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When she thought of this, she attempted to calm herself down by taking a deep breath. Suddenly, she heard a knock on the door from the other end of the phone. “Julian, you didn’t go to the City Hall at all, did you?” Maya instantly changed the topic.
“Do you honestly think everyone has the habit of going back on their words like you?” Julian scoffed coldly.
When Maya heard what he said, she became certain that he wasn’t at the City Hall. “Okay then. Take a picture of the City Hall front entrance and send it to me – “
Julian immediately hung up the phone before she could finish her sentence.
So, she tossed her phone aside as she cursed in a low voice, “Ugh! Sc*mbag!”
As for Luna, who was tidying up the clothes she had changed halfway, she joined in and rudely ragged at Julian as well. “What sort of undignified thing did he do again?”
A still fuming Maya replied waspishly, “God knows! I admit that it’s my fault that I’m running late, so I have patiently asked him to wait a while. It turns out that he, too, didn’t go to the City Hall. Yet, he has the audacity to lose his temper!” Hah! He thinks he has the right to do whatever he wants while I don’t, eh?!
As soon as Maya said that, Luna received a message on her phone. She picked it up and took a look at the message before rolling her eyes with contempt. Afterward, she handed her phone to Maya, asking her to read it too. “Julian is paying a lot of money to reserve an appointment with you the day after tomorrow.”
Well, to be precise, Julian wanted to meet Alana. Well, well. For someone who couldn’t wait another 20 minutes for me, this b*stard sure has plenty of time to make an appointment to meet Alana.
Such thoughts made Maya nearly crush the phone. Her gaze turned chilly as she said, “I’m busy with widowhood!”
At present, she only had one thought in her mind, which was divorce. I need to immediately finalize our divorce!
So, Luna retrieved her phone to play with it for a second before quoting Maya’s statement and replying to her assistant.
After that, she placed her phone down and analyzed the situation. “Julian wants to meet you probably because he wants you to make a dress for Selena. East Joy Talent will hold a fashion gala next month, and I heard she is also on the list. Considering how private this event is, I suppose Julian has spent a large sum of money just to get her in.”
Perhaps she was numb at this point, for she no longer felt as heartache as before when she heard Luna’s words. She merely twitched the corner of her lips in disdain. Of course, he spends heavily on this. After all, not only is he getting Selena in, but he is also looking for dresses designed by Alana to aid her.
When Luna saw that Maya was showing no reaction, she couldn’t hold back her temper and slammed her hand hard on the table. “Are you for real?! You’re actually allowing his mistress to bully you?!”
Meanwhile, Maya remained expressionless. “If you have an idea to make Julian go bankrupt, I don’t mind joining in.” It takes two to tango. Selena won’t stand a chance to interfere with our marriage if Julian hasn’t decided to cheat on me. Ultimately, Julian was the one who failed to stay loyal to our marriage. Besides, why should I downgrade myself by quarreling with a mistress who doesn’t even know who I am?
Maya wiped her face and hurriedly changed the subject when she saw that Luna was like a dog on a bone, refusing to let this matter go. “Didn’t you mention an important client last time?”
Luna replied in a lukewarm manner, “Oh, it’s East Joy Talent. The boss happens to be in Pendorf today, so he wants to meet you and discuss some details. But I have yet to say yes.”
East Joy Talent – an entertainment agency that houses many well-known A-list actresses. Their celebrities constantly attend various fashion events, awards ceremonies, and various parties throughout the years. As a result, their demand for dress rentals is way higher than their peers. Forget next year, our entire studio’s reputation will surely reach a higher level if we manage to cooperate with them. As soon as this thought crossed Maya’s mind, she instantly cheered up. “What are we waiting for? Only an idiot would let go of an opportunity to earn more money! Come! Let’s go now!”
Luna rolled her eyes and hit upon an idea when her eyes laid on Maya’s slim waist.
At 2.00PM, Maya and Luna arrived downstairs of the East Joy Talent’s building.
Just as Luna was about to park the car, a dashing blue supercar, which was diagonally behind them, drifted and drove toward the parking space that she had seen.
This caused Luna to panic as she instinctively stepped on the gas pedal.
Like a shot, the two cars hit each other with a loud bang.
“How much does this car cost?” Luna stared at the supercar, which got caught under the back of her Volkswagen, through the rearview mirror and asked wryly, “Are both our net worths enough to pay for the damages?”
Maya blinked and teased, “It wasn’t on purpose? I thought you hit the car because you were mad at the driver for stealing your parking space.”
“I panicked, but I certainly was no fool!” Luna’s facial expression twisted in pain at the thought of the amount of compensation she would have to pay.
Maya leaned over to help her put the gearbox in parking mode and pulled the handbrake before opening the door and getting out of the car. “I’ll check it out.”
At the same time, the owner of the supercar stepped out too. It was a handsome man with a height of 6’2″ feet. He was wearing a pair of oversized black sunglasses, which covered half of his face and only revealed his attractive nose as well as overly rosy lips. Once he saw Maya step out of the Volkswagen, he momentarily stopped chewing the gum in his mouth and smiled. “Miss Slim Waist, have we met before? Why do I feel you look awfully familiar?”
Likewise, Maya thought he looked familiar too. Therefore, she approached him and took a closer look. Then, she immediately realized that the man was none other than Kevin Stewart, Julian’s closest and best friend, who grew up with him. However, she merely met him once, which was two years ago. At that time, Julian was drunk. So, she had to ferry his wasted *ss home and consequently greeted Kevin in the process.
Maya’s eyes wandered back and forth between the disastrous state of the head of Kevin’s supercar and his face. Then, she curled her lips into a smile and tentatively called out, “Kevin?”
Kevin was taken aback. So, he raised his hand, pushed his black sunglasses up, and squinted his fox eyes as he looked at her. “Miss Slim Waist, have we indeed met before?”
“I’m Maya Quinn.”
Kevin thought about it for a few seconds before recalling who Maya was. Then, he reflexively straightened and greeted, “Maya…”
She didn’t bother wasting her breath explaining her newly single status as she glanced at the head of Kevin’s supercar and said, “About your car…”
Kevin clapped his hands and continued, “It’s my fault! I was in a hurry for a meet-up, so I thought of racing for a parking space. It’s nothing serious. I’ll just claim the car insurance later.”
Thus, she smiled. “Sure. You can claim the car repair expenses from Julian.”
He swiftly dismissed her suggestion by saying, “No, I can’t do that! It’s no big deal. You can just go your own way!”
Maya 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 Maya and Kevin’s conversation. Therefore, she was slightly startled. “Are you not afraid that he would tattle to Julian 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.” Maya 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 Julian. He won’t fuss about such a trivial amount of money.
After a few seconds of silence, Maya 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?”
Maya 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 Julian?” Furthermore, I have just announced that my husband is dead and I’m now a widow. Julian 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 Maya. “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, “Julian, is your family going bankrupt?”
Maya 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.
Maya could still recognize it was Julian 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, Julian was looking at her with apparent suspicion in his eyes.
