Right Person, Wrong Time novel Chapter 223

Joanna finally stopped beating around the bush when she noticed the look of impatience on Nicole’s face.

“I am just curious, Miss Lisa. What did Mrs. Gardner tell you when she told you to stay behind after I left the other day?”

Nicole finally understood the reason the two came to put on a show was not to ridicule her, but to probe for information.

Finding the situation hilarious, she answered Joanna’s question with another one of her own. “Why did you come to me instead of going to ask Mrs. Gardner directly?

Joanna’s face tightened as she balled her hands into fists. “Wendy and Mrs. Gardner have both chosen my design, Miss Lisa. I am afraid it will be bad for your reputation if you insist on intervening.”

Upon hearing that, Nicole crossed her arms across her chest and walked back to her chair. As she leaned against the backrest of the chair, she asked casually, “Wendy said she liked my design, didn’t she?”

There’s no way Wendy changed her mind! Joanna thought as she felt her heart skip a beat.

“At any rate, Mrs. Gardner decided on my design. You can’t just come and steal my opportunity away from me, Miss Lisa!”

Looking at Joanna bickering like an immature child, Queenie scolded impatiently, “Don’t bother replying to her nonsense. We are the ones with the jewelry from Triton Studio. None of the clothes she designed will be worthy of it anyway!”

Instead of getting angry, Nicole leisurely crossed her legs. “You shouldn’t have to worry about anything if this is what you think.”

Joanna didn’t speak anymore after Queenie said that. Nicole would still work in the Gardner Corporation for a few more months, and since Joanna was the design director for Gardner Apparel, she wasn’t in a place where she could make their relationship go sour just yet.

After a moment, she nodded and laughed. “I didn’t come here for anything in particular. I only came to congratulate you when I saw that you are the founder of ‘Ann’, Miss Nicole.”

She continued when Nicole didn’t show any intention of answering her. “Now that I have given you my best wishes, I shall take my leave now.”

She swiftly turned around and left after she said that.