Lina replaced the boxes carefully into the pouch and took out a photograph. “This is a picture of the little princess and the information on her measurements. Do have a look.”
“Excellent!” Natalie exclaimed. “I was going to ask you for it.”
Lina stretched. “The princess has a classic babyface. She does not have a large stature typical of her countrywomen, that is why I think that these gemstones will not be compatible with her, with the exception of the pink diamond.”
Natalie was in agreement with Lina’s opinion.
The two fell silent at the realization that they had ran into a difficulty early on in their collaboration. They burst out laughing simultaneously.
After brainstorming for a while, the women still had no inspiration.
Natalie took another sip of coffee. “How about this. We will each come up with a couple of drafts, and we’ll get together again to decide which one is the most suitable one for the princess. Sounds like a plan?”
“I’m afraid that that’s all we could do for now.” Lina stood up. “Let’s do that then. I’ll come to you with my designs soon.”
“Excellent,” Natalie said enthusiastically as she escorted Lina out.
Natalie returned to the sight of Joyce emerging from the office looking glum. “What is it?” she asked curiously.
“The police station called,” Joyce answered as she scratched the back of her head in frustration. “The woman hasn’t been caught.”
“She’s still at large?” Natalie grew stern.
“That’s right. I have provided them with the security footage from the mall, but they’ve insisted on doing things according to the procedure. We could have deduced her escape route based on the footage we have, but the cops still managed to let her slip away. How infuriating.”
Joyce rubbed her head in consternation and continued. “As long as she hasn’t been caught, she will be looking for more ways to sabotage us in the future.”
Natalie did not doubt that possibility.
That woman’s motive was to ruin the reputation of Natalie’s company and sever the trust build with its stakeholders as a means to destroy her company from within.
Due to the discovery of the plot by Joyce early on, her plan had been foiled. As the mission was left unaccomplished, she would most certainly make another attempt in the future.
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