Cindy flipped through it and realized that it was the past work of some designers, and they were acclaimed as well. There were also articles written by the designers, and the most important aspects were extracted. Cindy was really excited to see that. "Thanks! My mentor isn't around, and I was trying to find a direction. I can't believe I didn't think about this. I should have referred to the designers' past work."
Mary told her gently, "Tell me if you need anything. Mr. Kaufmann has asked me to help you out."
Cindy wondered if Mr. Kaufmann actually said that, but she thanked Mary anyway.
Mary scanned everyone before she left, and she wiped her smile off, replacing it with a stern look. Her change in attitude was too obvious, and everyone could see that she was buttering Cindy up.
After Mary was gone, Cindy picked one of the past works and analyzed them. She chose the award-winning designs of the company's designers first. The compilation was meticulously done, and it even had the first draft of every design collected. There was also a breakdown of the details. People would pay top dollar to get their hands on this file, and Cindy knew she was extremely lucky to be able to get her hands on this.
A while later, the gossip lady came over again, presumably because she wanted to see the file too, but she was feeling embarrassed, so she only huddled around Cindy. "Wow, you're really great friends with Mr. Kaufmann, huh? He even gave you this? I bet Serena's going to treat you even better now."
Cindy said nothing. She couldn't deny that, but she didn't want to admit it either.
The lady didn't expect her to answer, so she continued, "I envy you. Your backer's powerful. I bet nobody's backer is more powerful than yours." She then said, "That Mary came in through her connection too. She's always arrogant to us, but she keeps buttering you up."
Cindy already guessed that Mary came in through her connection as well, since no normal employee would be that arrogant otherwise. Only someone with a backer would. Cindy grunted. "I see."
The lady nodded, then she said, "We were actually really surprised at first, since Serena's a woman with principles. She would never accept an apprentice who came in through connections. All of us came in because we have the skills to back us up. That's why we were surprised that you got in."
Cindy stopped her work and looked at the lady. I see. No wonder they dislike me. So I'm the only one in the department who landed the job because of my connection? Well, that's a bit disheartening. So I'm the most inexperienced one here.
She turned her attention back to the file again. "I see." She spent the whole morning reading through the file Mr. Kaufmann compiled for her, and it was way better than her exploring by herself. At the very least, she could see what she lacked in the details department. Indeed, she had a few habits like overwhelming dresses with a lot of elements, and the lines seemed to be rigid when she designed shirts.
Yeah, I'm inexperienced. I should study more. That's how I can learn. I have to expand my vista to enrich my designs. Cindy hadn't finished going through the file even though it was already time for lunch. Her colleagues were leaving, but they would linger around her desk and glance at the file.
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Returning EX (John and Sophia)
So what happens to Ian and Cindy. Is she/ or does she get pregnant? Do they go back to the city and Ian works with Logan? Does Aurora stay in the entertainment industry or return with Ian? Terrible ending, who cares if Aurora was drinking/drunk with colleagues. What happened with Ian and Cindy?!...
Get rid of Gary. Apparently Cindy is too dumb to figure out his motives 😡...
Why are you trying to break them up when they just got together and are a loving couple. Let them stay close and move back to their true friends, Logan, Lola, John and Sophia!...
Sure hope Ian pulls his head out of his behind and works this out with Cindy. His brother needs him at the company and neither one of them truly like the celebrity life. Sophia and Lola will love her …....
I can’t wait for John to take down the Bailey’s including Isabelle so he, Sophia, William and Matilda can live in peace. Introduce Yolanda to Richard so they are out of the picture....
Ugh, don’t break up Sophia and John… they belong together and Sophia is just stubborn for no reason...
Sophia lives John, he just needs to tell her he loves her and get on with their life and family. Too much interference from others....
Sophia is so stupid....
John needs to man up, tell his mother and Isabelle to take a flying leap and confess to Sophia that he made a horrible mistake in divorcing her. This story is taking too long and once again, the bitches are looking like they are on the right side. Awful...