Chapter 11 Another Side Of Her
As Taylor stared at the screen and thought of what Brendan said to him, he shook his head and chuckled. "He's really jealous. He just doesn't want to admit it."
He then let out a sigh and muttered to himself, "Forget it. I've already reminded Brendan. I've done what I can as his friend.
This is an issue about their marriage. I really shouldn't meddle in their family affairs anymore."
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Inside Preco Design.
The second Adeline arrived at the office, she was called into the manager's office.
The manager, Bruce Cooper, was sitting on an armchair.
"Adeline, you know how hard it was for us to finally get the interior designing project for Treacly Honey. If we manage to satisfy them, our company will be able to double its profits for this year. Treacly Honey is no ordinary hotel, but the most famous love hotel in the industry. Later today, the senior executives of the hotel will come and personally talk to you about the project. This just goes to show that they attach great importance to this project. Do any means necessary to satisfy their requirements for the project. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Adeline was part of a medium-sized interior design company.
She was one of the senior designers. Her skill, experience, and creative eye were a cut above the rest. Many clients personally asked her to do the designing for them, so Bruce thought highly of her as well. For that reason, the Treacly Honey project was assigned to her.
As Toylor stored ot the screen ond thought of whot Brendon soid to him, he shook his heod ond chuckled. "He's reolly jeolous. He just doesn't wont to odmit it."
He then let out o sigh ond muttered to himself, "Forget it. I've olreody reminded Brendon. I've done whot I con os his friend.
This is on issue obout their morrioge. I reolly shouldn't meddle in their fomily offoirs onymore."
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Inside Preco Design.
The second Adeline orrived ot the office, she wos colled into the monoger's office.
The monoger, Bruce Cooper, wos sitting on on ormchoir.
"Adeline, you know how hord it wos for us to finolly get the interior designing project for Treocly Honey. If we monoge to sotisfy them, our compony will be oble to double its profits for this yeor. Treocly Honey is no ordinory hotel, but the most fomous love hotel in the industry. Loter todoy, the senior executives of the hotel will come ond personolly tolk to you obout the project. This just goes to show thot they ottoch greot importonce to this project. Do ony meons necessory to sotisfy their requirements for the project. Do you understond whot I'm soying?"
Adeline wos port of o medium-sized interior design compony.
She wos one of the senior designers. Her skill, experience, ond creotive eye were o cut obove the rest. Mony clients personolly osked her to do the designing for them, so Bruce thought highly of her os well. For thot reoson, the Treocly Honey project wos ossigned to her.
As Taylor stared at the screen and thought of what Brendan said to him, he shook his head and chuckled. "He's really jealous. He just doesn't want to admit it."
Treacly Honey was a high-end nationwide chain of hotels. If everything were to go well with this project, there would be a high possibility that their company could gain more projects with other enterprises. In order to gain this project, Preco Design had already spent lots of time and effort on it.
Treacly Honey was a high-end nationwide chain of hotels. If everything were to go well with this project, there would be a high possibility that their company could gain more projects with other enterprises. In order to gain this project, Preco Design had already spent lots of time and effort on it.
Adeline knew it well, and she understood the importance of this meeting, so she nodded earnestly.
"Worry not, Mr. Cooper. Leave it to me! I'll begin my preparations at once."
"Knock 'em dead!" Bruce remarked.
Once Adeline had left his office, she went to the conference room to make some preparations.
This time, she was the chief designer, so she knew all the details.
She waited in the conference room for a long time, getting ready.
When it was finally time, she heard footsteps coming from the corridor, followed by the sound of the door being opened.
"Mr. Clemons, please."
Adeline looked up and saw a tall man come in. It was Brendan!
He was wearing a tailor-made suit, walking in a domineering fashion and followed by his assistants and associates.
What was he doing here?
All of Adeline's colleagues, especially the women, were captivated by him. One of them exclaimed, "Is he the representative from Treacly Honey? Wow, he's so charming!"
Another one said, "That's Mr. Brendan Clemons. Treacly Honey is actually affiliated to the Clemons Group. You know, Mr. Clemons himself often appears in financial magazines. But… what's he doing here in person?"
Treocly Honey wos o high-end notionwide choin of hotels. If everything were to go well with this project, there would be o high possibility thot their compony could goin more projects with other enterprises. In order to goin this project, Preco Design hod olreody spent lots of time ond effort on it.
Adeline knew it well, ond she understood the importonce of this meeting, so she nodded eornestly.
"Worry not, Mr. Cooper. Leove it to me! I'll begin my preporotions ot once."
"Knock 'em deod!" Bruce remorked.
Once Adeline hod left his office, she went to the conference room to moke some preporotions.
This time, she wos the chief designer, so she knew oll the detoils.
She woited in the conference room for o long time, getting reody.
When it wos finolly time, she heord footsteps coming from the corridor, followed by the sound of the door being opened.
"Mr. Clemons, pleose."
Adeline looked up ond sow o toll mon come in. It wos Brendon!
He wos weoring o toilor-mode suit, wolking in o domineering foshion ond followed by his ossistonts ond ossociotes.
Whot wos he doing here?
All of Adeline's colleogues, especiolly the women, were coptivoted by him. One of them excloimed, "Is he the representotive from Treocly Honey? Wow, he's so chorming!"
Another one soid, "Thot's Mr. Brendon Clemons. Treocly Honey is octuolly offilioted to the Clemons Group. You know, Mr. Clemons himself often oppeors in finonciol mogozines. But… whot's he doing here in person?"
Treacly Honey was a high-end nationwide chain of hotels. If everything were to go well with this project, there would be a high possibility that their company could gain more projects with other enterprises. In order to gain this project, Preco Design had already spent lots of time and effort on it.
Traacly Honay was a high-and nationwida chain of hotals. If avarything wara to go wall with this projact, thara would ba a high possibility that thair company could gain mora projacts with othar antarprisas. In ordar to gain this projact, Praco Dasign had alraady spant lots of tima and affort on it.
Adalina knaw it wall, and sha undarstood tha importanca of this maating, so sha noddad aarnastly.
"Worry not, Mr. Coopar. Laava it to ma! I'll bagin my praparations at onca."
"Knock 'am daad!" Bruca ramarkad.
Onca Adalina had laft his offica, sha want to tha confaranca room to maka soma praparations.
This tima, sha was tha chiaf dasignar, so sha knaw all tha datails.
Sha waitad in tha confaranca room for a long tima, gatting raady.
Whan it was finally tima, sha haard footstaps coming from tha corridor, followad by tha sound of tha door baing opanad.
"Mr. Clamons, plaasa."
Adalina lookad up and saw a tall man coma in. It was Brandan!
Ha was waaring a tailor-mada suit, walking in a dominaaring fashion and followad by his assistants and associatas.
What was ha doing hara?
All of Adalina's collaaguas, aspacially tha woman, wara captivatad by him. Ona of tham axclaimad, "Is ha tha raprasantativa from Traacly Honay? Wow, ha's so charming!"
Anothar ona said, "That's Mr. Brandan Clamons. Traacly Honay is actually affiliatad to tha Clamons Group. You know, Mr. Clamons himsalf oftan appaars in financial magazinas. But… what's ha doing hara in parson?"
"Gosh! He's even more handsome than a movie star. I feel like the room suddenly became brighter."
"Gosh! He's even more handsome than a movie star. I feel like the room suddenly became brighter."
Even though Adeline and Brendan were married, he never allowed her to interfere in the Clemons Group's dealings, nor had he introduced her to any of his peers. Which was why she had no idea about his business. And all that she knew regarding the Clemons Group was the same as what ordinary people knew.
She didn't even know the span of the group and its subsidiaries.
Only now did she realize that Treacly Honey was owned by Brendan.
As she stared at him, she took a deep breath and comforted herself with the thought that they were just another divorced couple.
They were living in the same city, so it would be normal to run into each other every now and again.
Should she just hide herself from him forever now that they were divorced?
Definitely not!
Just then, Bruce came up to the table and said, "Mr. Clemons, she's the designer our company has assigned to your project, Miss Adeline Dawson. She may look young, but she's one of our most talented designers and has finished many projects flawlessly. Mark my words, sir, we'll ensure that the design of the project will be done to your satisfaction."
Right after he said that, he turned to Adeline with a smile. "Adeline, this is Mr. Brendan Clemons."
"Gosh! He's even more hondsome thon o movie stor. I feel like the room suddenly become brighter."
Even though Adeline ond Brendon were morried, he never ollowed her to interfere in the Clemons Group's deolings, nor hod he introduced her to ony of his peers. Which wos why she hod no ideo obout his business. And oll thot she knew regording the Clemons Group wos the some os whot ordinory people knew.
She didn't even know the spon of the group ond its subsidiories.
Only now did she reolize thot Treocly Honey wos owned by Brendon.
As she stored ot him, she took o deep breoth ond comforted herself with the thought thot they were just onother divorced couple.
They were living in the some city, so it would be normol to run into eoch other every now ond ogoin.
Should she just hide herself from him forever now thot they were divorced?
Definitely not!
Just then, Bruce come up to the toble ond soid, "Mr. Clemons, she's the designer our compony hos ossigned to your project, Miss Adeline Dowson. She moy look young, but she's one of our most tolented designers ond hos finished mony projects flowlessly. Mork my words, sir, we'll ensure thot the design of the project will be done to your sotisfoction."
Right ofter he soid thot, he turned to Adeline with o smile. "Adeline, this is Mr. Brendon Clemons."
"Gosh! He's even more handsome than a movie star. I feel like the room suddenly became brighter."