Elizabeth was so excited that she broke into a huge grin.
Never in her wildest dreams would she have thought that she’d have the chance to stay after what happened. She kept thanking Draco profusely.
“Thank you so much, Mr.Wesley! I promise I won’t let you down ever again!”
Without saying a word, Draco raised his hand, dismissing her from his office politely.
Although Natalie had been bent over her desk working, she couldn’t help but worry about Elizabeth and kept looking at Draco’s door expectantly.
When Elizabeth finally came out of his office, she couldn’t wait to stand up and ask, “Well? How did it go?”
As soon as Elizabeth walked back to her cubicle, she began to pack up her things.
With a bright smile on her face, she explained, “Mr.Wesley said I’m suspended momentarily, so I won’t come tomorrow. Take care of yourself, okay? Don’t let Dalores bully you.”
Then, she distributed her work to Natalie and Tasha.
“I only trust you two to handle my work while I’m gone. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call me.”
As soon as Elizabeth finished speaking, she began to sort out the work she’d been working on.
It was already time to get off work by the time she had sorted everything out.
However, before she could turn the documents over to Natalie, Dalores came “Wait a minute. You can’t just give Natalie any project information!”
Smiling smugly, Dalores reached out and snatched the thick stack of documents from Elizabeth.
“Mr.Wesley said that I’ll take over your work.”
Natalie frowned dubiously. She doubted Draco would do such a thing.
Even if he hadn’t assigned it to her, he wouldn’t have given Elizabeth’s remaining work to Dalores.
It was Dalores’s fault that the issue came to a point where Mrs. Fuller came to the studio to make a scene, reporters in tow.
“You’d better not be lying. I’m going to ask Mr.Wesley myself to see if you’re telling the truth.”
The look in Natalie’s eyes became colder as she spoke.
She stood up and was about to go straight to Draco’s office.
However, just then, Tasha came out of his office with some files.
She grabbed a hold of Natalie’s wrist and said in a low voice, “Natalie, don’t.”
Shocked, Natalie looked into Tasha’s eyes for answers.
“Do you know something?”
Tasha sighed.
“Just now, Mr.Wesley called me and Dalores into his office. He told us to take over Elizabeth’s projects.”
Natalie’s eyes went as wide as saucers.
When she glanced at Dalores, she was staring back at her with an arrogant look on her face.
Why would Draco choose her? Everyone knew that Dalores was not a reliable designer.
It was very likely that she’d ruin Elizabeth’s projects.
Moreover, she doubted Elizabeth would be able to get her projects back from Dalores upon her return.
“Let me ask Mr.Wesley myself!”
Natalie was so pissed off that she couldn’t help but snap at Tasha.
“Natalie, calm down.”
Elizabeth stopped her.
She leaned close and whispered in Natalie’s ear, “It’s okay. Mr. Wesley’s a smart man. He knows what he’s doing. He probably gave Dalores my projects so that she’d keep her mouth shut.I don’t want to make a big deal out of it, okay?”
After a slight pause, she added bitterly, “I know I probably won’t get these projects back once I hand them over to Dalores. But that’s what I get for causing the leak. It’s a lenient punishment compared to losing my job here forever.”
Elizabeth then looked at Dalores coldly.
“Take the files. There are a lot of deadlines coming up.”
“I don’t need you to tell me! I’m much more hard-working than you,” Dalores snorted.
As soon as Dalores got her hands on the files, she beamed with pride.
She immediately sat down to leaf through them with great interest.
Gradually, her eyes took on a greedy light.
Everyone in the W Marks Studio was well aware that Elizabeth had been working for Draco for the longest time and was one of his best assets.
The projects that were assigned to her were all well-paid and in cooperation with rich ladies.
In her last job, Dalores didn’t get to rub shoulders with the clients directly, so she didn’t get to make any connections.
The more she flipped through the documents, the greedier her smile.
Elizabeth’s clients were all rich ladies were kind and lenient.
Elizabeth must’ve made a fortune in commissions over the years.
Dalores couldn’t wait to finish reading them.
Tasha took her half of the work from Elizabeth.
She held the documents tightly and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll keep an eye on Dalores so that she won’t ruin your designs.” Elizabeth chuckled wryly. She had no choice now.
While Dalores was happily browsing through the materials, she saw Tasha chatting with Elizabeth from the corner of her eye.
She turned around and shouted, “Tasha, what’re you still doing there? Get to work!”
She sounded like an army general.
Tasha lowered her head and said to Elizabeth and Natalie, “I’ll come to you if I have any questions. I have to get back to work now.”
Elizabeth patted her on the shoulder and said, “Good luck.”
Natalie shook her head. She was still fuming, but there was nothing she could do about Dalores’s disgustingly arrogant attitude.
“Don’t feel too bad. Mr. Wesley is being kind enough to me already”
Elizabeth said gently in a bid to comfort Natalie. She had packed up her things earlier, and was now holding the cardboard box that contained them.
“Since it’s time to get off work, anyway, would mind having dinner with me? As a way of sending me off, maybe?”
Natalie was momentarily taken aback.
“Don’t say that. You’ll be back once Jorge is caught.”
Elizabeth’s eyes dimmed at the mention of his name.
“After dinner, I’ll head straight to the police station.”
Judging by the look on the other woman’s face, Natalie could tell that she probably still harbored some expectations for Jorge.
They had much to discuss, yet so little time to do it, especially in the studio.
The pair clocked out and chose a famous Turkish restaurant in Barnes for dinner.
Natalie’s bodyguard tailed them, of course. She chose a nearby table and sat quietly.
Now that they had left the studio and Dalores wasn’t around, Natalie finally let her guard down and spoke her mind.
“Jorge is an absolute asshole. You should be more careful the next time you see him. Whatever happens, don’t fall for his tricks again.
She simply couldn’t help but admonish Elizabeth.
“Men like him are good at putting up appearances, but their ruthless nature never changes. A desperately ambitious man can do anything for his selfish interests! N0vel Oẓ Seeing that you’ve made your decision to go to the authorities, you should prepare yourself for the possibility that he would come back to take revenge on you.”
“Don’t worry, I will never be softhearted toward him again.” Elizabeth assured her.
“I intend to move and live with a relative for some time. He won’t be able to find me.”
This seemed to appease Natalie.
“That’s good, then.If you need any help, just call me at any time. I’ll help you in any way I can.”
