Chapter 41: We Need To Talk
Mandy grinned. “Austin. Did you know that Mr. Denovan was Selene’s-?”
“Shut up!” Selene shouted, interrupting her assistant.
“Her what?”
“He’s been my customer for many years. He was very loyal.”
“Is that all he was?”
“Yes. What about you? How do you know Mr. Denovan?”
“He was the first to invest in my company. He provided me with a lot of financing.” Austin smiled.
“What a small world…” Selene said, letting her words hang.
Selene found it very difficult to understand why Jennifer Keller would always get tangled in her life and cause her problems.
Jennifer had received a lot of attention for her dresses at the party from all over the internet. She decided to throw her own personal fashion show and promoted this heavily on social media.
Moreover, she decided to visit Selene in her store.
Jennifer seemed very pleased with her success and smiled smugly. She stood firmly in front of Selene. “I will hold a personal fashion show this Saturday. I’m here to invite you and give you a ticket for the entrance. I hope you’ll be able to attend.”
“Congratulations on your success, but I’m not interested in going to your party,” Selene answered coldly.
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“Your huge ego makes you blind.”
“I’m proud of what I’ve achieved. It gives me confidence.”
Selene sneered.
Jennifer continued to antagonize her. “It makes me feel even better that you won’t attend my fashion show.”
Selene grabbed the ticket from Jennifer’s hand. “OK. I’ll go. I want to see just how amazing Miss Keller’s designs truly are.” She said sarcastically.
“You’re very welcome.” Jennifer smiled unknowingly.
But Selene soon regretted that she had promised to go there. It really was not worth it.
However, reminding herself that Jennifer’s work was only mediocre at best, she did not think that was a big deal.
Moreover, it was just a fashion show-no big deal at all.
With a rich family background, Jennifer chose her first personal fashion show in the Exhibition Hall, which could accommodate more than one thousand spectators. It was the place where designers and models typically chose to showcase themselves and their work.
Many reporters were crowded near the stage. The VIPs sat in the first row.
Selene found a corner and sat there. She hoped that the show would be over quickly so she could leave.
She glanced at the VIPs who attended the show and found that several celebrities were present.
But, in the middle, there were a couple of people whom Selene did not recognize. Two of them she did, however. One was Johnson Keller, whom she had met once. Next to him was none other than Clint Denovan.
Seeing him, Selene’s mood dropped even more. But her attention soon fell on the fashion show itself.
Selene was not very familiar with Jennifer’s design ability. However, she assumed subconsciously that Jennifer must have mainly used her connections instead of skills to get to where she was.
But when the show started, and the models got on stage, Selene found that Jennifer was skilled after all and had to admit to herself that Jennifer’s designs were unique and attractive.
Selene had heard before that women were narrow-minded when it came to their rivals.
For Selene, she had thought Jennifer lacked skill in designing clothes, and it only made her mood even worse when she realized that she had been wrong.
Selene wanted to leave the show immediately. But she couldn’t.
When the show ended, Jennifer, as the main designer of the event, was crowded by reporters and showered with praise.
She wore a glamorous dress, and it was obvious that she had everyone’s attention.
Standing in the center of the stage, Jennifer spoke her words of gratitude to the public. When Johnson and the rest of the people from the VIP section went to the stage and hugged her, it created a touching scene.
When Jennifer started to thank her family, she spoke with a lot of emotion in her voice. “I must thank my parents and my big brother for all of their support. I hope I’ve made them proud.”
Jennifer then turned to the few people who were still sitting in the VIP row.
“I also need to show my appreciation to one man, Clint Denovan, who is wearing the suits I’ve designed to attend the show. Thank you for being there for me. I have known Clint since I have known myself. You are my idol, and you have taught me diligence.”
All eyes turned to Clint as Jennifer continued. ”I’ve always dreamed that you would one day wear my suits, and now the day has arrived. Thank you! Clint.”
Clint remained expressionless as the reporters snapped photos of him.
His lack of response made the whole situation quite awkward. Then Johnson walked to him from the stage and beckoned Clint to join him.
Though Clint frowned, he still stepped on the stage under Jennifer’s expecting eyes.
Clint smiled at Jennifer. “Congratulations, Jenni. Your dream has finally come true.” He said with a robotic voice.
Jennifer was so moved that tears ran down her face. She stretched out her hands and hugged Clint. The reporters all captured the moment with their cameras.
To those observing, it looked like the protagonist was hugging her partner, which seemed very romantic.
Selene, however, was glaring at the scene that was unfolding in front of her eyes.
“This is disgusting,” Selene spoke coldly. She stood up and walked out of the venue without any expression.
Jennifer was hugging Clint as her family stood around. She wanted to show them off that they were in a good relationship. It took him a lot of restraint to stop himself from pushing her away. He still needs to be a gentleman; after all, pushing her would just catch everyone’s curiosity. He hated this kind of drama.
He looked up and glanced at the spectator seats. He noticed a familiar face.
He subconsciously attempted to push Jennifer away but failed, as Johnson held his arm too and motioned him to prolong the moment.
Clint frowned as he watched Selene leave the hall.