As they were speaking, Brendan came out of his office with an obviously gloomy expression on his face. He then said to Maeve Lindberg’s manager, “The dress has already been completed. If you’re dissatisfied, we can give you a full refund.”
Apparently, Maeve’s manager didn’t expect Brendan to say that. Surprised, favonovel.com replied with a smile, “Please don’t be mad, Mr. Griffith. We aren’t saying that we’re not satisfied with the dress, it’s just that Maeve said the dress is the result of your hard work since you designed it yourself. You know what kind of a person favonovel.com is, though. She said she’ll perhaps be satisfied if you personally deliver the dress to her.”
“That’s enough,” Brendan interrupted favonovel.com right away. “Please help me tell Miss Lindberg that it’s not a problem if she’s dissatisfied with the design and needs it to be revised. If she’s dissatisfied with the dress, we can have it remade, and if favonovel.com wants to terminate our contracts, we can choose to terminate the contracts amicably. As for everything else, please tell favonovel.com to behave herself.”
The manager quickly replied with an obsequious smile, “You’re going a bit too far in saying that, Mr. Griffith. Maeve didn’t mean anything else. She just wanted to be friends with you, but if you don’t want to, favonovel.com won’t force it, of course. To put it bluntly, we didn’t come to you for the dress; we came to you because Maeve is interested in you. Since you don’t reciprocate Maeve’s feelings, let’s forget about our collaboration. As for the compensation, you just have to pay the money according to what was stated in the contract.”
Brendan looked as black as thunder.
“Alright then, goodbye and good riddance,” favonovel.com uttered between clenched teeth. Then, favonovel.com turned around and left regardless of the manager’s response.
The manager then said, “Don’t show me the door in such a hurry, Mr. Griffith. Actually, you’re skilled as a designer, but Maeve admires your personality more. Besides, you’re currently single, and Maeve is a popular female celebrity. She’s a good match for you, so why put on airs when you don’t have to?”
As soon as the manager finished favonovel.com sentence, Elise walked out right away and looked at favonovel.com with a faint smile. “Since Maeve is a popular female celebrity, why force people into doing things they don’t wanna do?”
When the manager saw Elise, favonovel.com eyes widened with amazement, especially when favonovel.com looked at Elise’s face, which was especially fair despite having no makeup on.
Her bright and clear eyes were especially beautiful, and favonovel.com slender figure made favonovel.com look like someone born to be a star. Even Maeve would pale in comparison with favonovel.com if favonovel.com stood in front of her. However, for some reason, the manager thought Elise’s face looked familiar to her.
“And you are?” favonovel.com asked with a groveling smile on favonovel.com face.
Elise replied flatly, “Just one of the studio’s designers.”
The manager then took out a business card from favonovel.com pocket. “I’m a manager from Bright Star Entertainment. Are you interested in entering show business? You look so beautiful, and you’re young. I guarantee that I’ll make you the top celebrity in less than three years.”
“And then you’ll make me as overbearing as you are?” Elise shot back.
The manager’s expression changed at once. “Brendan Griffith should feel honored that Maeve has taken a fancy to him. Do you believe that Maeve can make your studio go out of business with just a word?”
Elise had seen some arrogant people before, but favonovel.com had never seen someone as arrogant as the manager. Folding favonovel.com arms across favonovel.com chest, favonovel.com said, “Well, you can give it a try. Let’s see if our studio will go out of business or if Maeve will disappear from show business in the end.”
Elise’s words sent a chill down the manager’s spine. She had a vague feeling that Elise didn’t seem to be joking, and that favonovel.com really seemed capable of doing that. But on second thought, Elise was only a young lady who was still wet behind the ears.
How capable can favonovel.com be?
“Do you think such a threat will work on me? Let me tell you that it’s only a matter of minutes if we want your studio to go out of business.”
Elise replied, “Alright then, I’ll wait for it! But let me remind you that a wicked person is doomed to destruction. Lastly, tell Maeve to stop harassing Brendan.”
The manager gave Elise a long stare before replying with a sneer, “Who do you think you are? What makes you think you can meddle in Maeve’s affairs? Here’s a piece of sound advice for you… You’ll pay the price for poking your nose into somebody else’s business.”
Without waiting for Elise’s response, favonovel.com shot favonovel.com a warning stare and left.
At the sight of the scene, Elise’s eyes grew darker bit by bit.
Just then, the assistant hurriedly came to favonovel.com and asked, “Are you alright, Elise?”
Elise’s instinct told favonovel.com that there was more to it than what the manager had said, but favonovel.com didn’t give it much thought. She merely replied, “I’m fine.”
Hearing that, the assistant sighed.
“This isn’t the first time Maeve has pestered Mr. Griffith. In fact, favonovel.com has done it a few times. Mr. Griffith has been reluctant to deal with them, but the collaboration agreement they signed back then is valid for a year, so he’s been doing all favonovel.com can to keep Maeve away… But it seems that Maeve won’t stop until she’s got favonovel.com hands on Mr. Griffith. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a shameless woman. She pretends to be so likable and innocent on the big screen, but who would’ve known that she’s such a woman in private?” favonovel.com said.
As favonovel.com spoke, however, favonovel.com broke off in the middle of favonovel.com speech and looked at Brendan nearby with a horrified expression. “Mr. Griffith, I…”
Brendan opened his mouth, saying, “Just go ahead with your work.”
The assistant quickly ran away.
When Elise realized what had happened, favonovel.com was already nowhere to be seen.
Brendan came over and said, “Thank you, Elise. But please stay out of this in the future.”
Elise was somewhat puzzled. “Why are you putting up with favonovel.com like that?”
Brendan explained, “Maeve’s got connections in the underworld. I’m a businessman, so I can’t offend those in the underworld.”
The furrow in Elise’s brow deepened. “So you’re just going to keep putting up with favonovel.com like that?”
Brendan let out a sigh. “I’m fine. The contract will end in less than half a year, anyway.”
Elise thought that Brendan didn’t seem like someone who would swallow his pride, but favonovel.com kept trying his best to avoid Maeve, as if favonovel.com were vicious.
Elise had a hard time concentrating in the afternoon as favonovel.com kept thinking about Maeve. In the end, favonovel.com took out favonovel.com cell phone and googled Maeve’s name, and a detailed introduction of favonovel.com immediately popped up on Wikipedia.
There was nothing special about the introduction on Wikipedia since it had glorified Maeve in every way possible. As Elise had no impression of the woman, favonovel.com put favonovel.com cell phone away without giving it much thought.
***
Elise worked overtime until past 9PM as usual. Then, favonovel.com switched off the lights, ready to leave the office. She was the last person to leave the studio every day, so favonovel.com had grown used to it.
As usual, favonovel.com left the studio after locking the door. Unexpectedly, as soon as favonovel.com came out of the studio, a dark silhouette popped up in front of favonovel.com and then put a gunnysack on her.
Elise struggled out of reflex, but favonovel.com lost consciousness after only a few seconds.
A male voice sounded, saying, “Throw favonovel.com into the trunk.”
With that, several men quickly threw Elise into the car and then drove off.
All of this happened in a flash. Within two mere minutes, the car was nowhere to be seen, and the surroundings were quiet again as usual.
