But meeting Serena's cool, bright eyes, he couldn't bring himself to refuse. He even replied subconsciously, "Yes, I will."
The moment Serena left, Black Jack stood up.
The assistant jumped and quickly said, "Miss, you..."
"Don't worry, I won't run off." Black Jack's smile was bewitching. "I'm just here with my friend to see the sights, not to cause trouble. I'll just look around. I promise I won't bother anyone."
As she spoke, she slung an arm around the assistant's shoulder. "Hey, handsome, where's the designers' lounge?"
Being so close to such a glamorous and alluring beauty made the assistant's face instantly turn red.
He stammered, "The designers' lounge... i-it's only for the competing designers..."
"I know. I just want to take a look." Black Jack patted the assistant's shoulder with a grin. "If you're worried, you can just follow me."
The assistant knew that Daphne had repeatedly instructed him that these two were her most honored guests and that all their needs were to be met unconditionally. Even if they wanted to wreck the place, he was not only to let them, but to help them.
That was a direct quote from Ms. Rainsford.
The assistant didn't dare to offend her. Seeing Black Jack's insistence, he could only personally lead her toward the designers' lounge.
The lounge was enormous. It had a refreshment area and a relaxation zone, and it looked utterly luxurious.
Daphne clearly took the jewelry design competition she was hosting very seriously.
The designers, who were about to compete, were gathered in small groups, talking in low voices.
And all eyes were involuntarily drawn to the same person-Hailey.
Hailey was positively triumphant.
As soon as she entered the
designers lounge with the event et
staff, many designers came up to her, their attitudes extremelyo friendly.
They all asked if Ms. Rainsford had really personally invited her to the competition. After getting an affirmative answer, the designers became even more enthusiastic toward her.
They were falling over themselves to serve her tea, massage her shoulders, and
bring her pastries. The fawning was incredible.
Hailey had never enjoyed such treatment before.
They were all here for the same competition. They were all competitors.
Yet here they were, flattering and fawning all over her.
So... this is what it feels like to have status?
Because she was likely to become Daphne's final protégé, everyone was doing their best to get on ker
good side to curry favor war
Daphne
Originally, Hailey had been a bit unsettled by the thought of being outshone by Serena for the position of Daphne's protégé.
But now... she truly understood the value behind Daphne's name!
Because of Daphne's name, she had been enjoying the limelight these past few days.
Because of it, Adrian and the Coles had been spending money to appease and flatter her.
Because of it, these designers were fawning over her.
It was all because she was the designer Daphne had personally invited to compete.
If she could really become Daphne's final protégé... Hailey couldn't suppress the smile spreading across her face.