Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Encountering Rachel at the Competition Again
Jasper Sinclair and Nora Northwood came out of the room, both pretending as if nothing had happened.
At this moment, Spencer Ford was glaring at Nora Northwood with increasing displeasure, even deciding in his mind to teach her a lesson so she wouldn’t give him any allowance!
The dinner table was silent and no one spoke. After having eaten, Spencer Ford secluded himself in his room playing video games.
He didn’t even touch his books.
In the afternoon, Jasper Sinclair found an excuse to leave and took Nora Northwood with him.
Hearing them leave, Spencer Ford grew bolder and even thought about sneaking into the master bedroom. However, Jasper Sinclair had locked the door before leaving, so he tried to open it but failed, only able to turn to the study.
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On the day of the design competition, Nora Northwood arrived early.
Seeing quite a few familiar perfumers, the pressure on her mounted immediately.
Megan Underwood patted her on the shoulder, "It’s okay, don’t be nervous."
She was about to say something when a somewhat familiar voice suddenly sounded.
"Miss Northwood? What a coincidence, are you also here to compete?" Rachel Woodward looked at her, full of surprise.
Rachel was dressed extremely prettily today, like a doll, which made her stand out in the crowd. However, compared to Nora Northwood’s natural beauty, she fell slightly short.
"You’re competing too?" Nora Northwood asked, suspiciously looking at her.
"No, I’m here with a friend." She pointed to a young girl in the crowd who was also competing, "Well, Miss Northwood, do your best today."
Megan Underwood couldn’t stand her delicate and pretentious demeanor.
Rolling her eyes, she stood by silently.
After Rachel Woodward left, she quietly asked Nora Northwood, "Who is that person?"
"Jasper Sinclair’s troublesome romantic interest." She replied with a smile. Seeing Megan Underwood’s puzzled expression, she explained the relationship between Jasper Sinclair and Rachel Woodward.
"Ahem, this woman is quite ambitious, even her friend Wanda Leigh couldn’t handle it."
"Wanda Leigh?" She was a bit puzzled, recalling Jasper Sinclair’s unusual reaction when mentioning the Leigh Family yesterday. She was suddenly curious, "Who is she?"
Megan Underwood felt nauseous thinking about that woman and waved her hand dismissively.
"It doesn’t matter, just an irrelevant person. Oh, and she’s the daughter of the organizers of the competition you’re participating in this time."
"But I heard she later married abroad, and no one knows if it’s true."
Nora Northwood nodded, and with that said, Wanda Leigh really was an irrelevant person.
Without dwelling on the matter any further, she turned to start preparing for the upcoming competition.
The competition began, with a total of twenty perfumers competing. Today was just the preliminary round, leaving fifteen people to enter the semi-finals.
The competition content today was simple: produce the required fragrance as instructed by the judges.
Nora Northwood drew the task of creating a calming scent, which made her relax slightly as this was her specialty.
Speaking of which, she had Christian Quinn to thank; if it hadn’t been for his mother’s severe headaches in the past, she wouldn’t have come into contact with this.
She gave a sardonic laugh, thinking that the scumbag did at least one good thing.
She swiftly picked out the necessary spices, took them to her work station, ground them into powder, added a blend of essential oils, and finally compressed them.
The whole process seemed simple, but it tested the perfumer’s meticulousness.
Spices had to be ground to the finest texture, and the amount of essential oil couldn’t be too much, as excessive oil would stimulate the brain nerves and cause headaches.
Therefore, the amount had to be just right.
The compression also required attention, ensuring not to be uneven.
Nora Northwood worked meticulously, finishing just about at the last moment.