Chapter 203
Emily shook her head, sounding a bit cold. She remarked, "Just ran into someone annoying."
Gianna looked surprised. Emily was usually so calm. Since she joined MY FASHION, Gianna had never seen her lose her temper.
Gianna inquired, "Who got under your skin?"
Emily bit her lips. She replied, "Who else but Bella."
At first, Emily just disliked Bella for using Elia's fake signature to fool people. But when Bella turned Emily's designs into products, sold them abroad, and then accused Emily of plagiarism, Emily couldn't stand her.
Thinking about those days when she was falsely accused made Emily grit her teeth. If it hadn't been proven she was innocent, who knows what the person sending her dead animal carcasses would have done. The police still hadn't caught them.
Just thinking about it made Emily shiver.
Gianna wasn't surprised. She said, "It's normal to run into her. Don't forget, she won the last design competition."
Emily sneered, "Good design skills don't matter if you have a bad character. You won't go far."
Gianna suggested, "Whether she goes far or not isn't our problem. Let's just enjoy the exhibition. These clothes are well-designed; you can learn a lot."
Emily hesitated, then asked, "Gianna, did they find out how the design drafts were leaked?"
Gianna nodded. She asked, "Yes. Are you sure you never showed that draft to anyone?"
Emily explained, "Yes, I'm sure. I always keep my computer with me. No one could have seen it."
Suddenly, Emily's face stiffened.
Gianna asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Emily bit her lip and shook her head. She said, "Nothing, I just feel a bit unwell. I'm going to the restroom."
Gianna replied, "Okay."
Watching Emily hurry away, Gianna felt something was off.
Felix asked, "What are you thinking about?"
A deep, pleasant male voice sounded behind her. Gianna turned to see Felix standing nearby, his blue eyes focused on her.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked down then replied, "Nothing, Felix. Shouldn't you be chatting with the business partners?"
She had seen many famous people from the Dawnridge business community. It seemed the organizers held this exhibition to attract business investments too.
Seeing Gianna's expression, Felix looked displeased.
Felix asked, "Are you so afraid of people seeing us together?"
Noticing his displeasure, Gianna said, "I'm just afraid of delaying your work."
Felix doubted, "Really?"
Gianna insisted, "Of course."
Felix stepped forward and held her hand, saying, "This is your punishment for lying."
Gianna tried to shake off his hand but couldn't, feeling a bit angry.
Gianna scolded, "Felix, don't forget what you promised me!"
Felix chuckled, and said, "I did promise, but you deceived me. You need to be punished, or you'll do it again."
Gianna gritted her teeth, suggesting, "Choose another punishment."
Felix demanded, "Kiss me."
Gianna said impatiently, "Don't push it!"
Hearing the anger in her voice, Felix looked down at her, and said, "Then I'll kiss you."
Felix said, "You choose, or I'll choose for you."
Gianna said, "If I kiss you, will you really let me go?"
Felix chuckled, and replied, "Of course, I always keep my word."
Gianna glanced around, saw no one was watching, and quickly kissed Felix on the cheek.
Gianna asked shyly, "Now can you let me go?"
Seeing her blushing ears, Felix suppressed a smile and let go of her hand.
As soon as she was free, Gianna quickly walked away, looking like she was fleeing in panic, afraid he might chase her.
Felix chuckled, not realizing someone else had seen everything.
Bella's grip on her wine glass tightened, her knuckles turning white. Felix was flirting with Gianna in public!
Before, when she wanted to hold hands with Felix in public, he refused, saying he didn't want to be so high-profile. Now she knew it wasn't about being high-profile. He just didn't want to be high-profile with her!
Anger and jealousy twisted her face. She wanted Gianna gone.
She slammed the wine glass on the table and stormed towards the restroom to calm down.
Just as she reached the door, she ran into Emily coming out.
When enemies met, the tension was palpable.
Bella, already hating Gianna, felt her anger flare seeing someone close to her.
Bella spat, "Emily, joining MY FASHION was the dumbest thing you ever did!"
Emily, lost in her thoughts, ignored her and tried to walk past.
But Bella grabbed her arm with surprising strength.
Bella said angrily, "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me?"
Emily frowned and shook off her hand, She retorted, "Oh, it was you talking. I thought it was a dog barking."
Bella responded, "You!"
Bella was furious, then mocked, "Do you really think you can be the chief designer with your skills? Gianna only gave you the job because you're from the Johnson family!"
Emily smirked, and rebutted, "So what? If I got the job because of my family, that's my ability. Didn't you also rely on Felix to become the president of LR Design Studio?"
Bella responded angrily, "What did you say?"
Emily raised her eyebrows, and sneered, "Didn't you know? Everyone says LR Design Studio is Felix's breakup gift to you. In everyone's eyes, you're just someone Felix dumped!"
Bella snapped and slapped Emily.
Emily, caught off guard, took the hit. A red handprint quickly appeared on her face.
Emily, who had never been treated like this, immediately slapped Bella back.
Emily warned, "Bella, I'm not afraid of you. Touch me again, and you'll regret it!"
She turned to leave, but Bella's mocking voice stopped her.
Bella mocked, "Emily, you have no right to laugh at me. The man you like doesn't like you either and even schemed you."
Emily's face changed. She turned back, gritting her teeth, questioning, "What do you mean?"
Bella smiled maliciously, and revealed, "Don't you like Thomas? Didn't you know he's my fiancé? He gave me those design drafts."
