NovelEnglishChapter 60 The Return of Colton’s Younger Sister
A meaningful smile appeared on Queenie’s face after she heard Nicole’s reply. She haughtily raised
her head before swinging open the door and strutting out like a peacock with its tail feathers spread
out.
Nicole watched Queenie’s disappearing figure with narrowed eyes. She didn’t believe that Queenie
was here for a reason as simple as asking her to attend a birthday party. Although Queenie’s words
weren’t without substance, she was sure that things were more complicated than met the eye,
considering what she knew about Lydia and Queenie.
However, keeping an eye open for danger wasn’t a bad thing to do.
By the time she finished her current workload, it was time to clock out. Nicole stretched. Just as she
was about to go home and see Hayden, Scarlett came in.
“Miss Nicole.” Scarlett took a step forward, a document in her hands.
Nicole noticed her hesitation when she came closer. She chuckled at the sight. “Is something the
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtmatter?” she asked.
Scarlett placed the document on the desk and pressed her lips together. “There’s a contract here, Miss
Nicole. It was supposed to be signed by Miss Schmidt, but she isn’t in right now. They want the
contract signed as soon as possible, and they said that since you’re the current head of the Design
Department, your signature will do.”
Upon hearing that, Nicole’s gaze fell upon the document on the desk. She picked it up and leafed
through it to realize that it was a contract for a custom order, and it was an expensive one at that.
Typically, a custom order would be signed by the designer themselves, and the company would then
receive a commission from the agreed amount. If Nicole signed this contract, wouldn’t that mean she
was snatching Joanna’s client away?
Back when she worked at F&M Apparel, Nicole had run into a similar incident. Stealing other designers’
clients was not something to be proud of in the industry.
Nicole let out a low chuckle. After she flipped the document back to the first page, she stood up. “I can’t
sign this. I’m not exactly a designer under Gardner Corporation. I’m under F&M. I’ll only be able to sign
it if this contract is meant for F&M.” After she said that, she noticed the awkward look on Scarlett’s face.
She paused for a second before continuing, “If she still insists on my signature, get her to come to me.”
Once Scarlett had gotten an answer, she let out a breath before dashing out of the office at last.
Nicole watched her go with a somewhat dull gaze. She had only been here for a few days, but the
employees were already planning to set her up. It seemed that she wasn’t thought of highly here at
Gardner Corporation with her status.
…
Night fell. The gigantic crystal chandelier in the Gardner Residence shone in the living room, making it
still seem like it was day. There were two people conversing with each other on the couch, and next to
them was Colton, who silently stared at his phone, a stark contrast between him and the pair next to
him.
“Mom, look at Colton. He keeps staring at his phone. Doesn’t he know he should entertain his sister?” a
girl whined as she held Anna’s hand.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmColton clearly heard her, for he put away his phone. When he looked over at the girl, he had an adoring
smile ready. “You were talking all this time. I couldn’t get a word in.”
“I managed to graduate at last. Of course I have plenty to talk about,” Wendy declared, pouting.
Wendy Gardner was the princess of the Gardner Family. She was eighteen this year, which made her
younger than Colton by eight years. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and was adored by
the whole family. Although she had a slight temper, she never developed into a spoiled girl as many
girls from wealthy families tended to.
Anna couldn’t stop herself from chuckling as the siblings bantered. Suddenly, a thought seemingly hit
her. “By the way, Wendy, don’t you still have your graduation ceremony? I remember that it’s next
week. That’s quite soon. Why are you back?” she asked.
At the mention of her graduation ceremony, Wendy finally decided to announce the reason for her
return. She gathered herself and looked straight at Colton. “Colton, could you get Miss Joanna to
design a dress for me? I want to wear it for my graduation,” she said sweetly.
Joanna wasn’t just the director of Gardner Corporation’s Design Department; she was also rather
famous internationally. Wendy wanted to be the brightest star at her graduation ceremony!
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