Gina did not hide anything from her as she said, “Shelley’s Mr. Sacchetti’s younger cousin.”
Christina arched a brow and realized what was going on. “So she was the one who decided to work with me?”
“Yes. The higher–ups told me to arrange for her to work with you.” Gina seemed exasperated, for she had not expected Shelley to switch roles so quickly.
Christina seemed unfazed, however. “Time can’t restrain those who can work well. You were just doing your job.”
Meanwhile, chaos was unfolding outside the office.
Shelley had to have a powerful background to rise to such heights despite only being a simple assistant.
What the people were focused most about at the moment were Shelley’s designs. As the people crowded around each other, they began chatting.
“Aren’t her designs too much like Ms. Steele’s?”
“They’re even using the same common elements.”
“Isn’t Shelley just copying her?”
Just then, Shelley entered the office, her heels clacking behind her. She seemed haughty as she raked her gaze across the office as if she was searching for the perfect product in a luxury goods store. In the end, her gaze landed on Anna.
“You. Be my assistant.”
Anna was livid. She was an old employee in the company and had a relatively high position among the designers. How could she possibly be an assistant’s assistant?
“I have a handful of work I need to deal with recently. I’m afraid I won’t be able to do the job well, Anna rejected icily.
To her surprise, Shelley was ruthless. “Stop acting all high and mighty. You used to be Ms. Steele’s assistant too. Weren’t you buttering her up all the time? You should appreciate the opportunity I’m presenting to you.”
Shelley even deliberately dragged her last word in mockery.
Anna’s face turned bright red, and she jumped to her feet. “What are you trying to say, Shelley? I’m willing to work for Ms. Steele because she’s capable, but are you as capable as her to make others willing to follow you?”
She had decided to work for Christina because she wanted to find out the limits of Christina’s capabilities. After that, it was because she felt that Christina was someone worth working for.
On the other hand, Shelley only wanted Anna to work for her to assert her dominance in the office. People who resorted to trickery were people Anna looked down upon.
Anna’s responses made Shelley’s expression change. “Just wait and see if I’m capable or not. The latest season’s clothing is about to go on the market, and my designs will sell as well as Christina’s. But if you
dare to reject me now, I’m going to get Ms. Tanner to deliver you a warning letter!”
Right as Christina was about to intervene in the argument, Anna, who was livid, took off her work identification pass and threw it on her desk. “You don’t need to hand me the letter. I quit!”
Having said that, she stormed out.
Christina dashed after her. “Anna, you don’t need to do this. I’ll explain this to Ms. Tanner.”
“It’s fine, Christina. I’m glad to have a coworker as sweet as you. I’ve already been thinking about changing companies. This is just the last straw.” A relief look crossed Anna’s face. “I wanted to humiliate her and let her know that taking shortcuts will only make others look down on her. Take care of yourself and be careful now that I’m no longer in Radiant Corporation.”
Anna felt that Christina was far too naive. She was always worried about others, and she always forgot to take care of herself.
Despite the reluctance, Christina could not find any reason to make Anna stay.
She could only give her blessings to Anna for her departure from Radiant Corporation.
After Anna’s incident, Shelley picked another person as her assistant and left with her new assistant.
A week later, Shelley’s designs entered the market.
However, her designs were far too similar to the designs Christina had released a few editions before, and that included the elements and style.
The sales were not great, but it was not terrible.
Nevertheless, Radiant Corporation’s staff knew what the situation was–Shelley had simply designed by combining Christina’s previous designs.
How could that be considered an original design?
Still, no one dared to voice a word about it. They had to keep their comments inside them, for Shelley was Zachary’s cousin.
Zachary was rather satisfied with the sales, however.
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