Edgar and His Destined Wife novel Chapter 405

Chapter 405 Sorry to Trouble You

Before Jean could say anything, Edna threw dozens of design drafts on the table. “There are so many good designers in the world. I have my eye on yours because you’re lucky. Furthermore, your design draft still needs to be tweaked and modified. It’s not perfect.”

She was gaslighting Jean so that Jean would think the design draft wasn’t worth anything. That way, La Laux could buy the draft at a low price. “Your current financial situation isn’t quite…”

“Ms. Jadot, thank you for helping me understand how deep the water is in the industry. My thoughts won’t change because of my circumstance. No one can use my design draft without my permission. Otherwise, you can wait to receive a lawyer’s letter.”

Jean was straight to the point.

She opened the door and left without hesitation.

Edna’s assistant, Molly, mumbled at the side, “Why are you being so pretentious? The earth can still revolve without you.”

But Edna’s expression grew sinister. “Shut up. What do you know? The boss has settled on the design draft. I have to get it.”

“But Jean seems so stubborn. I’m afraid it’s useless no matter how much money we offer her.” Molly’s voice grew softer as she sized up her boss’ expression.

“Everyone in the world has something that they care about. As long as we find her weak spot, she will have to comply.”

“Do you have an idea, Ms. Jadot?” Molly’s eyes lit up.

Edna’s gaze fell outside the full-length window. She smiled indifferently, “Of course.”

Jean walked out of La Laux angrily. When she calmed down, she was standing on the side of a busy road.

Gusts of cold wind made her sober.

She took out her cell phone and wanted to call Ben, but she thought of how busy he must be recently, so she decided not to trouble him with matters like this.

She was furious, but she had nowhere to vent.

Seeing that she wasn’t signed with any design company and had no reputation, La Laux was taking advantage of the matter with Gigi to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Although Jean had been vicious with her words, she knew better than anyone that if she went up against La Laux, she might lose in court even if she had a smoking gun.

Unless she could stand firmly on her two feet in the design industry in a short amount of time.

What Edna had said drifted into her mind.

But the invitation to the private party… It wouldn’t be easy to get her hands on it.

Far away, the driver of a black limousine spotted her and drove over after consulting with his boss.

The car windows slid down. Hugo’s long and narrow eyes were shining with warmth. “Are you waiting for someone, Ms. Eyer?”

“No. I just finished work.” Jean smiled.

“Where are you going? Let me send you.” It was as if he knew that Jean was going to turn him down with the excuse of it being too troublesome, so he added, “I want to talk to you about the specifics of the partnership project that I previously discussed with your assistant.”

Jean opened the car door. “Sorry to trouble you.”

The smile between Hugo’s lips deepened. “Let’s go.”

“I’ve been busy with other matters lately and haven’t been to the office much. Are there any problems with the project?” Jean didn’t like to beat around the bush, and she felt that Hugo must be busy. She didn’t want to take up his precious time.

“Are you busy with your design career?” He wrote down an address on a piece of paper before he handed it to his driver.

He turned his head to the side to look at Jean, and his eyes were deep yet shining brightly.

“How did you…”

“I surf the internet too.” Hugo joked with a straight face, but at the next moment, his tone grew serious. “If there’s anything you need help with, let me know any time. I know a few friends who are pretty good in the legal industry.”

He said it in a courteous manner.

In reality, he was worried that Jean would be heavily outnumbered. If she went up against La Laux, she didn’t have much power.

“Thank you, but it shouldn’t go that far.” She would try hard and look for a way to get into the private party.