Abigail turned around and left. Once she got into the Volkswagen, she stared at Luna, who was covered in cold sweat and utterly dumbfounded. “What are you doing? Drive! Drive to the parking lot of the opposite shopping mall.”
“Oh, okay.” Although Luna remained in the car, she had heard every word between Abigail and Kevin’s conversation. Therefore, she was slightly startled. “Are you not afraid that he would tattle to Sean later?”
“I will decide what to do when that happens. Right now, all we need is to make sure we are safe through the afternoon.” Abigail looked wholly indifferent. “If we are forced to spend three hours negotiating with him, not only would we have to pay the damages, but we would also lose a business deal.” Moreover, Kevin is super close with Sean. He won’t fuss about such a trivial amount of money.
After a few seconds of silence, Abigail warned, “You will be Alana while I’ll be your assistant once we arrive at East Joy Talent later.”
Luna asked in utter bewilderment, “Why? Are you planning on giving me credit for your achievements now?”
Abigail glared at her. “Are you an idiot? What if the place where Kevin rushed to for his meet-up was in East Joy Talent? What if he finds out that I am Alana? What should I do if he tells Sean?” Furthermore, I have just announced that my husband is dead and I’m now a widow. Sean will undoubtedly kill me if he knows that I am Alana!
Luna fell silent.
The two parked the car in the shopping mall across from the building. Then, they puttered aimlessly for a while. At 3.00PM, they set off to East Joy Talent after feeling that they wouldn’t be so unlucky to bump into Kevin again.
The receptionist involuntarily took a second look at them upon hearing that they were from L.Moon Studio. “Are you Ms. Alana?” she asked in a low voice.
Since Luna was afraid of being discovered, she bought a pair of black sunglasses and put them on when she came over. She deliberately steeled her nerves before intentionally answering in a whisper, “Yes. This is my assistant.”
The receptionist led the two to the elevator as unabashed adoration appeared on her face. “Our president has been waiting for you!”
Luna smiled, entered the elevator, and walked straight in the direction of the president’s office. Once she arrived at the door, she heard an idle voice from inside, asking, “Alana, is that you?”
The two ladies froze at the door and stared at Kevin in utter astonishment. It didn’t help that the man had also personally come out of the office to greet them.
Eventually, it was Luna who reacted first. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Stewart. I’m Alana and also the owner of L.Moon, Luna Smith.”
Although he was shaking hands with Luna, Kevin fixed his gaze on Abigail. “She is…”
“She is my assistant,” Luna explained hastily.
Kevin almost burst into laughter upon hearing that. Then, he turned around and teased the person inside, “Sean, is your family going bankrupt?”
Abigail followed his gaze and looked inside. Unfortunately for her, she immediately saw a familiar figure sitting on the couch with his back facing the door.
Abigail could still recognize it was Sean at a glance even if it was merely a silhouette. Hence, she couldn’t help but curl her lips in annoyance. It’s true when they say opponents always stumble upon one another. Look at us! I can’t believe I would meet him here after we didn’t get to meet at the City Hall this morning.
Likewise, Sean was looking at her with apparent suspicion in his eyes.
The oblivious Kevin shifted his gaze between the two as he smiled and said, “Miss Smith, I have been waiting for your arrival. Please come in.”
Abigail looked away nonchalantly and followed Luna, who was trying her best to play the role of an assistant.
Now that the cooperation between East Joy Talent and L.Moon was practically finalized, all that remained was Kevin’s final decision.
Although Luna wasn’t the real Alana, she still knew her design concept and strength thoroughly by heart from her years as Abigail’s best friend. Hence, she wasn’t afraid of being not-so-subtly interrogated.
Soon, it was time to sign the contract.
Unexpectedly, Kevin pushed the contract aside and said with a smile, “Miss Smith, there’s no rush in signing the contract. Before we sign the contract, I have a presumptuous request. There is a friend of mine who would like to ask you to design a dress that is solely for him. This isn’t included in the contract, so I’ll let you set the price. Of course, this is only if the dress could be completed before our company’s fashion gala next month.”
Only Sean was the other person present in the huge office other than Kevin that wasn’t from L.Moon Studio. Hence, even a fool could figure out who this friend was.
Therefore, Luna shot Kevin a faint smile as she inwardly cursed him to hell and back. Meanwhile, she outwardly replied in a polite manner, “Mr. Stewart, my husband has just passed away recently, so I’m afraid I can’t design a dress that will satisfy your friend’s needs. I don’t want to spoil such a joyous event and ruin your friendship.”
After that, she stood up without hesitation and picked up the contract. “Since you still need time to consider our cooperation, I shall take this contract with me. We still have other businesses to attend to. So, we shall take our leave.”
“Wait!” Kevin stretched out his hand, attempting to ask them to stay. I was just casually bringing up the topic. I never said I wouldn’t sign the contract!
To his dismay, the two clearly had no intention of sticking around any longer, for they simply departed without even a backward glance.
When Kevin quickly realized that the famous Alana, who finally agreed to meet him, took off just like that, he focused his gaze on Sean suspiciously. “Hey! Abigail is Alana’s assistant. So, why didn’t you just ask her for help?” Instead, he still needs to indirectly communicate through me!
“Did you two have a fight?” Kevin mumbled to himself, “It doesn’t seem like it. When her car hit my car earlier during her arrival, her eyes still lit up at the mention of you.”
Lit up? Well, of course, it did. However, it didn’t light up because of love. Instead, it’s because of money.
Sean gave him a cold look before stating, “Your father was right in not naming you as the successor of the Stewarts.” He will lose all the wealth his family has built for years sooner or later.
After that, he grabbed his coat, got up, and left.
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Once Abigail stepped out of the building, she sneezed loudly. Then, she rubbed her eyes and snappishly speculated the two gentlemen were criticizing her harshly in the office.
As for Luna, she immediately took off her sunglasses and spat, “That good-for-nothing Graham! You have yet to divorce him, but he dares to pull off such a dishonest act?! In my opinion, you are right to file a divorce. It’s best to cut ties with a sc*mbag like him before it’s too late!”
Since she had always been a hot-tempered person, she naturally didn’t hesitate when she was in the mood to scold a person. “How could he think of asking his wife to customize a dress for his mistress?! She isn’t worthy of wearing the clothes you designed!”
At this moment, Luna lashed all her frustration and resentment from having lost the opportunity to sign a profitable business deal with East Joy Talent at Sean.
Meanwhile, Abigail merely curled her lips into a bitter smile. Even though what Luna said was facts and heart-wrenching, she really didn’t feel anything now.
Currently, divorcing Sean as soon as possible was her top priority.
“We should hurry up and leave. Otherwise, we will definitely lose both the deal and our money if Kevin chases us down here and demands the money for his car,” Abigail said rationally. “Besides, why bother lowering ourselves to the same level as a lowlife?”
Sean, who chased after her, only managed to hear these words out of the entire conversation. In an instant, his face darkened in anger. First, she uses me as a decoy. Now, she calls me a lowlife?! Excellent! Truly excellent!
Abigail and Luna, on the other hand, didn’t notice his presence at all. As they chatted, they swiftly got into the car. Then, Luna started the engine and drove out of the building resolutely.
Luna was still indignant halfway through the journey. “By the way, I have successfully gotten the invitation card for East Joy Talent’s fashion gala. I will attend the gala with you that evening. If he dares to bully you, I’m going to slap him and his mistress hard in the face!”
Unfortunately, sleep had caught up with Abigail, so she did not hear a thing that came out of Luna’s lips.
When she woke up, she realized that Luna hadn’t parked the car at the studio and had parked it at a new residential area instead. So, there was a confused look on her face as she stared at Luna playing on her cell phone, asking, “Is there a customer?”
When Luna saw that she was awake, she jingled the keys in her hands. “Yep, I’m bringing you to experience life!”
After Abigail got out of the car, she realized that there was no customer at all. Instead, Luna had secretly bought a cozy three-bedroom apartment that was sufficient for her to live alone.
Then, she said in concern, “Living at the studio is not a long-term solution. You can’t sleep well and it’s not safe, either. This apartment is close to the studio, and since you’re in the midst of settling your divorce, I’m worried that the jerk will take your property. So, I’ve bought this place under my name for now, but it will be yours once you’ve regained your freedom.”
Abigail clutched the keys in her hands and was at a loss for words.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.