He Loves Me Right, Finally novel Chapter 201

Lorelei had said everything she came to say.

She knew that dumping this much information at once would take time to digest.

Without another word, Lorelei turned and left the restroom.

She wanted to give Wynette the space to think.

Wynette looked at the USB drive in her palm. Her mind was a complete mess.

But she didn't let herself spiral.

She pulled herself together and returned to the hall.

She slipped the drive into the bag on her chair.

Picking up her phone, she found a message from an unknown number: "If you want to reach me, this is the one."

The message was sent two minutes ago.

Even without a name, Wynette knew it was Lorelei.

Her thumb hovered for a moment. She saved the number and labeled it with a single asterisk.

Only then did she set the phone down.

She noticed that Callie and Kaylee had somehow become fast friends in the short time she'd been gone.

The two were whispering back and forth, comparing notes on the runway pieces.

Kaylee was actually smiling. That was a rare sight.

Callie caught Wynette's eye across the room and gave her a warm nod.

The fashion show was a resounding success.

The Jewell Group's collection drew a wave of praise.

Exactly what Wynette had anticipated.

Exactly as Wynette had hoped.

The day after the show, she had her PR team release pre-order campaigns for the featured pieces.

The response was phenomenal.

All the late nights and long hours had been worth it.

Alice's design team had earned rave reviews, too.

After getting consent from her designers, Alice sold the rights to those pieces to Wynette at market value.

Then, Alice threw herself into relocating her team.

She'd scouted a prime downtown office space in Scenaville during her stay and registered a new brand design studio.

When Alice had said she was moving to Scenaville, she'd meant it.

The location was set, she had helped Wynette when it mattered, and Alice had delivered exactly what she promised.

On the third day after the show—Friday evening—Wynette hosted a celebration dinner at a Gallagher Group hotel.

In her eyes, the biggest credit belonged to Alice's team and the Jewell Group's Design Department.

The show's success had multiplied the Jewell Group's quarterly orders several times over.

They'd shattered years of annual targets in a single quarter.

A win that belonged to everyone.

Adriel and Jamie came to the celebration.

Gavin, as shameless as ever, showed up uninvited with his cousin Amias tagging along.

Joanne arrived halfway through, rushing in still wearing her work suit.

She was still in her blazer and pencil skirt.

"Babe! Congratulations! You're incredible." She'd ordered an enormous bouquet of blue baby's breath and presented it to Wynette.

She was genuinely thrilled for her.

Missing the fashion show had stung. She'd been swamped. And she'd nearly missed the celebration dinner, too.

Wynette took the flowers with a smile.

She pulled Joanne to a seat and told her to eat first.

Wynette thought of what Adriel had said about teaching Eli a lesson. Could it be...

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