleepy eyes and looked at the plates of fragrant dishes. “Did you buy the ingredients and come all the way here to cook for me?”“Uh-huh.” Daniel smiled softly and gently held Ava's hand. “Go wash up now.”Feeling Daniel's concern and love, Ava smiled sweetly before obediently going to wash up.After washing up, she appeared in front of Daniel without makeup.Seeing the steaming food on the bar counter, Ava felt a surge of warmth in her heart. While eating, Ava chatted with Daniel.She told him about Naya's visit, but when she mentioned Naya's fake engagement with Daniel, he stopped eating and his expression became serious.“Why did she come here to talk to you about that? Ava, didn’t we agree that we'll find another way? Why did you agree?”Ava did not keep what Naya had
Ava widened her eyes in astonishment, tossed her phone away, and quickly grabbed a box of tissues. She frantically pulled out several tissues.“How can this be?”“What's wrong?” Daniel, who was cleaning up Ava's room, walked over worriedly. He saw that the laptop in front of him was completely soaked.The keyboard was full of water, and he could see that there were lots of water stains. Moreover, the screen was also covered with water.After Ava finished wiping down the laptop, she tried to turn it on but the laptop did not respond at all.“What's the matter? It was fine when I used it last night.” Ava's face became anxious.She had stayed up all night last night, working nearly till morning. All of her hard work was saved on the laptop.“Ava, don't worry. I'll blow it with a hairdryer first. It may work.” Daniel took the hairdryer and decisively blew it on the laptop.Ava was waiting anxiously at one side. She was expecting something good to come out of this attempt.After te
Naya.Besides Daniel, Naya had also come to her apartment today.Ava suddenly sat up and opened the laptop. She took a closer look while taking a sniff. She detected the faint aroma of black tea on the keyboard.The smell of this black tea was the smell of the black tea she made for Naya.Ava figured it out immediately.Naya had intentionally damaged her laptop!However, she had no proof.At this moment, Ava's boss called again.“Ava, two hours have passed. How’s the design coming along? E-mail it to me immediately after you get it done.”Ava braced herself and assured him, saying, “Bill, I had a guest at my house just now and work’s a little delayed. Don't worry, I'll give you the draft when I go to work tomorrow.”“A guest? Do you mean your boyfriend? Don't just think about falling in love, you lass. Making money is the most important thing.” Her boss joked. “Okay, I won't bother you anymore. I'll wait for your good news tomorrow.”“Okay,” Ava responded.After hanging up,
In fact, when she was submitting this draft, Ava already knew what would happen.The draft that she produced in a hurry would indeed not be as good as the draft she first sketched from when she was inspired. However, with her mature design concept, this design was still good and she fulfilled every detail requested by the client.Perhaps it was not as refined and perfect as the first draft, but overall, it was still okay.However, Bill threw the laptop on the desk with a dark face and looked at Ava sternly.“Don’t you know that we’ll have to hand the draft to Mr. Rogers tomorrow? How can I show this design to my client? Your work attitude and work level have dropped a lot recently.“Ava, have you been so obsessed with dating recently that you can't even work anymore? If you continue to work like this, this position may not be suitable for you anymore.”“Bill, it’s not that serious. Although I'm in a relationship, I haven't neglected my work. In fact, my draft was almost finished
“Even so, you’re my senior, after all. I still have to learn a lot from you,” Laura said very modestly. Then, her eyes fell on Ava's laptop screen.“Are you going to delete this design?”Ava looked back at the design and smiled. “This project has been passed to you, so it’s pointless for me to keep this.” After she finished speaking, she directly deleted the document.The colleague on her side shook her head regretfully when she saw that Ava had really deleted the design.On the contrary, there seemed to be a subtle ray of light in Laura's eyes.She did not say anything else and went back to her seat to start working.Ava no longer thought about it and began to eat the breakfast that Daniel prepared for her.When they were about to get off work in the evening, Ava and a few colleagues packed up before clocking out and leaving work together. They chatted and laughed with each other.Laura also went down the same elevator with Ava and the others, but she barely talked with the
Although there was a small distance, Ava could still hear Mr. Rogers complimenting the design. “Miss Pine, your style is reflected in your design. I didn't expect you to be a newbie.” Mr. Rogers praised Laura before praising Bill, “Bill, you’re so discerning. It’s such a blessing for your company to have such an outstanding designer.”“Mr. Rogers, you’re very kind. I just designed it according to your requirements. If we’re talking about who has the most vision, it’s you because you chose our company to serve you,” Laura smiled sweetly and gave an equally sweet reply. Mr. Rogers laughed happily after hearing this.Ava bit the apple and listened calmly. She was also relieved that the project was settled.If Mr. Rogers was not satisfied, then she might have to pay the penalty for the loss of a contract.“Ava, did you hear that? I didn't expect Laura to be so amazing that she could actually handle this project.” Maisie, a female colleague, came over to gossip with Ava.“If this i
“Ava, what are you doing? Why are you standing here in a daze?”Ava came back to her senses after being in a trance. “Maisie, I just saw something shocking on Laura's desk.”Maisie blinked suspiciously. “Something shocking? What is it?”“The design I deleted earlier,” Ava answered decisively and looked up at the office in front of her.“Ava, did you just say that you saw your deleted design on Laura’s desk? What does that mean?”Maisie frowned inexplicably. Then, she raised her hand and scratched her ear lightly.Just as she asked that question, Bill's office door opened.Laura followed behind Bill with a faint smile on her face.“My fellow colleagues, Laura has just handled an incredible project for the company, so to celebrate this event, the boss will hold a banquet in the largest restaurant in Glendale tonight. All employees of the design department are invited to have a feast! Moreover, the bonus you’ll receive at the end of the year will also be a grand amount.”“Wow, th