My CEO HUSBAND:sign Chapter 23 - Twenty three:Bias

Chapter 23: Chapter Twenty three:Bias

"This isn’t a misunderstanding. That’s exactly what they said."

"I haven’t even asked you why the shoot was postponed to noon, or why Lilian wasn’t inford beforehand."

I was speechless.

So I remained silent.

Here I was, worrying about the endorsent shoot and asking him about the problem, while all he cared about was Lilian.

Before Lilian ca back, I had always thought of Alexander as soone serious, rational, and ticulous with his work.

Just like when I made mistakes at the company—he never spared

or showed

any leniency.

When I first joined, he publicly criticized

during a eting. I lost all my dignity and could barely stand there.

But ever since Lilian returned, everything seed to have changed.

It turned out that Alexander could also be biased in work matters.

And the person he favored was not —

but Lilian Sumr.

"I’m very disappointed in you, Alicia. Lilian was worried that you were angry with her. She even said she’d apologize to you. Yet here you are, trying to make her look bad in front of ."

A sharp pain pierced through my heart.

For so long, I had looked up to Alexander that I never imagined there would co a day when I would feel disappointed in him.

Since the first day I arrived at the Blackwood mansion, Alexander had always been indifferent toward . Still, I tried everything I could to impress him.

I studied tirelessly because Alexander had been the top student in his year. Even though he had already graduated by the ti I enrolled, I still wanted to make the best impression possible.

I even chose a course similar to his.

In the end, all that hard work paid off—I graduated as the best student of my year.

But Alexander never truly acknowledged .

And now, seeing how biased he was being, I couldn’t help but feel deeply disappointed.

For the past two years that I’ve worked in this company, I pushed myself relentlessly.

All because of Alexander.

Yet in the end, this was what I got.

Before he could say anything else, I hung up the call.

My hands were trembling so badly that my phone slipped from my grasp and fell to the floor.

I simply stood there, staring down at it in silence."Director Alicia, they are all waiting for you."

My assistant’s voice pulled

out of my trance.

"I’ll be right there," I said, looking up at her.

I bent down to pick up my phone and quickly checked it before composing myself. Then I made my way back inside.

"So, what did CEO Blackwood say?" Sophie imdiately asked the mont I entered, her voice full of curiosity.

Sandra was also looking at , her expression filled with anticipation.

I simply shook my head and said nothing more.

Sandra sighed. "So, what now?"

"I’ll go talk to them and see if we can make so minor adjustnts—maybe add so props. Sandra, you’ll need to pay extra attention during post-production. I have a clearer idea now, and I’ll send you so sample images later tonight."

"Alright." Sandra nodded.

I returned to the makeup room and resud communicating with Lilian’s team, fine-tuning the makeup and styling.

To be honest, I was starting to feel a little impatient.

But as the head of ??clat Beauty, I knew that success and failure were shared, and I had to take responsibility for my work.

If the brand endorsent didn’t go well, I, as the leader, would definitely be affected.

Last ti, when Lilian and Alexander were photographed together, everything looked harmonious on the surface, but there were clear undercurrents of tension beneath it.

After a lot of effort, we finally resolved the makeup issues and were ready to begin the official shoot.