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“Why are you all standing around here and not working.? Just then, an Icy cold voice came out from behind and everyone froze in shock. We
realizing that the voice came from her back, Bethany swiftly turned around to see the man standing there expressionlessly.
In the next splitting second, he walked into the warehouse bearing no expression on his face.
Seeing how Zayn walked into the place with an expression on, She moved aside slightly and greeted him, “Mr. Meyer”.
Zayn acted like he didn't hear the woman greeting him at all as he walked into the center fully without paying attention to her.
He simply moved ahead.
The crowd instantaneously split into two creating a demarcation in the center to let him through as he walked in.
Zayn seriously walked up to Joanna.
Joanna looked up at his cold face. she was quite scared from within but she maintained her composure and forced out a smile while asking gently.“Zayn, Why are you here all of a sudden?”.
She asked with a stuttering tone while hiding a few things behind her.
“How dare you ask me such a silly question, Joanna? such a huge matter had happened, and you still have the nerve to ask me what I'm doing coming around here?”.
Zayn glared at her coldly. Then, his cold gaze finally stopped at the colorful clothes piled up on top of themselves right on the floor in front of his legs, he pursed his lips disgruntled, and knotted his brows bitterly. “Joanna, haven't I told you to get the shelves repaired three days ago? Also, I've asked you to have the clothes sent over to the customers earlier, didn't I? Tell me why didn't you send them or do as I had instructed you to do?”.
Face with these questions, Joanna lowered her head out of guilt and said with a gentle tone.“I was just too busy.....so”.
“Isn't that just an excuse? What were you busy, huh? Busy with partying all night and moving mad instead of doing the works you're supposed to do properly?« Zayn ruthlessly questioned her right in front of everyone without thinking twice about it.
Feeling very humiliated by this, She quietly clenched her fists tightly on both hands and hide them by her side. when she was criticized in front of so many people, Joanna felt so embarrassed by it.
Especially now that they have a new colleague, who was none other than a wretched ugly duckling from nowhere.
Seeing Bethany among the crowd of people witnessing this scene, was so unacceptable for Joanna as a trace of hatred could be seen in her eyes as she raised her head slightly.
She wanted to yell out and retaliate but with the realization of what she stands to lose if she were to do so, she couldn't help but calm herself down.
However, she didn't dare to say anything spiteful to Zayn, she just glared viciously at Bethany.
Bethany just looked around without saying a word as she doesn't want to show off her skills now.
Zayn slightly saw Joanna's petty actions but he didn't pay much attention to it as he was angry about the whole matter.
He just looked toward the designer who was shivering at his presence.
“Can these clothes be classified within one and half an hour?” He asked with a gentle tone after heaving a sigh.
“I'm afraid that won't be possible, President Meyer. we have never seen or touched any of these clothes, so we need to retrieve the data from the database to classify them, and that would take about nothing less than three hours”.
One of the designers boldly raised his head and replied.
they were indeed many clothes scattered on the floor.
“Cant you all make it any faster?” Zayn was identified with this result, so he asked again.
The customers who have the clothes will be coming around to get the clothes in nothing less than one and half hours at most. So, how could they wait for another three hours before the clothes are classified into different classes?
However, no one dared to suggest as they all lower their head
Seeing that this is the perfect time and situation. Bethany suddenly raised her hand without looking in Joanna's direction.
When she saw that all attention has been turned toward her direction, she said. “I suggest you let me try it ”.
She said in a low and gentle tone–Her voice was not very loud but it was particularly outstanding.
Everyone fixed their gazes at her with expressions of doubts and disbelief in their eyes.
how could an illiterate woman who made her way to the too after getting involved in an illicit action have a say in this matter? what does she know?
Seeing the look on her face and her lips pursed, Joanna tolled her eyes disdainfully.
However, Zayn was expressionless as he wanted to be sure if the woman meant what she said.“Are you saying that you can make arrangements for the clothes to be classified within one and half hours?
“I can't do it on my own, but if Mr. Meyer would allow me to have two people as my assistants .then, I believe we would try our best to.....”.
“How dare you.” Before she could finish her words, Joanna hopped in and interrupted her with her index finger pointing at her face viciously.
“How could you have any idea on how to classify these high-graded clothes. Moreover, you are just a college dropout. I'm very sure you don't even have any idea about the multi-element of fashion. So, how could you even dream of saying such things? Who would allow you to do that?”.
Her voice sounded harsh and cold as she berated her angrily.
Seemingly like she didn't hear all that Joanna had said, Bethany took a few steps and walked over to Zayn. she stopped right in front of him and looked at him with a calm expression, then she opened her mouth slightly and asked.“Mr. Meyer, I would like to know. Do you believe in me?”.
Zayn simply raised his head and replied without going into much detail.“ Then, I'll leave everything to you now. Please do your best”.
Right as Bethany was about to nod her head in affirmation, Joanna suddenly jumped in between with a questioning gaze as she said. “Zayn, what are you even doing? Do you believe that a woman like her is capable of classifying these clothes?”.
displeased by her interruption, Zayn simply replied.“Since she had dared to say the word. Tell me why wouldn't I have the guts to believe her, then?” Zayn glanced at her coldly and replied.
Joanna choked before biting her lips in unwillingness.“ But she didn't even graduate from a university. So how would she know what to do? ”. Looking around the room, she asked.“Which of our designers doesn't graduate from a top and famous university in the country? Despite all of that, they hadn't even seen or touched any of these clothes. So how would a low class like her know what to do?”.
“Is that so? ” Zayn looked at Bethany expectantly.
He didn't believe that a person who was under the discipleship of Miss Burnett did not even graduate from a university.
Then, his did she work her way to become an assistant to a renowned designer like Miss Burnett?.
Bethany simply smiled indifferently and answered calmly.“ Indeed, I did not graduate from a national university, I had dropped out during the middle of school due to some private matters, but I graduated from a university in a broad and even got a certificate in fashion and designing. I guess I forgot to show you my certificate, that's why”.
Bethany said with a gentle smile as she turned around to look Joanna in the eyes.
Her words were laced with sarcasm.
Immediately she said these words, the people gasped and murmur amongst themselves as they thought that Joanna was indeed the one who had lied.
Just when everyone thought that she had concluded her statement. She suddenly turn back as if she had just remembered something else. “Oh! I almost forgot to mention that I graduated from West city college of fashion and arts”.
what?
Upon hearing this. The people gasped as the murmuring became even more vehement.
How is it possible for a woman like her to graduate from top fashion institutions like the west city?
The west city university is the most popular and notable fashion institution in the entire world. It's known for its outstanding features and mode of selecting students. Not only that, only geniuses made it to this university.
Nobody had expected her to be among these people but she was!?
In just a split second, the look of disdain and malicious expression on the faces of the other designers were suddenly replaced by a different expression of admiration.
Even Zayn was shocked to hear this. He had never expected her to graduate from such a reputed school–It's no wonder that she was a disciple to a professional like Miss Burnett.
“That's impossible!” Suddenly there was a loud outburst at that moment, Joanna roared out agitatedly. The voice was unfittingly sharp and there were traces of aggression.“How could you claim that you graduated from West city University? Do you take us for fools?”.
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