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Carissa nodded satisfactorily, staring into Lana’s determined eyes
“That’s my girl. We are so over nasty cheats and ex–husbands, okay?” She affirmed and Lana giggled before nodding.
Clarissa knew everything about Lana’s life back in Oulerest city. When Lana had returned home and they’d met once more, it was clearly seen that she was not okay.
She was not the bright bobbly Lana that she was before she had left. Clarisss was furious that this was because of Damien Romero, her ex–husband.
Even though Clarissa had the energy of a child and was as refreshing as fresh dew, she was the one who normally left men begging in her
relationships.
No man would dare to try to break her heart. They’d be getting their three legs broken by her brothers, instead.
A tentative knock sounded on the door and the two ladiestomed to it. The handle turned and Diego poked his head inside.
Relieved to see that Zaire was gone and it was now Clarissa in there with Lana, he walked right in towards her desk. He bowed slightly at Clarissa, then turned to
“Miss Peranilex, the chairman called and asked if you’d be coming home for dinner tonight,”
“oh, that’s right. Yes, I will. I have to get ready to leave now though,” Lana said.
She had been so busy with work lately that she normally missed dinner with her dad and only comes home when he already retired to bed.
She had promised she’d be home early today, and besides there was good news.
She had to tell him about Zaire finding Please Evans. She was sure he’d be elated.
she picked up her purse, and grabbed her jacket, gesturing to Clarisss who nodded, and followed her
“Yep, but we have come little shopping to do, in preparation for the SERENE fashion show she clarified, then led Lana down to the door as she added “we also need to practice your walk but that won’t be today.”
The fashion show was in three days, so they had to move quickly. Lana was really loolding forward to seeing Evans but she was not looking forward to embarrassing herself in front of her mother’s mentor.
Since she was hoping to ask him to mentor her as well, she had to make sure he was impressed with her.
Clarissa tumed her head slightly and spoke over her shoulder to Diego.“Tell uncle that Lans would be coming home for dinner but she’d be a tad late! Diego sighed as the door closed after them. Shaking his head, he brought out his cellphone proceeded to call the chalman
“Honey! You won’t believe what I discovered.” Vera squealed excitedly as she burst into Damien’s office, Rina clinging to her by her side.
Damien looked up from his desk and a huge frown crossed his face, as the duo walked towards him smiling brightly. He had been in the middle of a serious discussion with his assistant when they barged in
“How did they get in He directed this cold question to his assistant who stood by his side, as his narrowed yes never strayed from the people walking towards
Lambat his bottom lip in frustration as he looked hand at the door, as though he might see through it. He was sure there were bodyguards there who had been instructed to let no one is without permission.
Why on earth would they let them in?
sine kuna also worked at MAGIC Touch, the main Headquarters of MAGIC where Dansen’s office was situated, he had placed bodyguards outside his dour to prevent her fun evercoming to his office
Hina used every opportunity available to ap
o appear outside Damien’s office, trying to see him
She’d nomually get frustrated at the bodyguards and lickat their legs, but they wouldn’t budge and Damien wouldn’t appear. But today, they had been let in because Veta had pulled the mother of the CLOund
I towards his desk, trowning darkly at him.
The bodyguards had quickly cowered and let them through Dantew that was what happened as Vera walked t “You placed bodyguards outside your office to keep Hina trum seeing you?” she retorted, angrily and Rina cling to her ann, sitting, her eyes downcart.
All ever wanted was to see you, Dani, Why are you doing this to me?” Rina said, staring at Damien with large Doe eyes. There was a time those eyes never failed to malur hit weak at the knees, now he was only inflated by the sight.
“How long has this been going on? Vera sputtered, looking from one to the other in indiguation
Damensclosed the tile in first of him and handed it over to Liam, who bowed again der his frosty place.
=Entsorry, air, Ellook into this.” He said, referring to the situation with the bodyguards.
“1ue them.”
Dansen’s cold voler stopped him and he bowed again
Vera flashed a triumphant smile at Liam as she spoke, “Exactly, and do not ever place bodyguards outside the office again. Or you’d lose your own job!”
Liam ignored Veraas Damien gave her a dark look before he contimied “Get some more men and escort this people out, this instant.”
Liam nodded curtly and walked out briskly, without even sparing the run astonished women a second glance.
“Damien Vera sputtered, scandalized “How dare you try to throw out your own mother?!”
a thread “There’s nothing for you here, mother and..
“This is a place of business!” Damien hissed at them, his temper barely hanging on by a thread”
He directed a cold gaze at
I gaze at Rina, who tried to make berselt look more innocent than ever.
“Aren’t you supposed to be working? You sure have a lot of time on your hands as the Head Designer, when MAGIC Touch has nothing to offer in this new season!= Damien’s tone was stathing as he glares
glared at Rina while he spoke. The girl held her head high and stared defiantly at him,
“It’s not my fault the designs are not coming in early this season. It’s those lazy donkeys who have nothing to offer” she retorted, referring to the designers who worked under her.
“you’re the head designer. Whose fault is it then?” Damien asked, his eyes narrowed at her as he was disgusted at her incompetence.
Rana had secured a job at MAGIC TOUCH because of her talent in fashion designing. Over the years however, the company’s fame seemed to be dwindling in the industry and this was mostly because MAGIC designs was almost always absent whenever there was a new season
This infunted Damien to no end, as MAGIC Touch was the company Romero Empire started with. The Empire had subsidiaries in other industries that were doing, well but only their fashion and entertainment company was falling behind.
Damien’s hands clenched into a ball on this table at the thought of losing MAGIC. His grandmother was dead and he was not going to let her legacy die with her. “I want the designs for the new season before the week is over.” He ordered, his expression stany as he dismissed them “Leave!” 1
Rina looked crushed. Her eyes watered at the cruel way Damien dismissed her, and vera rushed to her support.
“Honey, don’t yell at her! She just needs a little inspiration that’s all she uttered “The Romeros have been invited to SERENE’S season opening show. I see no Deason why we can’t attend this time.”
Damien looked up at his mother with narrowed eyes “what?!”
“Come on, honey, I know he’s your rival
“He’s not my rival Love mother!” Damien barked, and banged a fist on his mahogany table and both women jumped at the impact.
He was furious they thought he was
he was rivals with Zaire. Their companies might be the top in the industry but that did not mean their CEO were also rivals.
Damien gritted his teeth in anger. He remembered when Lana had left with Zatre at the hospital five years again and his frown became darker. He did not want any mention of SERINEorit CEO
“Honey, we have to attend. You’ve not been in society for five years. It’s not becoming of your status,” Vera went on in her shrill, annoying voice, and Damien closed his eyes in fnstration.
He leaned forward, is elbows propped on the desk as he held this bead in his hands.
He had a headache already Vera ignored this gesture from him and went on speaking, a knowing smile on her face.
“We can bring you out into society again, and it’s common courtesy to attend a show you’re invited to “She Lapped a finger in the desk to get Damien’s attention but Damien gave no indication of adlanwledging their existence.
However, in the next instant, his head shot up, and his eyes flew open to stare at his mother in disbelied at her next words.
“If you miss this, honey, it’s your loss. Plente Evans, the world renowned mentor and fashion designer, would be at SERENE’S fashion show!”
Rina’s Secret Thoughts
