Luna only found their laughter harsh and stomped her foot in exasperation, "Enough, no more laughter, who's shameless?"
"Whoever is responding." Linda spoke coldly.
"You ......"
"Enough." Pennie scolded Luna in a stern voice, "Don’t you feel shameless? If you continue to make a scene like this, don't go to the international competition with me, I will immediately send you back and choose a new model."
Luna went pale on her face and became speechless.
Pennie then looked at Violet, "Miss Hunt, sorry."
Violet ruffled her hair, "I wonder why you choose Luna as your partner."
Pennie's eyes flickered slightly, and then she replied with a smile, "She's pretty."
"You should go and have your eyes checked." Jessie muttered.
Pennie froze and then smiled again, "Well, Miss Hunt, we have to go pick up our boarding passes, let's catch up when we get to the competition venue."
"Okay." Violet nodded.
Pennie and Luna walked away.
Linda looked at the two's backs and felt strange, "Pennie’s walking is so stiff."
"Stiff?" Violet and Jessie looked at Pennie's leg.
"Why didn't I see it?" Jessie asked.
Linda had a serious expression, "It's really stiff, it's normal you don’t see it. I'm a model and I have been trained, so I can tell at a glance that Pennie has a problem with her walking posture, it's very stiff, especially the bending of her knees is very unnatural."
"Probably she was born that way." replied Jessie.
Linda nodded, "Maybe, it's the first time I've seen that. What's that?"
She looked over to where Pennie had stood before, where a small notebook was placed.
Violet was the closest to the notebook, so she bent down to pick it up, "It should be left by Pennie, let's return it to her when we get to the competition venue."
"Let's see what's inside first." Jessie said.
Violet was about to refuse.
However the notebook was snatched by Jessie.
Jessie flipped it open and cocked her head, "It is strange."
"What's wrong?" Violet asked, looking at her.
Jessie handed the notebook over, "It's full of clothing designs, but it looks so ordinary and it doesn't look like it was done by Pennie."
Pennie, like Violet, was regarded as one of the most talented young designers.
Pennie's design, which she had seen before, was as good as Violet's, but the design on the notebook clearly didn't match Pennie's talent.
"It is true." Linda nodded, "These designs are so ordinary, they're similar to the popular models on the market, not at all enough for a premium level."
Violet didn't answer, wrinkling her brow as she continued to look through the designs at the back, and as expected, they were all quite ordinary.
It did not look like Pennie designed them.
What the hell was going on here?
Just as she was thinking about it, the airport announced that it was time to board.
Violet closed the notebook, "Maybe it's from a designer under Pennie."
"Who carries the design of his subordinates? Not me anyway." Jessie muttered.
Linda nodded, "Neither will I."
Violet smiled, "Others will. Jessie, please take care of the company during the months I'm away."
"Don't worry." Jessie patted her chest.
Violet looked to Linda, "Let's go."
Linda nodded and joined her pulling her suitcase towards the ticket gate.
Ten hours later, the plane landed.
Violet got off the plane and as she had just stepped out of the airport, someone arranged by Stanley came to pick her up.
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