She thought. Is this all? boit Bamiel going to vay something ro
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Samuel furrowed his brow in irritation, Anything else?
Sensing the cold, stern aura from Samuel, Oriana’s eyelashes trebled She quickly shook her head and said, “No, you seem busy, Mr. Howerton.
She bowed slightly before heading out toward the CEO’s office (or.
As Oriana closed the door, she clutched her wildly beating Heart and took a deep breath. “That was terrifying.”
For a moment there, she thought Samuel was going to fire her.
She thought, ‘But he was planning a surprise for me. He would fire me
Oriana shook her head and decided not to dwell on it anymore. She couldn’t help but smile as she waited for Samuel’s
surprise.
Her steps became a bit lighter as she walked towards the secretarial office.
Samuel couldn’t possibly know what Oriana was thinking. He was already on his phone, sending a message directly to Perry.
Samuel: (Order a bouquet of roses and send them to Mrs. Howerton.]
Perpy: [Got it.]
Isabella was bustling around the Stout Group, barely having a moment to breathe. There was an issue with the jade needed for the necklace, and she just couldn’t find the right color and quality.
If it doesn’t meet expectations, the impact on the competition results would be significant.
Isabella finally came out of the storeroom, returning to her workstation. She picked up the water cup from her desk, took a big gulp, and felt somewhat revived.
Laura came forward, looking concerned, and asked, “Ms. Stout, you still haven’t found it, have you?”
Many people in the design department knew about Isabella’s search for the jade.
At this moment, it wasn’t surprising that Laura asked.
Isabella sat on the chair to relieve her fatigue, then nodded at Laura, “Yes.”
Isabella had been to the jade warehouse of the Stout Group.
There were suitable pieces back then, but they’re gone.
The Stout Group has had a lot of orders lately, but not enough to use up all the good jade.
Laura carefully looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then leaned closer to Isabella and whispered, “Yesterday, before I left work, I overheard Ms. Ivana Stout having a secret conversation with Ms. Walker in the hallway.”
Isabella raised her eyebrows. “What were they discussing?”
Even without hearing Laura out, Isabella could assume it wasn’t anything good. It was most likely directed at her.
Laura coniqued quietly to Isabella, “Recently, it appears they’ve inventoried the warehouse’s jade, and the high–quality
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nieces are stored in Medema Stout’s safe”
All the valuable frems had been taken away, so no matter how much she turned the warehouse upside down, the wouldn’t And what she was tooking for
tabella’s expression turned serious. She thought. They really are something?
At that moment, Ivana’s pretentious voice came from the door, Everyone has worked hard, let’s take a lunch break. That way, we’ll have more energy to work this afternoon.”
Laura suddenly shivered, rubbing the goosebumps on her arms and whispered to Isabella, “How does she manage to be so openly two–faced?”
Strangely, many in the design department fall for her act, and she couldn’t quite understand why.
Isabella looked at Ivana with eyes full of coldness,
She thought, ‘Does Ivana even know what she’s doing?”
‘She hid jade. If my work doesn’t win the gold award, it won’t just impact me; the company will be hurt too. Her action is just too reckless and self–indulgent.”
Ivana noticed Isabella’s unfriendly expression and paused a little feeling quite annoyed.
She thought, ‘Why is this woman staring at me like that? She’s always causing trouble.”
Kana kept her annoyance to herself and asked Isabella, “Bella, do you want to have lunch with me?”
put on a gentle and caring expression, saying, “I know Dad kicked you out recently…”
She quickly covered her mouth, as if she had said something she shouldn’t have, then looked carefully around at the others, nearby.
Ivana’s actions surprised everyone. They thought, Is Isabella really kicked out by Mr. Stout?”
Everyone’s gaze towards Isabella changed. They thought, ‘Only a bad person gets kicked out by her own father.
‘Having some design talent is insignificant if she lacks integrity, as that will ultimately lead to no one caring about her.”
Ivana was quite pleased with the way everyone was looking at Isabella. She lifted her chin slightly, her eyes showing disdain for Isabella.
She wanted this brat to taste the feeling of being looked down upon.
Isabella smirked coldly, fully aware of Ivana’s little tricks.
In the past, it might have cut deep, but now… she couldn’t care less.
She looked at Ivana with cold eyes and a faint smile, “Speaking in riddles… Did Hudson raise a mute or an idiot?”
Ivana’s face stiffened, “You…”
She was about to lash out but quickly caught herself, realizing so many eyes were on her. She couldn’t afford to lose her
temper.
Ivana clenched her teeth in anger. She thought. This bitch doesn’t care about her reputation at all, daring to challenge me openly in front of everyone! I can’t behave like a fool.”
Just as she was struggling with her feelings, Jenny came out of the break room holding a cup of coffee, gave Isabella a
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mocking look, and said:“McJvana Stout is too kind to argue with you, but some people really need to be self–aware”
Ivana’s eyes lit up, finally, she had a helper.
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Jemy put her coffee cup on the table beside her, crossed her arms, and looked at Isabella in disgust, “Nobody wants you, and you don’t even try to find out why. I’ve never seen anyone so shineless.”
Ivana laughed coldly to herself, thinking Isabella was too cocky
She thought, Isn’t she supposed to be really confident? Isn’t she opposed to be really impressive? And now she’s the one who can’t handle the mockery
The entire office atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point, and everyone held their breath, too scared to make a sound, quietly watching the scene unfold.
They didn’t know about the Guzman family. To Isabella, Hudson wasn’t an honor but a disgrace.
Isabella got upset over Jenny’s words.
Her moving out of the Stout residence was a thing of the past and Ivana mentioned it just to try and provoke her in front of
thers.
Isabella smirked, too dismissive to argue with them.
But it was Laura who turned red with anger, glaring at Jenny and shouting, “How can you…”
However, before she could finish speaking, a voice from the design department interrupted.
“Excuse me, is there someone named Isabella here?” a delivery person asked.
Everyone’s attention turned to the door, where a delivery person stood holding a large bouquet of roses, vibrant and fresh.
The sight caught everyone’s gaze, leaving many with wide eyes!
Someone couldn’t help but exclaim, “Wow, that’s such a large bouquet of rare roses! How much does it cost?”
“The market price is 600 dollars per rose, and with 99 of them here. Do the math.”
“It’s not just the price that matters, it’s the sheer romance of it
“Getting such beautiful roses, especially a rare kind flown in from overseas, is amazing!”
Isabella was a bit puzzled but stepped forward to answer the delivery driver’s question, “That’s me.“”
The delivery driver, seeing the recipient, respectfully handed over the flowers and said, “Miss, could you please sign here?”
Isabella paused slightly. She thought, ‘Who could have sent me these flowers?”
The delivery driver probably wouldn’t know, so Isabella took the roses and the pen he gave her and signed her name.
The delivery driver nodded with a smile, “Have a great day, goodbye.”
Isabella politely responded, “Goodbye.”
The people around were whispering to each other, “Were those sent to her?”
“Didn’t they just say nobody wanted her? Looks like she has quite the admirers now.”
“You don’t understand, it’s like losing in family but winning in love.”
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Watching Isabella carrying the flowers to her seat, Ivana’s face was twisted with anger. She thought, Who sent her those flowers? How does she have fans?
She clenched her ha
