At the imperial college, preparations were underway for the competition as various classes were undergoing the final preparation.In Jordan's class, as Pitts walked in, Maxwell asked, "Mr. Pitts, how many of us?""How many?" Pitts asked, confused"For the competition," another girl shouted from the back of the class."Oh, I see," Pitts replied with a grin."Yes," Maxwell muttered.There was already a pre-selected list of some students, one in which the decision was currently being made."We will know that by tomorrow," Pitts assured them."Awwww," the students grumbled, discouraged that Pitts didn't want to tell them."Okay, okay, let's get back to work. Where are we?" Pitts asked the class."Simple equation," Thomas shouted from his seat in the middle of the class.Pitts nodded with a grin as he said, "Impressive Thomas."While the class went on upstairs, a meeting was taking place in the left wing of the school building."It's nice to see you all here today," Mrs. Chucks said, smili
"For someone who thinks there's something left out, you actually look clueless," Nora said as she saw Mrs. Hillary on her feet."You have to hear what I have to say first before you can decide that," Mrs. Hillary replied.Everyone at the table wondered what it was she had to say."Very well then, you have the floor," Nora replied, interested to hear the nonsense she was going to spew from her mouth."I believe that the letters that would be sent would invite the parents to grace the occasion. I would like to say that we can have the parents of the competing children at this year's competition too." Mrs. Hillary said.Nora was silent for a minute as she tried to make sense out of what she had just heard."We don't do that for a reason. We can't have every parent fly in from all over just to witness the competition," Mrs. Anderson responded."Yes, I don't think we should," Mrs. Orpha added.Nora smiled, thinking about how sweet it would be to show everyone how low Ava had fallen. What b
Noah remained silent as he stared at Nathan for a few seconds. He didn't think he needed to give him an answer."Well, that's between Ava and me," Noah replied.The response made Nathan more pissed, but before he could give a response, Ava stepped in and stopped them."Can we focus on the slides, Daphne? Sorry if we interrupted?" Ava said."Sure, it's, okay, thank you, Ava," Elliot said, standing up as Mick continued the presentation.After about thirty minutes, they had gone through all the slides and had narrowed all the designs to a final five."Now, down to the final selection," Bella muttered, a victory smile on her face."Yeah," Nathan muttered, checking his watch as he stood up."Wait, you're going already?" Elliot asked in surprise."Yes, I've got a meeting to attend," Nathan replied."Okay, thank you so much for coming," Elliot replied."No problem, bye everyone," Nathan stated as he walked out the door."Bye." Everyone echoed in response except for Ava.Nathan rode down in t
"Okay, so let's now select who the winner is out of this final five selection." Elliot said"Yeah, and I also think this is something you guys are capable of doing," Noah said as he stood up."What? Do you want to leave too?" Bella asked, raising her brows at him."Yes, I've got to get to the store before going to the hospital," Noah said."I really appreciate you dropping by, man," Elliot said, shaking his hands."You're welcome. I must say, I'm impressed by the designs I've seen so far, and I know that after production, my store would gladly showcase your work," Noah said, smiling."Thank you, Noah," Bella said.When they were alone again, Mick asked, "Okay, so who do we select?""It's a good thing the names of the fashion houses are not included in the submission," Ava muttered."Yes, it is, at least to everyone of us making the selection," Elliot said with a mischievous smile."Okay, I'll go first," Daphe stated abruptly, standing up from her seat and walking over to the screen."
Elliot looked from Daphne to Ava and then at Bella before sighing deeply.“I will look over all the submissions and then get back to you all.” Elliot finally stated."Okay, I think that’s good,” Mick interjected, hoping there was no more argument between the ladies.“Sure, that’s good. I guess I can be on my way now,” Daphne said, standing up abruptly.“Now?” Elliot asked“Of course, aren't we done here?.” Daphne asked with raised brows.“Okay, Hmm, I’ll see you out,” Elliot replied, standing up too.“I’ll wrap up here and then send you all the reports,” Mick stated.“Thanks,” Elliot replied, then turned to Ava and said, “Thanks for coming, Ava.”Ava smiled and nodded as she responded, “It was a wonderful experience; thank you for inviting me.”Daphne walked out of the room, not bothering to even say goodbye.“See you around Elliot,” Bella said, as she closed her system too.“Good work today, Bella; it’s great you are on the team,” Elliot said before going after Daphne.“Is this your
"You don't need to know; this time I'm going to call the shot," Tyler said.The door of the elevator opened, and Tyler strolled out. His face lit up with a smile as he imagined his plan in his mind."Don't do anything stupid, Tyler; we have a lot at stake than you can imagine. Don't go and do anything that will get on Nathan's nerve," Wyatt said.Tyler shrugged and replied, "You don't need to worry; it's going to work out better than you would ever imagine," Tyler said, his grin widening."Whatever you've got in mind of your should not put us into more trouble, Tyler," Wyatt stated.He opened his office door and walked in to see Clara sitting in the office."What troublle?" Clara asked."Mom? What are you doing here?" Tyler asked as he walked into the office after Wyatt.Clara narrowed her eyes as she asked Wyatt, "What did he do this time around?""Mom!" Tyler stated in exaperationClara stared at Wyatt; her eyes narrowed as she waited for him to give her an answer."It's not what yo
"Nathan, the research team is ready for you," Mike said as soon as Nathan walked into his office.Nathan's face was cold as he walked over to his desk.Mike realized something must have gone wrong during the meeting with his father."Should I tell them the meeting is postponed?" Mike asked"Yes," Nathan grumbled.He stood with his back to Mike as he stared out the window of his office.He could hear behind him as Mike spoke on the phone."Get me a file on Tyler's project," Nathan said as soon as Mike ended his call.Mike looked puzzled as he asked, "Which of his projects? You don't bother with them because he never really ends up launching anything.""Turns out; he is supposed to in two weeks," Nathan murmured."I'll get it right away," Mike replied.Nathan stood there, silent for a few seconds before he said, "Get me any file related to whatever this project is.""Okay, right away," Mike responded as he walked to the door."Also," Nathan said just before Mike could walk out the door.
Timothy paused, bent his head to the side as he thought about what he was about to say."Did Thomas go home with Nora?" Timothy asked."Yes, he did Mr. Crawford," Mrs. Chucks replied hurriedly."Then who was that?" Timothy asked as they walked down the stairs.He had not seen the face of the women, but he had caught sight of the young boy who looked so much like Thomas."Hmm, that was a visiting student who came for the summer classes to prepare for the upcoming competition," Mrs. Chucks explained as they neared the entrance.Pitts and Amber remained standing, uncertain about what to do."I see," Timothy muttered, and he stopped in front of the teachers."Yes, their parents came late; that was the reason they were on the premises till this hour," Mrs. Chucks quickly added."Okay," Mr. Crawford muttered.Although he didn't like children staying late in the school, he had no interest in discussing it further."You must be the new teachers," Timothy said, extending his hand towards Pitts
Daphne turned to look at Nathan, her brows raised as she asked, "What question?""Would you mind if we took it away from here? It's quite important." Nathan stated."If it's important, I guess it can wait a few more minutes," Daphne stated, turning to face Elliot.Nathan was not surprised by her response, putting into consideration the fact that she was currently really pissed at Elliot."Could you guys give us a minute? We will join you all shortly," Elliot stated, taking Daphne by the hand and walking out of the building.Elliot walked a few feet to the right of the building before turning into a corner. Only then did he let go of Daphne's hand."For god's sake, what the f*ck did you just pull in there?" Elliot asked, totally pissed."Nothing less than the reaction you are supposed to get when you don't consult me before making some certain decision." Daphne shot back at him.Her eyes were hardened, almost blazing with fire as she tried to stare Elliot down.Elliot brushed his left
Nathan stood up and walked a few feet away from the table before turning back to face Elliot."I need to speak with your designer," Nathan stated.Elliot was silent for a few seconds, unsure what Nathan was trying to imply."Okay, would you care to explain? Because I'm aware you already have a designer for your project," Elliot responded."I can't really go into specifics right now," Nathan stated."Okay, who specifically do you want to speak with?" Elliot asked, adding, "Bella or some other fashion house designer, who I know you can meet on your own without coming to me.""I can't explain anything for sure right now; I need to speak with your major partner," Nathan stated."Okay, hold on, what exactly is going on? You don't sound like your usual self," Elliot said, his eyes squinting in concern before adding, "Does this have to do with your grandfather?"Nathan's head snapped to Elliot in surprise at his words."What? I should know there is only one person who has the capacity to mak
"Dad, what do we do?" Emily asked her father.The embarrassment of the day before had been weighing heavily on her mind."What else can we do? She is practically untouchable right now," Amelia stated.Emily raised her eyebrows, an angry look crossing her face as she responded, "Says who, Mom?" She is going to pay for this; I swear she will. How high can she rise again?""Enough, the both of you! We need to come up with a plan," her father snapped at them, his brow furrowed in thought."I really don't think we should go against Ava anymore; she is no longer the girl we used to know. What if she decided to come make us pay for what we did to her all those years ago?" Amelia asked in concern."She won't, because I won't let her," Emily stated firmly."Shut up! Nobody is making anyone pay; we need to find a way to get into her good books right now," Charles stated.Emily's hand clenched into a fist beside her at her father's words."Why do we need to do that?" Emily shot at her father."W
Nathan's eyes narrowed, his hand clenching into a fist, as his jaw tightened.His voice was cold and sharp as he responded, "I have no idea what Tyler is talking about.""I don't think we should do this here," Peter interjected, looking between Timothy and Nathan."I agree," Mike stated, a nervous look coming to his face."Shut the f*ck up; you don't have a say here," Tyler responded to Mike."It's not going to be much of a problem if Tyler just tells us what he knows," Wyat said with a satisfied grin."I don't want that," Peter snapped, shutting Wyatt up."We will have this conversation at the office tomorrow then," Timothy stated, signaling for someone in the crowd."That would be better; we can't have everyone staring at us for having a family spat right now," Peter added."Okay, if that would be all, I guess we are done here, right?" Nathan stated, looking at everyone before adding, "Good night."He walked away from the group and headed to the entrance. Mike followed him closely,
"Hello ma'am, nice to meet you," The staff greeted Ava.Their faces were filled with pleasure at meeting their new CEO. Oliver and Mr. Clark were walking her through the various departments in the building."Thank you all for the good work over the years. I hope to have a splendid time working here with you all," Ava responded with a smile.As they left the office, Ava looked at Oliver and asked, "How many offices do we have to go to?""Not much; I think it's just the human resource department and IT department," Oliver replied."Okay," Ava muttered as they entered an elevator at the end of the hall."After the introductions, we would be heading to your office on the last floor," Mr. Clark interjected."Okay, and what is the last floor?" Ava asked curiously.Mr. Clark only grinned at her and kept mute as Oliver tried not to laugh beside them."What?" Ava asked, but they didn't give her a response.After a few seconds, Oliver stated, "I guess we'll find out soon enough.""Oh, and that
"Really? Who is it?" Someone asked from the group.All eyes were glued to Mick, expecting his answer, wishing it was their own design that won."The winner for the design submission is," Mick replied."I have something to say before that," Daphne stated coldly.Her voice cut through the excitement like a sword as she stood up to face the crowd.Mick turned to look at her, noticing her expression for the first time."Hmm, of course," Mick muttered, stepping aside for her."So, the winner announcement would be put on hold for now," Daphne stated.There were silent murmurs as everyone looked confused, glancing from her to Mick."Okay, hold on, why? Mick just mentioned that he has the winner's name with him." Bella stated.Daphne turned towards her, her gaze freezing as she turned her icy stare at her."I see no reason why I should give you a response here; if Elliot is not around, I'm as good as being in charge." Daphne muttered.A surprised gasp rose up from the crowd as they all stood
"Don't you think we need to go see them at the school?" Bella asked as she packed her bag."Stop running!" Ava shouted to Jenna, who was running after Angel up the stairs."Come on, buddy, the competition is going to happen eventually. Okay, I'm sure they probably have a reason for shifting it forward," Brad said, patting Jordan on the back."I don't think there is any point in going; Nora was probably just messing with me when she called," Ava replied with a shrug."Why would she do that?" Bella asked."If I know her, which I kind of do, she is just trying to rub it in my face," Ava muttered."Well, I guess the joke is on her now, Ms. CEO," Brad teased.Ava smiled, moving over to Jordan as Brad stood up to head out the door."I'll see you guys later," Brad called over his shoulder."Bye, Dad!" Angel shouted from the stairs where she was now sitting with Jenna."Bye, darling," Brad replied, blowing her a kiss before stepping out the door."Hey sweetheart, don't worry; the competition
Monday morning came faster than anticipated after the long weekend with its shock and unexpected turn of events.The Crawford Group head office was abuzz with activity as guests moved through the lobby. The event was taking place at one of the halls located in the building."Looks like it's going to be a big one." A staff member whispered to another as they directed guests through the lobby.There were reporters stationed outside, and a live broadcast of the event was being streamed."Well done, Tyler, that was a good one," Peter stated with a warm smile as Tyler walked up to him.The event had come to an end with a final speech from Tyler. Now the ball was in the court of the guest to actually invest in the project."Thank you, Dad," Tyler said, grabbing a wine glass from a passing waiter.Timothy Crawford was seated in one corner of the hall, silently observing and exchanging pleasantries with guests."Tyler, that was a good one. I guess you took the bull by the horns," Mr. Lee stat
For a few seconds, Nora struggled to find the words with which to respond to Tyler."Didn't mean to get you all scared, you know, just saying how bad it's going to look if Nathan finds out what happened in LA," Tyler muttered."You wouldn't dare!" Nora replied, her voice low and hardened as her eyes darted around the room, a flicker of tension betraying her tough behavior."Oh, you should worry about yourself; I just might tell him when you least expect it. That's why they say karma's a b*tch," Tyler responded, folding his hand on his chest."Then I bet you, you're going to lose all you ever hold dear; hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, Tyler. Thomas is going to get acknowledged as Nathan's heir, and then you're going to be worthless like you are meant to be," Nora spat at him in disdain.The smile on Tyler's face faded away as he took three steps closer to Nora, pushing back against a couch.Tyler leaned close, his lips to her ear as he whispered, "Oh, I would like to see you tr