Chapter 87

My heart skipped a beat as I instantly remembered what Sophia told me this morning—Ronald had blown up last night and definitely wouldn’t let me off easy. Ha, Sophia must've added some dramatic flair, and that idiot Ronald probably bought every word of it. Who knows, maybe he even made up a few wild stories himself. Let’s be real, this so-called "business collaboration" was probably just a front. What he really wants is to come after me and settle scores. "I'm not going." Nicholas panicked. “You can’t say no, Bella. This is company business. Ronald was supposed to meet with Dreamer Studio, but since you refused to show, I gave him a fake number. Now he says he can’t get in touch, the overseas deal blew up, and he still has to push the project forward. So now it’s on you.” I let out a cold laugh. “So what, your company’s only got one designer—me?” Tears welled up in Nicholas’s eyes. “Alright, I’ll be real with you. Even if the company had a hundred designers, Ronald only wants you. He j