Isabella's breath hitched, her eyes widening in sheer, unadulterated shock.
None?!
How could there be none?
"I heard it was an urgent national project..." Isabella said immediately.
Hank shook his head. "There really isn't one. I'm Mr. Harrison's personal assistant. I manage everything for his team, and we really haven't launched any urgent projects recently. Everyone on the team is just moving forward with their previous research topics."
"As for placing someone in a project... that's even more impossible. Mr. Harrison hasn't mentioned recruiting anyone new recently, and besides... this is Mr. Harrison we're talking about. Who could possibly force someone into one of his projects?" Isabella's smile froze on her face, but her heart began to pound violently. Her sweet, soft voice rose an octave. "What?! Hank, are..... are you sure?!"
"Of... of course, I'm sure..." Isabella's outburst nearly sobered Hank up.
Isabella's breathing grew ragged as a wave of pure ecstasy washed over her.
The institute had no new projects underway!
Mr. Harrison's team had no urgent project!
Serena was lying!
She had deceived everyone!
She hadn't gone to any research institute at all. Her so-called "important national project" was a complete fabrication!
To pull off this lie, Serena had even moved out of the Lancaster estate.
Could it be... could it be that she moved out of the Lancaster estate just to shack up with some other guy?
Yes!
That had to be it!
Besides moving in with some other man, what other reason could there be for Serena... to concoct such a lie and move out of the family home?
This was fantastic news!
All she had to do was go back to the Lancasters, expose Serena's lie, and make everyone in the family see that Serena was nothing but a liar whose indecent behavior would only bring shame upon them!
Would the family still dote on Serena as they had before?
They would finally understand that she, Isabella, was the only daughter who truly deserved to be a Lancaster!
She would also make Nicholas see what a disgusting, cheap woman Serena truly was!
She would make Nicholas see who was truly worthy of him!
Isabella was overcome with glee, struggling to contain her excitement. "Oh, I see. Then I probably... heard wrong I was just hoping I might get a chance to work with you content
***
At the YB headquarters studio.
As soon as Serena arrived, she threw herself completely into the urgent task of finishing two evening gowns.
She only had today.
Otherwise, once Black Mirage entered the country, they could easily be led to the YB headquarters.
It would also make it impossible to deliver the gowns before Brianna's coming-of- age party.
After all, Brianna still needed to coordinate her jewelry and makeup with the gowns.
All of that had to be prepared in advance.
She worked tirelessly...
...for the entire day.
By the time night fell, the two evening gowns were finally complete.
She personally perfected every seam and piece of 3D embroidery, ensuring every detail was flawles
andet her exacting standards.
Seeing the final products, Serena's eyes filled with satisfaction.
"Boss! They're perfect! Absolutely perfect!" Rachel exclaimed, excitedly taking
photos of the two gowns from every possible angle.
Looking at the stunning finished products in the pictures...
Rachel was so amazed she almost fainted.
She cradled the camera, overjoyed. "Boss, I'll send the high-resolution photos of the finished gowns to the buyer right now for confirmation. Then we can collect the fina payment!"