Chapter 28: Chapter 28

Precious also tidy up the goods. Then she walked to the fashion room on the second floor carrying a box containing her belongings. Precious arrived in front of the fashion room, for some reason her heart was beating fast and she felt nervous.

After taking a deep breath Precious held the door handle and entered the new room. Precious immediately received a warm welcome from her coworkers. They smiled kindly when Precious entered and introduced herself.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Mira. This is your chair so you can put your things here and work comfortably. " Said Mira while leading Precious to her chair.

"Oh yes, Mrs. Claire told you to meet her immediately when you came. But she was out so you meet her when she comes later. " Said Mira

"Fine, but what should I do?" said Precious asking about her work

" Nothing." Said Mira, smiling broadly, making Precious confused and a little surprised

"Actually, Ms. Claire asked us to think about the concept of clothing for our company's inaugural launch. She wants us to think of something that describes this company, but because she continues to reject the concepts we have given and say the concepts we have given are too ordinary, Mrs. Claire orders us to be quiet and think first until inspiration comes. " Said Mira

Precious sat in her chair while thinking about what she had to do. She sat for a long time without doing anything, Bored Precious glanced around and she also saw her coworkers also doing nothing. Until an hour passed and finally Claire entered the room and sat in her chair. Precious who had been waiting for Claire to immediately stand up and approached her.

“I heard you want to talk to me." Said Precious

Claire also saw Precious in detail from head to toe with a gaze like a detective who was looking for evidence. Even Claire smiled with the corner of her lips as if to say

"I finally know who the person I'm curious about all this time." With that look Claire made Precious feel uncomfortable.

"Sorry, so why do you want to talk to me?" Precious asked

" Please take a sit." Said Claire invited Precious to sit in the chair in front of her desk.

"Well, finally I can see you the girl who make me can't touch Alex." Said Claire made Precious look at her with a confused look

"What do you mean?" said Precious

"Alex has a very strong charm but he doesn't realize it. I also admire him a lot, but every time I approach he always says there is someone he likes. For several years I stayed as a friend just to see who had gotten his heart. Even for years he didn't let others approach him because of that special girl. " Said Claire

"After I saw you I came to understand why he likes you so much. You are indeed very beautiful, but one thing I want you to remember. Never hurt him or you will regret. " Said Claire this time with a threatening look

"That's all, you can go and congrats for your marriage." Said Claire

Precious who heard that began to feel pressured like she had stepped on someone else's territory. Like she stepped foot on the border which is a minefield, the words Claire said as if she were ready to blow mine if Precious made a mistake.

After saying the words of warning to Precious, Claire continued to pay attention to Precious because she was very curious whether her words would disturb Precious. Claire's eyes continued to be fixed on Precious until she was unaware that Mira was standing beside her while holding a file containing a design concept.

"Ma, this is the result of our discussion about the concept that Mrs. Claire asked for," said Mira

Claire who finally realized she immediately took the file in Mira's hand. She immediately looked at the design of the dress given by Mira. Design a party dress with a luxurious impression that will immediately attract everyone's attention plus line detail on a dress that looks like a rose in bloom.

Claire nodded while turning the pencil between her fingers. It only took a moment she noticed the design then she closed the file and looked at Mira with a dissatisfied look. Claire then sighed and looked at Mira with a trivial look.

"Why did you choose this design?" Claire asked

"Because this is very suitable to describe the company. The luxurious design with detailed lines of a rose-shaped dress strongly illustrates the AD Group, which is currently rapidly developing into a big company in this country. " Mira answered

"Is that all you can think of? Big things don't have to look fancy. To describe the AD Group the design that we put out first has to touch everyone. Not only upper class people who like luxury designs, but our clothes must be able to have meaning in touching other people. Think again and make me a new one. " Said Claire then gave the file back to Mira

"Sorry, but is there something you want us to achieve? You keep rejecting the designs that we submitted and hearing your explanation just now sounds like you already have the designs, am I right? ” said Mira who began to not stand it because Claire always refused the design she gave

"Yes, you're right. So I want you to guess the design that I am thinking about. If you can guess that means we can work together. " Said Claire with a big smile

"Is this a test for us?" asked Mira

"Yes, I want to know if you deserve to work with me. So try your best ... ”Claire said, smiling broadly.

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Alex was sitting in his office then he turned to the chair where Precious had worked before. The empty chair he saw made Alex feel a void, perhaps because he missed Precious, which he had always been able to see quietly from his room.

Alex then grabs his cellphone and calls his mother.

Mrs. and Mr. Adepoju who were enjoying their afternoon relaxing in the garden while sunbathing immediately smiled broadly when Mrs. Adepoju's cell phone rang and the one who called her was their only son Alex.

With a big smile, Mrs. Adepoju picked up the phone from her son, who hasn't contacted her in a long time.

"Hello, Alex. What's the wind until you call me first? Did you suddenly miss your mother? " said Mrs. Adepoju with a smile

"Of course I miss Dad and you mom, so I want us to have lunch together today. Can I have lunch at home later? " said Alex

"Of course, I am very happy because you want to come home to see Mother and Father. Alright, I'll prepare a fancy lunch for you. " Said Mrs. Adepoju then hung up the phone

Mrs. Adepoju then looked at her husband with a very happy look as if something very good had happened. Mrs. Adepoju even stamped her feet on the ground several times because she was very happy.