Free Web NovelChapter 199: Watch Your Image
"Yeah. I am waiting to have lunch with Wendy," Michael replied delightedly. He then added, "Oh yeah, please refer to Wendy as Ms. Stewart or Mrs. Lucas in the future."
To Michael, the name ’Caroline Swift’ carried an unpleasant past. freёwebnoѵel.com
Wendy already lost her memory then. The name naturally lost its existence.
"Mrs. Lucas?" The designers exclaimed in surprise.
Before Wendy got into a car accident, everyone was aware that Michael was pursuing her. But Wendy’s stance on rejecting Michael was apparent back then.
It had only been a month and she became Mrs. Lewis?
"Wendy is my wife, legally," Michael said proudly.
"Congratulations, Mr. Lewis."
"Mr. Lucas finally got Mrs. Lucas. Congratulations!"
Wendy watched Michael as he chatted with the designers working under her. She felt awkward.
"The meeting ended. Hurry up and go get lunch. If you don’t want to have lunch, let’s carry on with the meeting," Wendy said, purposely putting on a poker face.
"We shall make a move first," the designers quickly bid farewell and left immediately.
There were only Wendy and Michael after they left.
Wendy glanced at him impatiently, "Michael, why do you talk about this in the office? We are working. What’s the point of you emphasizing the fact that I am your wife."
"I am, of course, declaring ownership. My wife is so beautiful. What if the other male employees have their eyes on you?!" Michael teased, feeling smug while putting his hand around Wendy’s waist.
Wendy let out a burst of stifled laughter, pushing him away. She said, "That’s enough. Let’s go for lunch."
Michael, who was pushed away, quickly reached out and took Wendy’s hand in his.
"This is an office. Please watch your image," Wendy shook his hands off.
"This is my office. I am the image. There is no need to watch out," Michael argued playfully.
He then shamelessly held Wendy’s hand again.
Wendy was a little shy, and she immediately picked up her pace.
Hence, there was such a scene in the office. Wendy walking quickly in the front while Michael catching up to her at the back.
Michael’s hand that tried to hold Wendy’s was flung off over and over again.
Some employees walking by saw the scene and widened their mouths in amazement.
Why were the two leaders of the company acting like children when they were dating?
Wendy and Michael finally arrived at the cafeteria.
They were very noticeable along the way.
Wendy was so embarrassed that she wished the ground would swallow her up. freewēbnoveℓ.com
She didn’t dare to dine in at the hall but went into a private room instead.
Michael had yet to eat much when he received a call from Mr. York. There was a meeting regarding a collaboration that he had to attend in the afternoon.
It was originally scheduled in the morning but Wendy had yet to wake up then.
Michael knew that she would insist to go to the office so he rescheduled the meeting to the afternoon.
He couldn’t reschedule it again.
Michael had to leave halfway through their lunch and he felt bad for Wendy.
What he didn’t know was that Wendy felt relieved instead. No one would be tailing behind her. Nor would there be anyone watching and talk about her. But Michael kissed Wendy when she wasn’t paying attention before he left. Wendy was so irritated that she kicked him.
After Michael left, Wendy returned to her office when she was done with lunch. She had no time to think about other matters then. She wanted to get into shape quickly and get the design for the four-season series done.
So, both Wendy and Michael became really busy.
Both of them worked until late at night before they came home.
Two of their children were already fast asleep when they reached home.
After Wendy reached home, she sneaked into the children’s bedroom to kiss their cheeks before she went to prepare herself for bed.
The news about Wendy’s return to the office and her relationship with Michael were widely rumored. But the two of them were so occupied that they couldn’t be bothered about the gossip. Both Wendy and Michael were really busy. Fortunately, their effort paid off.
***
Half a month’s time flew past very quickly.
Jill walked into Wendy’s office, looking anxious. She said, "Ms. Stewart, DR already got in touch and consulted with the collaborator. Are you done with your drawings?"
Wendy handed the two finalized garment design drawings to Jill and said, "Take a look at it first."
Jill took and looked at the finalized drawings. Her eyes beamed with excitement as she exclaimed, "You really got it done?"
There was no one else besides Wendy, who was able to complete the amendments for the drawings within half a month’s time.
Wendy had been burning the midnight oil lately in order to complete the drawings.
Luckily, Michael was equally busy and he didn’t keep watch of her.
Otherwise, Wendy wouldn’t have been able to rush through it.
Wendy lifted her hand to massage her temples and then rubbed her eyes. Her eyes seemed dry and her voice sounded weary, "We only managed to complete the amendments for two drawings. According to our agreement back then, today is our final deadline and we are supposed to hand in three drawings."
Wendy lost her memory after all. No matter how hard she worked, it was really difficult for her to complete three drawings in such a short time frame.
"What should we do?" Jill wasn’t passionate about design work. Nor was she good at it. She had only the most superficial understanding of design. But she could tell that there wasn’t any problem with the two drawings. They were the styles that the current youngsters appreciate.
However, an agreement was an agreement. The contract agreement stated three drawings and they were lack of one then. The collaborator had their rights and reasons to refuse to further proceed with their collaboration.
"When exactly is DR meeting with the collaborator? Do you know their meeting location?" Wendy asked.
Jill nodded and said, "Yes, I do. I will send you the location. As for time, it is now."
"There’s no need to send the location to me. Bring me there now," Wendy said glumly. She added, "Regardless if we have two or three drawings, let’s try to fight for it. If DR won the case, our four-season series would be doomed. This collaborator has many promoting resources on hand. If we were to look for other collaborators later on, the penalty would be severe for us. On top of that, it would be difficult for our new collaborator to have their level of resources for a comprehensive promotion."
Wendy cleared the documents on the table and stood up. She intended to rush over immediately.
However, the moment she stood up, her head was spinning. She couldn’t even stand straight.
Jill saw and she was frightened at the sight. She quickly threw away the document in her hand and held Wendy.
"Wendy, you can’t go. You have been overloaded. To begin with, your body has yet to fully recover. I can’t bear the responsibility if anything were to happen to you," Jill said, helping Wendy to a chair. She looked at Wendy’s bloodshot eyes and her heart started racing. She said, "Wendy, your eyes..."
Wendy overused her eyes and she had been working day and night to rush the drawings. Her eyes started hurting two days ago. But she forced herself through it. But she really had to make the collaboration work.
She couldn’t let Michael work so hard alone. Wendy had to try no matter how much she could help.
Wendy closed her eyes and tried to relieve her eyes’ weariness. She said, "I’m okay. Let us go right now."
