Nelly thought that there was no way Gerald really loved North. Thus, she assumed that North would have to go pick them out herself.She was also insinuating that North did not have a good position in upper-class society and only knew people who were not worth mentioning. And thus, she was not worthy of Gerald.It was not true that Nelly was making this phone call to help her. Nelly was trying to subtly insult her while pretending to be nice.North combed through her hair. “Ms. Nelly, you’re worried that I won’t find a designer to design my wedding ring?”Nelly sounded resigned. “That’s right. Socialites all have their own personal designers. You’re Gerald’s wife, North. Wedding rings are a huge deal that you must take seriously. If you just get any old pair, people will laugh.“I was worried that you wouldn’t know about these things and wouldn’t be able to find the right designer. That’s why I wanted to help you.”An idea came to North. “Oh. Which designer do you have in mind, Ms
Nelly’s smile was a little stiff. “Thanks, North, but there’s no need.”“Alright then.” North nodded. Then, she feigned curiosity and asked, “When will the designer arrive? You made the appointment for 8:00 p.m., but it’s way past that now. Isn’t it a bad thing that he’s not punctual?”Nelly sounded resigned. “This designer is quite famous in the industry. He’s just late, so there’s no need to be petty about it.”She continued casually, “You must have heard of the designer Johnny Carter.”“Sorry, I haven’t.” North propped her chin on her hand. Looking innocent, she asked, “Is he very famous?”“North, you…” Nelly paused for a second before shaking her head. “Don’t you even know Mr. Johnny? He designed the ice diamond that socialites adored last season.”North put on a fake smile.When she was dominating the design world under the name Star, no one had told her that Johnny Carter was such a big deal that she should know about him.She kept getting the feeling that Nelly was tryin
North almost laughed.Her? Apologize?She calmly sipped at her coffee with a look of confusion. “Are you very famous, Mr. Carter?”Johnny replied pridefully, “Of course I am—”“How many awards have you won? Do you have any mind-blowing works? How many exhibitions have you had? What is the greatest achievement of your career?”Johnny’s face turned a deeper shade of red with every question North asked.Finally, she cocked her head sideways and said, “As far as I know, you don’t have an answer for any of the questions I asked. In that case, it’s obvious you’re not some big shot. What’s wrong with my inability to recognize you, then?”She was right. If a designer had never won any awards or produced neither a noteworthy work nor held an exhibition… Then was it so strange that other people could not recognize him?Household name designers were at least as good as Leon Sullivan or Star. Who was Johnny Carter compared to them?Johnny was so angry he fumed. He could not say a word.N
Fifty thousand dollars a project, and no customizations? Even Star herself would never have dared to do this.“Has anyone bought one of Mr. Carter’s designs before?” North pretended to ask curiously.Johnny scoffed. “Their identities are too important for me to reveal to you.”“So, they’re classified? That’s a shame. I wanted to get to know them,” North sighed. “After all, it’s hard to find people this gullible nowadays.”Johnny choked on his own spit, but he could not say a word. His face turned crimson.It was true that no one bought his designs… But it did not matter! What right did a country girl like North have to look down on him?“Y-You… I can’t design anything for someone like you. Goodbye, Ms. Nelly!” Johnny began storming outside angrily, but Nelly hastily caught up to him. “Please don’t be mad, Mr. Carter. North, that was out of line! How could you say that? Apologize to Mr. Carter, please. Where are you going to get another designer if he turns the job down?”“When
From the sketches to the handwriting, all ten blueprints were definitely Leon Sullivan’s work.Nelly’s face fell immediately.North did not care what they were thinking, so she smiled slowly. “I’m sorry, Ms. Nelly. It’s not that I don’t want you to help. I just have a better option. After all, it’s hard to even look at Mr. Carter twice if I already have Leon Sullivan, am I right?”Johnny’s face quickly turned red. He looked like he was about to blow up, but he had no choice but to suppress his anger.Even though he wanted to protest, North was, unfortunately, right.Nelly’s hands balled into fists.Why?! Why did Leon, someone of such high status that he even rejected the Princess of Ylesir, agree to give North ten different designs?!“N-North, I didn’t think you’d—”“I’m only here today to ask you to help me pick a ring, Ms. Nelly,” North interrupted her with a barely noticeable smile. “After all, you offered to help me. Is that offer still on the table?”She had thrown Nelly’
She put the blueprints away and got up nonchalantly, “Thank you for your suggestions, Ms. Nelly. Your coffee’s on me. Do come to my wedding when the time comes.”With that, North headed straight out.Nelly was shocked. That b*tch!She was so enraged that her face and ears were red. She could not wait to get rid of North!Meanwhile, Connor had been watching from the sidelines. He was speechless.Gerald was worried North would get bullied? It was already a miracle if she did not bully someone else!…Over at Royal Sights Residences, North arrived in a good mood. She wanted to tell Gerald what had happened at the cafe.However, Gerald was on the phone with someone, and she could only hear bits and pieces.The caller was a man with a stern voice. “Don’t spoil her, Gerald. If Nelly’s causing trouble in the country, let North take care of it herself.”Gerald looked up to glance at North before nodding in the phone’s direction. “Okay.”“I’ll be coming back in a few days. I’ve alrea
Downstairs, Gerald could not resist smiling when he saw the carefully thought-out text.North was such a polite woman. She even thanked Leon.Too bad Leon was up to no good.With his slender fingers, Gerald typed out another text and sent it.[How are things going for the wedding dress? Are you designing it yourself, or do you want me to do it?]Upstairs, North was stunned to receive the message.As if the rings were not enough, Leon wanted to design her wedding dress too?Was this her lucky day?But she had already asked for his help with the rings, so she did not want to get greedy.[It’s fine, Mr. Leon…]Leon replied almost instantly. [Since you always call me Mr. Leon so respectfully, I want to do everything I can. I haven’t designed clothing in ages, so consider it wish fulfillment for myself, okay?]North’s hands trembled, and she felt lightheaded. Excited, she replied without thinking: [Alright. Thank you, Mr. Leon.]“Thank you, Mr. Leon”?Gerald stared at the four
She read Leon’s question again. What did she think about her husband?What else could she think?!Irked, North typed furiously. [He’s an unfaithful ladies’ man!]When Gerald’s phone beeped and he saw the text, he stood abruptly and slammed his teacup onto the table, making an unpleasant noise.North was already pent up with rage, so she immediately looked up and snapped, “What are you doing?”Gerald said nothing. A ladies’ man? Unfaithful?Gerald took a deep breath and began typing. [Really… But I don’t think Gerald’s that kind of man.]North felt like someone had just knocked some sense into her. Shoot, how could she have forgotten? Leon was friends with Gerald!She began thinking fast and called Leon by his first name. [You never know what someone’s really like, Leon. Even though I married rich, I have no one to rely on or trust. I can barely do anything in this dog-eat-dog world of rich people. I’m so fragile and helpless…]Gerald gripped his teacup so hard that he almost s