Ava withdrew her hand, standing there motionless.
Lauren was stunned.
Ava looked at her, her expression imnsely calm and rational: "The sky is falling?"
Lauren opened her mouth, instinctively saying: "No... Ava, I..."
Ava glanced away: "If the sky hasn’t fallen, then go out. Don’t disturb my work."
Lauren: "..."
After speaking, Ava turned her attention to the models, a group of young won, and said, "Think carefully about why you beca a model, what your goals are, why you want to do this. Think it through."
Everyone was still processing Lauren’s sudden appearance and had forgotten Ava’s earlier deanor.
Now, hearing Ava’s words, they all looked at her in unison, eyes wide open, faces full of surprise.
This is... what does it an?
Why can’t they understand?
Lauren realized that Ava had quickly imrsed herself in her work, completely ignoring her, and it took a while for her to react.
However, once she processed it, she gradually cald down.
Looking at Ava’s serious face, devoid of any distractions, she appeared as she did on the runway, walking every step with professionalism, achieving perfection.
At this mont, Lauren felt at peace.
She went outside to wait for Ava.
She believed there wasn’t a problem.
There mustn’t be a problem.
She trusted Ava.
Her Ava was pure, kind, but not naive.
Lauren went outside; Ava didn’t care. After she finished speaking, she looked at the young, vibrant faces that showed surprise and astonishnt instead of responding.
They were all stunned.
Ava frowned, displeased, and spoke up: "Did you all hear ?!"
Her voice suddenly raised, and her expression beca extrely stern.
Everyone shivered, imdiately saying: "We heard!"
Ava squinted, her eyes full of severity: "If you haven’t figured it out, don’t bother coming tomorrow."
After her words, the phone alarm rang.
It was five o’clock.
Ava picked up her bag and left directly. Lauren stood outside and, seeing this powerful presence overwhelming everything, smiled and quickly followed: "Ava..."
"Shut up for ."
Lauren: "..."
Lauren wasn’t sure if Ava was angry, and judging by Ava’s expression, she didn’t know what Ava was feeling at that mont.
But, seeing Ava’s expression, it was clear she shouldn’t be provoked, so Lauren kept her mouth tightly shut, cautiously following, always watching Ava’s expression closely.
Ava went straight to the elevator, heading for her dressing room.
In the company, she had a private dressing room where they could speak freely.
Soon, Ava entered the dressing room, threw her bag onto the sofa, sat down, arms crossed, and looked coldly at Lauren: "Talk."
From Lauren’s deanor, Ava could roughly guess what she had done. She might have found sothing, might have learned sothing, or even done sothing.
Lauren hadn’t shown up in the past few days, no news, no calls. Knowing each other for so many years, even without giving it much thought, Ava could guess.
So, she was very displeased now.
This damned woman, if she ssed up her plans, Ava wouldn’t spare her!
Ava’s gaze was sharp as a knife piercing into Lauren, making her dare not speak.
Why did it feel like Ava knew what she had done...
At that mont, Lauren was utterly stiff, looking at Ava, her aura diminished to the lowest point.
Ava was always impatient, and seeing Lauren’s silence, she directly snapped: "Lauren Howell!"
Lauren’s body trembled, and she imdiately said: "I followed you, tracked you to the Greenside Villa, and t with the Vaughn family’s matriarch."
In an instant, Lauren spilled everything.
Ava: "..."
Ava’s face turned grim, and she was silent.
She stared at Lauren with sinister eyes, making Lauren’s legs go weak, and she knelt on the ground, hugging Ava, crying out: "Ava, I’m sorry..."
"I really ssed up..."
"I shouldn’t have followed you, shouldn’t have doubted you, shouldn’t have worried about you, I... I really made a mistake!"
Ava’s temples throbbed, and the veins on her hand bulged.
At that mont, she felt an urge to strangle this woman.
She never expected her to be so capable, to have tracked to the Greenside Villa and t with the matriarch.
How could she be so amazing?
Why didn’t she just beco invincible?
Lauren clung to Ava, wailing like a banshee, while Ava remained seated, unmoving.
She suppressed, suppressing the urge to strangle Lauren.
Seeing Ava unresponsive only made Lauren cry louder.
Her wailing made Ava’s head feel like it would explode.
Unable to bear it, Ava shouted angrily: "Shut up!"
Lauren imdiately fell silent, shutting her mouth, with tear-filled eyes looking at Ava.
Ava closed her eyes, massaged her temples, trying hard to stay calm.
Seeing Ava like this, Lauren knew she had made a colossal mistake, and weakly said: "Ava..."
Ava imdiately glared at Lauren, and enunciated: "From now on, if I don’t let you speak, you are not to speak."
"Don’t make a single sound."
Lauren: "..."
Knowing that Ava was truly angry, Lauren didn’t dare to utter a word, just knelt there, hugging Ava, not daring to move.
After speaking, Ava closed her eyes again, continuously reminding herself to stay calm, calm, and calr.
Otherwise, she might really strangle this woman.
Ti passed silently, and after an unknown length of ti, Ava opened her eyes.
Her gaze was now entirely calm, but her eyes were red, due to the lingering effect of suppressed fury. She stared at Lauren, who was full of guilt and regret: "Explain everything clearly."
"Don’t leave out a single word or detail."
Lauren nodded quickly and imdiately began to explain.
Ava listened, her expression more focused and serious than ever.
The atmosphere in the dressing room settled into stillness.
An unprecedented quiet.
anwhile, at Celestial Holdings.
In the CEO’s office.
Reviews
All reviews (0)