Ava quickly adjusted her mentality, putting ona professional and polite smile once more.
“Miss Tawney, do tell me your requirements for the design, or you can show me any examples that you like.”
“What? I need to show you examples?” Chloe showed a surprised expression. “Is a designer’s job so easy that you just look at other people’s work and copy it? Is it so easy for you to make money?”
Ava knew that Chloe was misinterpreting her words on purpose, but she still calmly explained, “ Miss Tawney, I asked you to show me an example so that I can get to know your style and understand your preferences.”
“I see.” Chloe looked like she just understood, but a wicked smirk soon appeared on the corners of her lips. “You can talk to my good friend Naya, then. I bought this house as a gift for her, so she can decorate it as she likes. You just need to listen to her.”
After hearing what Chloe said, Ava was not stupid and knew Naya was obviously trying to set her up. These two were just beating about the bush.
Naya was arrogantly looking at Ava from the corners of her eyes. She was waiting to see how Ava would be set up by her later.
She knew that Ava’s mother was the richest person in Y Country and she could not compare to her in terms of financial resources. Furthermore, she also knew that Daniel adored Ava right now and she had no way to change that either. However, she had to get back at Ava for the grievances and humiliation she suffered at the engagement ceremony!
Ava knew that she had already stepped into the trap. Since she was still working right now, she needed to maintain her professionalism and talk to Naya about interior design.
However, Naya did not want to hear her talk at all. She would interrupt whenever Ava had just said a few words. She would repeat the same question over and over again, obviously trying to torment Ava.
However, there was no displeasure shown on Ava’s face. She just calmly did what she was supposed to do the entire time.
About two hours later, Naya seemed to be tired from all the tormenting. Hence, she asked someone to buy them coffee and snacks.
Ava sorted out the relevant information, and she was ready to leave after packing up.
For the sake of the company’s image and etiquette, Ava still bade farewell to them very politely.
“I’ll hand over the follow-up design draft to you within the agreed time. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving first.”
“Miss Long, why are you leaving in such a hurry? You must be tired after explaining to Naya for so long just now. My servant will be back soon. Let’s have a drink before you leave.”
“Thank you for your kindness but my time is almost up today, so I have to go back to the company now.” After saying that, Ava went straight to the door.
Coincidentally, Chloe’s servant came back with coffee and desserts. Ava ignored them and continued to walk forward after passing the servant.
Just as she was about to reach the door, Naya’s voice came from behind.
“Ava, you forgot something.”
Ava subconsciously looked at the work documents in her hands. She did not think she had forgotten anything, but to be safe, she still turned her head. However, the moment she turned around, a cup of steaming hot coffee was splashed on her.
The hot liquid was spilled all over her clothes.
Ava quickly lifted her piercing eyes to look at Naya, who gave her a provocative look.
Naya smirked in disdain. “I told you I wanted to buy you coffee. I’m so sorry I didn’t hold it properly. My hand was shaking. I’ll just assume you’ve already drunk the coffee.”
Ava knew Naya was doing this on purpose. After she heard that, she burst out laughing all ofa sudden. ‘
“Miss Mendez, you’re too kind. Let me treat you to some coffee too!”
After Ava said that, she reached out decisively and quickly, snatching the other cup of coffee in Chloe’s hand. She splashed it on Naya’s body without hesitation.
Naya screamed immediately.
“Ah! ?
She took two steps back in a fluster. She had a panicked look on her face but there seemed to be a smirk on her lips.
“Ava! Are you crazy? How dare you splash coffee on Naya like that?”
Chloe immediately rushed over to vent her anger on Naya’s behalf. There was a look of justice on her face like she was coming to the aid of someone suffering an injustice.
“Why are you so cruel? Do you think you’re all that because your mother is the richest woman in Y Country? Do you think you can bully people like this? Before this, you stole Naya’s fiance in front of everyone, and today, you’re causing trouble for Naya. Naya is very gentle but that’s not an excuse for you to bully her like that!”
Chloe was speaking righteously, and at this moment, Naya’s face was full of innocence and hurt.
“Forget it, Chloe. Stop talking. My dad is still negotiating business with Ava’s mom. I’ll bea disappointment to my dad if the business fails because of me.”
Naya spoke in a weak tone. She suddenly appeared to be very weak and pitiful.
Ava felt ridiculous when she heard this. Then, she threw the empty cup in her hand to Naya’s feet, her eyes were full of contempt. She was looking down on Naya’s pretentious and hypocritical appearance.
“Yes, remember this. My mother is the richest woman in Y Country. If your father wants to close this business deal, you’d better not mess with me. Otherwise, you’ll be in trouble.”
“Ava, you really are something else. How dare you threaten Naya like this? Do you really think that you’re powerful just because your mother is the richest woman in Y Country? Do you think you can bully people like this just because you’ re the daughter of the richest woman in Country Y? Ava, you think so highly of yourself!” Chloe continued to speak up for Naya.
Ava was not bothered. She raised the corner of her lips and sneered. “Yes, I’m indeed powerful.” “You…” Chloe seemed to be out of breath. Two seconds later, she spoke again, “Ava, don’t forget, you’re here to serve us on behalf of your company. Naya and J are your clients. If you do this, not only are you showing that you’re unprofessional but you’ll also bring criticism to your company!”
In the face of Chloe’s rebuke, Ava replied neither too quickly nor too slowly, “When I was leaving, I already told you that my time to serve you today was up. I’m standing here telling you my personal views. It has nothing to do with my job. If you can’t accept it, come at me, then.”
“Ava, you…”
“Miss Tawney, if you’re angry, you can go to my boss to discuss the termination of the contract. But if you’re the one who takes the initiative to terminate it, don’t think about getting the ten million in liquidated damages. If you don’t, let’s continue to confront each other in this kind of environment in the next few days.” Ava smiled lightly and finished her sentence casually. After she looked at the coffee stains on her neckline, she was about to leave.
However, the moment she left, something seemed to snap inside of Naya. She suddenly ran over to apologize to Ava.
“Ava, I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have fought over Dan with you. I’ve given everything to you, and I’ve also given Dan to you. If my father’s business fails, then I’ll just accept it. However, please don’t treat my friend like this. She only spent so much money to hire you because she admires your design skills. Please don’t shift your anger for me to my friend.”
Naya looked very sincere but Ava did not understand why Naya seemed to have a completely different personality now.
Ava did not want to waste her breath. Instead, she just looked at the two women in confusion before leaving without saying anything.
As soon as Ava stepped out of the door, Naya and Chloe suddenly displayed sinister smiles on their faces.
Ava drove away. The more she thought about the incident after she calmed down, the more she felt that there was something wrong with Naya’s behavior just now.
She knew that Naya had managed to provoke her a little just now, which was why she made such a counterattack.
She had always been like that, but because of Daniel, she began to hold herself back.
In the past, even when she was weak, she had never been afraid of facing Kendrick. °
She always said whatever was on her mind and never held back when she was angry. Furthermore, Naya and Chloe were clearly colluding against her this time. They said they liked her designs, but in reality, they were just trying to fool her and vent their anger.
After returning, Ava did not tell Daniel and the others about it. Instead, she just went back to her work. However, after a while, the new manager called Ava into her office.
The manager said that she had just received a call from Chloe, who was very angry and complained about Ava. She even said that she wanted to terminate the contract, but their company must compensate for the loss. Therefore, the manager asked Ava what had happened.
Ava told the manager what had happened in the morning and also explained that she and Chloe’s friend, Naya, had some personal grudges. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she would take the initiative to withdraw from the job, but she would not pay the compensation that Chloe was asking for.
The manager said that she believed what Ava said and she would talk to Chloe in person. However, not long after, Ava’s name was suddenly trending on several major websites.
Ava also learned from Maisie that her name was trending. She clicked in and found out that her conflict with Naya and Chloe earlier today was posted on the internet. There was also a video.
In the video, Ava’s side profile was seen as she splashed the coffee on Naya. Then, she warned Naya with a very arrogant and mean attitude. The netizens who did not know the truth were infuriated by her behavior.
Meanwhile, in the video, Chloe was fighting for justice for Naya like the good friend she was. As for Naya, her clothes were clearly stained with coffee and she had tears in the corners of her eyes. Her pitiful appearance would surely break the hearts of those who looked at her.
After watching the entire video, Ava finally understood why Naya’s attitude underwent a 180- degree change then.
Naya and Chloe had planned this.
They had instructed the servant at the side to film the scene with a camera. Naturally, the scene of Naya stopping Ava and splashing coffee on her was edited out. Everything that was posted for the public to see was detrimental to Ava, but they were absolutely beneficial to Naya and Chloe because they seemed innocent.
“Ava, what’s going on? I don’t believe that you’re someone like this,” Maisie asked quickly. When she saw the netizens scolding Ava in the comments section beneath the video, Maisie was so mad her hands were shaking.
When she was about to retort to those netizens who were cursing Ava for no good reason, Ava stopped her.
“Maisie, don’t be mad. I’m not even mad.”
Ava comforted Maisie, but in reality, she almost could not contain the anger in her heart.
Not a lot of people could keep calm after they were framed like this. A video of the conflict was even posted online so that Ava would be criticized and cyberbullied by netizens who did not know the truth. However, at this moment, Ava dida good job of controlling her emotions. She grabbed her phone and walked out of the door.
Maisie wanted to follow Ava to know what exactly was going on. At the same time, she wanted to comfort Ava as well. However, after seeing her serious expression, she decided not to follow her anymore so that Ava would not be disturbed.
Ava was about to call Niamh, but she did not expect Niamh to call her first.
After picking up the call, Niamh’s worried voice came from the other end.
“Ava, where are you now? I’ll go look for you.” “Niamh, did you also see the video on the internet?” Ava could hear that Niamh was worried about her.
‘Kendrick told me about it. That’s how I got to know that this sort of thing is happening to you.” Niamh was a little anxious. “Where are you? I’ll go look for you.”
Ava knew this had to be resolved, and at the same time, she had also planned on asking Niamh for a favor. Hence, she did not refuse.
Ten minutes later, Niamh arrived downstairs at Ava’s company.
Ava applied for a leave of absence with the new manager and went to Niamh.
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.