Julian's Stand in Wife novel Chapter 424

Unfortunately, Diana didn't have time to investigate the obvious foul play in this odd situation. Customer orders had been placed, and she had to ensure that the clothes were shipped out as scheduled to maintain the integrity of her business.

In recent days, Diana grew increasingly busy.

On one hand, she contacted the landlord to inquire if the rent could be reduced. On the other hand, she contacted her fabric supplier to find a substitute for the moldy fabric. Apart from that, she was also hard at work raising funds.

She didn't want to ask Fanny for further help or let Oliver know about her problems; she wanted to avoid the increasing amount of favors she owed them.

However, it wasn't easy to handle all three problems simultaneously.

"Miss Winnington," the landlord said as he stood before her with raised brows. "If you can't agree to the rent increase, I'm willing to compensate you the entire amount for the penalty of the breach of contract. You just need to move out in a week."

"A week?!"

Diana had been working so hard to prepare for the opening, and she had even promoted her business using the same address. If she suddenly moved to another place, it would make her look like a joke to her current target customer group. More importantly, he was only giving her a week to move. It was ridiculous!

At this rate, her studio's reputation was going to be thoroughly ruined.

"Yes," the landlord replied with a nod, giving her a sideways glance. "If you don't want to move, then you have to agree to the rent increase. There's no other way."

Diana had talked to him several times, but no matter what she said to him, she seemed to be left with only these two options.

She could sense someone pushing her into a corner from behind the scenes, purposefully making it so that she wouldn't be able to run her studio smoothly.

Yet, Diana was determined not to give up.

In the end, she agreed to the rent increase. Alas, it was only a momentary reprieve. Once she settled the fabric and money issues, she vowed to uncover the culprit who forced her into a corner through the landlord.

Perhaps, the same person also ruined her fabrics!

The funding, on the other hand...

Without Fanny and Oliver's help, much less the shares Madam Fulcher gave her, Diana didn't know who else she could call to help make up the missing funds.