Chapter 300
This guy always hits where it hurts the most. I took a deep breath. “I’m thrilled that you care so much about me, but I’m here as a representative of my company, so please keep personal matters out of the subject.”
“And even? Shall I remind you where you are, Ms. Hawkins? There are a lot of designers on Riverdale, so if you can’t produce a design that I like, I can give the job to someone else.”
“I understand, Mr. Walker. I will do my best to meet your expectations.”
“I’m glad you understand. Oh, you know Ms. Hamilton, isn’t it? She came up to me today and showed me her drawing. I think it’s better than yours, though only a little.”
He’s openly threatening me, huh. But I smile. “Thanks for the reminder, Mr. Walker. It’s a good motivation. May the best designer prevail.”
“Excellent. Hope you don’t let me down. By the way, if you fail this time, I can give Ms. Hamilton.”
Eric was the one who proposed the sky garden when he took me to the site. I never asked for this. Was he going to insult me? Not so fast. I took a deep breath. “Mr. Walker, you can give the job to whoever you want. I won’t bat an eyelid if you want her to design the presidential suite, let alone the sky garden.”
“Is that so?”
“Clear. You are not the only one who needs designers. I can bid on another company’s design if I don’t get yours. They will not criticize as much as you, I believe.”
“To look for? I? So you’re saying I’m being unfair?”
“Of course.” I got up and looked at him coldly. “Do you have anything else to say, Mr. Walker? I’ll leave if there’s nothing else.”
“Of course! Come here and look at your project!” Eric said imperiously. I went to his side, holding back my anger, and he pointed at his screen. “Look at this! The color palette for this is just ugly!”
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