"Why don’t I just let Justin speak to the person in charge at Vanguard Jewelry to hand this necklace over to you? I feel more at ease with that arrangement; If it fell into someone else’s hands, I wouldn’t feel so secure."
Diana Smith’s eyes lit up, she had thought of a brilliant idea, and happily snapped her fingers.
Charlotte Thompson reluctantly patted her head, her mind buzzing. Diana was always so spontaneous with her suggestions.
Earlier at the restaurant, she had rejected Justin Battle’s biased favoritism, and now Diana was following suit. Did they really lack faith in her ability?
"Dear Diana, I want a fair competition. Can you trust me?" She said, every word was spoken seriously.
She was not joking; she truly wanted to rely on herself.
If she was not as skilled as the others, she would admit it.
That way, the better designers could create a necklace that was more satisfactory and Charlotte would bear no grudges.
The seriousness in Charlotte’s voice was something Diana had never heard before, which startled her.
She pursed her lips. Since Charlotte had already stated her terms, Diana pushing further would only show her distrust.
She muttered to herself that Charlotte was a silly girl, not knowing how to catch a pie falling from the sky.
In Charlotte’s view, nothing was achieved without hard work and being down-to-earth was tenable.
"Then, can I privately commission you to design a ring? You should accept that at least."
Diana pouted, her dissatisfied eyes showing some resentment.
Remembering Charlotte couldn’t see her, she felt a bit at a loss and restrained herself.
"Of course, there’s no problem." The moment Diana made the suggestion, Charlotte did not hesitate to accept it.
This was an agreement they had in the past; Diana’s wedding ring must be designed by Charlotte.
From design to material selection, to polishing, everything must be done by Charlotte herself. This would give it a unique meaning.
The agreement was something only they knew about, not an official one, so Charlotte naturally agreed without any pressure.
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Juggling all of her duties was not easy, but luckily Charlotte already had an initial plan in her head.
Whenever the agreement was made in the past, Charlotte would already start brainstorming, so it didn’t take much effort.
After she has composed herself and regained her energy, she would begin to work on it tomorrow.
This time, she would put in her all.
She cannot let Diana down, and she also cannot fail her own aspirations.
They chatted casually for a while, the long-lost sisters caught each other up on their recent situations.
When you chat with someone you get along with, time flies, and Charlotte looked up to discover it was already past midnight.
Yawning, her sleepiness crept from her brain to every corner of her body.
Exhausted after a long day, Charlotte just wanted to dive into her soft bed.
She was so engrossed in her chat with Diana that she lost track of time.
Now, she suddenly realized she had to get up early for work tomorrow.
"Dear Diana, I should sleep now. We’ll chat when I have more time," Charlotte said with a tone of sleepiness.
Her eyelids were beginning to feel heavy, as if they were closing at any minute.
If she didn’t hang up soon, Charlotte would fall asleep on the sofa.
"Alright then, you must chat with me when you have time, I’m dying of boredom."
Diana was full of energy on the other end of the phone, regretfully unable to disturb Charlotte’s rest.
After all, they were in different time zones.
In Ashton, many people were trying to curry favor with her, but there were few as authentic as Charlotte, and Diana didn’t really like anyone else.