Chapter 409

Ethan Shaw glanced across the room, an indifferent look on his face. "Even if they begged on their knees, they still couldn’t poach your people." That totally hit the sweet spot for Celeste Harper. She grinned with pride, "Exactly. Autumn’s like my protégé—trained her from scratch. No way she’d jump ship that easily." This year’s Best Design Award had gone to Autumn Liora, the most talented student from the design class Celeste had set up back in Miyun Town. In just over two years, she’d managed to produce something that could wow not just the guests, but even Celeste herself. Stormwind’s attempt to lure her away? Yeah, not happening. That thought alone made Celeste feel like her earlier vision had totally paid off. Meanwhile, Veronica Wren was also at the event, eyes following her assistant as she chatted with the designers’ guardians. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a familiar figure. Martin Palmer had kept a super low profile today. Even when the spotlight sw