Bag in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other, Caroline arrived at her studio at about nine o'clock in the morning. Looking out to the road, she saw Michelle stepping out of a Rolls-Royce.
From where she stood, she couldn't recognize who the driver was. However, she could make out the license plate number clearly.
It was a rare license plate number in Lexingport City. The driver must have powerful connections.
The only person that came to Caroline's mind was the man she met at the hospital, Leon.
After the car drove away, Michelle saw Caroline by the building's entrance. She hurried towards her and waved her hand. "Caroline!" she called out.
Caroline stopped and waited for her to approach.
Caroline could tell that Michelle was in a good mood. Not only she put on some makeup, but she also had a big smile.
"Good morning, Caroline."
"Good morning, Mimi."
First, Caroline called her by her full name. Later, Michelle asked her colleagues to call her Mimi.
With a smile, Caroline looked her up and down. "Good. Now you're starting to dress up like a professional. Keep it up."
Michelle smiled back shyly.
The two of them headed in side by side. Although Caroline was tall, she liked wearing heels to work. She looked at least a head's length taller than Michelle.
She was Michelle's senior schoolmate, and she looked after her all the time. In the past, Caroline was the only photographer in the studio. The staff's duties mainly revolved around assisting her during shoots. At that time, most of their work was doing commercial projects.
If Caroline hadn't given her a break into the industry, Michelle would've had a hard time finding a job as good as hers in the country.
By the time she joined the company, Caroline's reputation was just starting to build up. But even during those days, she was already considered to be among the top five in the industry.
Many people wanted to work at the studio, but most of them failed to meet Caroline's standards.
The designers, producers, and operations staff in the studio were all veterans. A fresh grad without much prior experience, Michelle was the only rookie at work. For three years, she was only able to work with a handful of stars abroad because of her teacher.
But without a doubt, Michelle was able to get a head start on other photographers her age because of Caroline.
Since day one, Michelle always kept it in mind. She strived to make the most out of the opportunity and prove herself in the workplace. Meanwhile, Caroline treated her as her own sister and cared about her very much.
"Mimi, who drove you to work just now?"
"My...uh...Leon," she replied.
She wanted to my brother at first. Now that they were dating, she changed her mind and just mentioned his name.
It wasn't going to be the same from now on. Leon was her boyfriend.
Luckily, her hesitation went unnoticed. "Leon is so good to you. No wonder someone asked you to take the publicity photos for them."
"What kind of publicity photos?" Michelle asked, quickly shifting to work.
"You're so sharp when it comes to working. Come with me to my office," Caroline said, patting her on the shoulder.
Michelle was eager to do another shoot, so she happily followed along.
When she wasn't tasked with shooting photos, she worked in the studio with other colleagues to retouch photos and design layouts.
Compared with those other jobs, she preferred to be out in the field and shoot the photos herself.
Once inside the office, Michelle closed the door behind her. Caroline sat down on her chair and motioned for her to take a seat as well.
"Mimi, are you and Leon close? I met him at the hospital last time, but we didn't talk much."
"Yes. He has such a cute name, doesn't he? And don't you think he's very handsome? For me, he's the most handsome man in the world. And not only that, he's also powerful and smart," Michelle praised Leon with enthusiasm.
For a moment, Caroline was speechless as she looked at her.
"Are you trying to convince me to go out with him?" she asked.
"Of course not! Leon has a girlfriend," Michelle blurted out, her eyes wide open.
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