The messages were brief.
Basically, Nicholas had called twice with no answer and was asking if she was busy.
The last message, sent fifteen minutes ago, asked her to give him a call when she was done.
Serena stared at the name "Nicholas" for a few seconds before tapping her finger on his number to call him back.
The call was answered almost the instant it started ringing.
"Serena."
The man's voice was still deep and magnetic, but it was tinged with an urgency he couldn't suppress.
Serena's long, raven-like lashes fluttered, and she slowly hummed in response.
"Are you still busy?" His tone became more cautious.
Something seemed to tug at Serena's heart. "Just finished."
During her four years with the Wynn family, she had long grown accustomed to handling her business alone.
It never mattered whether she came home or not; no one in the Wynn family would ever notice her.
Over time, she had gotten used to being alone while she worked.
When she got busy, she would forget to even look at her phone.
"Are you hungry?" Nicholas's voice softened, growing even more seductive. "Want to go get something to eat?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Serena's stomach betrayed her with a sharp, insistent growl.
She hadn't felt it while she was busy.
But now that she was relaxing, she really was hungry.
Serena hummed again. "Yes, I'm hungry."
"Then come downstairs." A soft laugh escaped the man's throat, a low, lazy sound
that was incredibly alluring. "I'll take you to eat."
Serena's heart fluttered again, as if it had been snagged by his laugh.
Her hand gripping the phone unconsciously tightened.
She pressed the tip of her tongue firmly against the roof of her mouth. "How... how did you know where I was?"
Nicholas sighed, but his voice was laced with a tender smile. "It's all because a certain someone wasn't answering her phone or replying to messages. It's already past ten and you're still not home. I was worried something might have happened, so I had no choice but to check... the location of Nathaniel's car."
Serena felt a strange pang of guilt. "I'm coming down now."
With that, she hung up the phone.
Returning to the workshop, she took off her work coat, her gaze falling on the two mannequin stands in the center of the room.
The prototypes of the two evening gowns were already taking shape.
One red, one pink, both incredibly eye-catching.
The red one, designed according to Nicholas's initial requirements, shimmered with
a dark, intricate pattern, its tailoring sharp and edgy, full of design flair.
Next to it, the backup gown designed for Brianna was like a budding pink flower,
fresh and sweet, every detail exuding a girlish dreaminess.
At first glance, the two gowns
seemed to follow a similar design path, yet their styles were
completely different. Even as
semi finished products
hey were.
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Rachel's voice trembled with excitement. "BOSS, you truly are a genius designer, Cloud!"
"I have to go, you keep an eye on
things here, Serena said, setting her
work coat aside. "For the red one, start hand-sewing the key embellishments according to the design sheet. I'll personally supervise it tomorrow. As for the pink one... I'll handle the details when
I come in tomorrow. Thank you,
everyone, for your hard work. Let's get these ready within two days."
As soon as she finished speaking, the team of top master tailors in the workshop let out groans of misery.
Serena raised an eyebrow. "Once the garments are finished, this month's bonus is doubled."
"The boss is the best!" Cheers erupted in the workshop again.
Serena turned and walked out of the studio.
Rachel stared after her boss's retreating back, utterly dumbfounded...