Cafe.
Phoebe ordered a cup of Cafe Americano and asked Stella, “Ms. Radomil, what would you like to drink?”
Stella said to the waiter, “A glass of milk, please. Thanks.”
After the waiter left, Phoebe smiled faintly and said, “I didn’t know you don’t drink coffee, Ms. Radomil. Since designers need inspiration in your careers, I thought you need the caffeine more or less.”
“I do like coffee. Just because of my health issue, it’s more appropriate for me to drink milk right now.”
Stella didn’t think it’s necessary to let a person who she met for the first time know that she was pregnant. She made an excuse at random.
Phoebe said, “Right. Ms. Radomil, you look quite well. I guess you must be very careful with your diet and drink usually.”
Stella smiled politely. She changed the subject and came straight to the point, “Miss Steward, could you please let me know what kind of style your friend prefers? I can design a draft version for you to take a look at. If you have any suggestions, just let me know. Then I’ll modify the design.”
“Well, we don’t have a specific idea yet, so currently there’s no special requirement,” said Phoebe, “Ms. Radomil, I guess upon your capability, you can design it freely. My friend favors the ‘Puppy Love’ Series a lot, which meant quite differently for her. If she knew that her wedding gift would be designed by you, she must be overjoyed.”
Stella said, “Miss Steward, thank you for your compliment. I’ll have a try then. In a week, I’ll send you the first version of the draft. If you have any other requirements, I’ll add them on.”
“Deal!” Phoebe gave Stella an email inbox, “Ms. Radomil, please send the draft to this inbox. Thank you.”
Stella nodded slightly, “All right.”
Phoebe stood up, “I gotta go now. Ms. Radomil, nice meeting you. I look forward to your design.”
“Nice meeting you, too, Miss Steward. See you.”
Out of the cafe, Stella wanted to hail a cab as usual, but suddenly she recalled that the driver arranged by Clarence was waiting nearby for her.
She exhaled. After taking a few steps, she received a call from Sherry, “How did it go, Stella? Made the deal?”
“Yep. I’ll give her the draft in a week.”
Sherry almost applauded. After a pause, she asked, “Stella, just now I accepted the offer for you without your permission. Are you mad at me for that?”
Stella answered with a smile, “You are helping me make money. Why would I be mad at you?”
Although she didn’t owe Clarence any money now, she needed money to bring up her baby. Even if Sherry didn’t accept it for her, she wouldn’t reject it.
It was her job. She didn’t need to reject the opportunity for Modesty’s sake.
Sherry breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good then. Have you noticed that? Modesty’s face turned pale in anger. I guess she must be puking blood in her office now. I’m so delighted at the thought of the scene.”
Stella said, “You’d better go back to your work. I’m going home now. Miss Steward asked me to design it freely, but I don’t have a clue yet.”
If there was no requirement for a design, it meant the most difficult. Fortunately, at least she knew it would be a wedding gift. She decided to find her inspiration based on that.
“All right. After you’ve finished this design, let’s have dinner together.”
After hanging up the phone, Stella saw the driver standing not far away and waving at her. He called, “Mrs. Conrad, I’m here.”
Stella walked over. After hesitating for a moment, she said in a low voice, “Please don’t call me Mrs. Conrad in the future. I divorced Clarence long ago.”
“Yes, Mrs... Miss... Ms...”
Besides “Mrs. Conrad”, the driver wasn’t sure what else he could address her. He couldn’t finish his words after stammering for a long while.
Stella heaved a sigh, “Let’s go.”
After all, it was the conflict between Clarence and her. It had nothing to do with the driver.
As soon as she arrived home, Stella locked herself in the bedroom, starting to design the draft.
When dinner was ready and the servant came to inform her, Stella replied, “Oh... I’m not hungry yet. Thanks.”
She wasn’t hungry indeed, because she had eaten a lot of snacks when inspiring herself.
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