Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Fashion Show
Not long after, Ivana Monroe received a phone call from Ivy Linden.
"Ivana, how’s everything going on your side?"
Ivy’s concerned tone made it clear even without saying anything that it was about the preparations for the fashion show.
Ivana told Ivy that the fashion pieces were all completed, and they were preparing everything. In the afternoon, she would take the team to the fashion show’s sample showroom.
"That’s great, Ivana. I want to discuss something with you," Ivy said excitedly on the phone.
"Go ahead," Ivana replied, ready to agree to anything she could do for Ivy, who had helped her so much.
"Issue 368 of Yiren Magazine is scheduled for publication just one day after the fashion show. I want to ask you and your team to work a bit harder tonight to get the fashion pieces photographed, so we can prepare the magazine before the show," Ivy explained.
"I’ve also contacted Phil, and she’s available tonight," Ivy added.
Ivy so hoped to use the fashion show and Yiren Magazine to create a sensation for Ivana’s fashion designs, though Yiren Magazine didn’t necessarily need the show hype, as it was already very popular.
Ivy aimed to leverage the show and the magazine to make Ivana’s designs a striking success before the public.
"Alright, it’s no trouble at all. Thank you, Ivy," Ivana said, deeply moved, not expecting Ivy wanted to discuss this.
"Don’t thank me. If anyone should thank, it’s me thanking you. See you tonight. Bye now," Ivy said, hanging up excitedly, her red lips smiling like a flower, telling the cute little girl beside her, "Nicole, tonight, you’ll get to see the handsome and cool little boy!"
Nicole cheered happily, "Yay! Mommy, you’re the best!"
Samuel Lockwood sat on the sofa, seeing his beloved wife and little darling excited for tonight’s meeting with Ivana and her son, feeling a headache coming over, unable to be happy.
He was jealous! Incredibly jealous!
His beloved wife being captivated by Ivana was one thing, but now even their darling daughter was charmed by that brat Timmy Monroe.
The old father does not accept it, will never accept it.
The old father feels deeply hurt, as if his wife and child are being taken away.
Ivana Monroe brought Jacobs and the GK team, working from morning till afternoon, and yet from afternoon to dusk.
Timmy Monroe tagged along with Ivana, behaving very well, playing by himself and not disrupting Ivana’s work, taking mineral water to drink when thirsty and waiting for the food delivery ordered by Ivana when hungry, he quietly ate his portion in a corner.
Jacobs and the team members saw this, and both loved and felt sorry for the well-behaved Timmy Monroe.
Oh heavens! How can there be such an obedient and sensible child? Above all, the little boy is so handsome, like a little prince from a comic book. Some of the designers even felt impulsive to design children’s clothes for Timmy Monroe.
Ivana also saw this, painfully, she felt guilty looking at Timmy Monroe, thinking she’d make it up to him after the fashion show by taking him to the aquarium for a good time.
When Ivana arrived with the team, she informed everyone that tonight they’d be working overtime, though she couldn’t specify the extent, the overtime pay would be calculated at three times the regular rate.
Some employees understood, while others couldn’t.
During breaks in the bathroom, two of those who didn’t understand started complaining.
"What the heck? There’s no set time for overtime? Do they expect us to work until midnight? Who cares about the triple pay? This kind of employee exploitation is unacceptable."
"My dad just called and said to wait for me to come home for dinner. When I said I was working overtime, he assumed I’d be done by 7, we could delay dinner until then. When he heard I didn’t know when I’d finish, he scolded the company bosses for being inhumane, telling me to resign and find a new job."
"You know, your dad’s right! GK won’t last long. At this rate, they’ll struggle to even pay salaries, thinking this fashion show will attract attention, but it’s not that easy. Women’s fashion preferences vary so much, who knows if they’ll buy GK’s designs!"
"Bankruptcy is fine, can’t wait for it! I’ve been with the company for nearly two years, signed a full contract, so if it goes bust, they’d owe me a 19-month salary as compensation. With that, I’d fly to Sanvello for a trip!"
"Sanvello’s a good place, let’s go together when the company folds!"
"Sure, heh heh heh..."
The two female employees laughed secretly in the restroom.
Suddenly, someone opened the restroom door and entered loudly.
The two female employees were startled, seeing a woman dressed in Lolita fashion, holding the hand of a little girl in matching Lolita attire, they sighed in relief.
Scared them! They thought it was someone from GK.
If this reached Manager Jacobs and President Monroe, then it’d be disastrous.
No doubt Manager Jacobs would make their lives difficult before the company closed, forcing them to resign early.
They knew GK’s situation was dire, just waiting for it to collapse to snag some severance! They couldn’t afford to be caught now.
"As company employees, not only do you not consider the company’s welfare, but also curse it behind its back—do you think this is the conduct an employee should have?"
Ivy Linden had come with Nicole for restroom use, hearing the conversation outside, she knew at this late hour, staff from other fashion companies had left, only Ivana’s team remained.
Ivy hadn’t heard them explicitly mention "GK", but guessed they were two mites among Ivana’s team.
Ivy pushed the door open, confronting the two nasty bugs, flames almost visible in her eyes.
The two employees hadn’t met Ivy Linden, nor knew she was the one Ivana had them staying overtime for.
Believing Ivy to be a random passerby, they wouldn’t tolerate her reprimanding them.
"Yo~ the child’s grown this big, yet you’re still wearing Lolita clothes, pretending to be younger? Not even checking yourself in the mirror, what are you? Got the nerve to meddle in our business?"
"Nowadays, there are way too many hypocritical bitches eager to stick their noses into matters that don’t concern them, acting all holy like a saint,"
"Exactly! You better get lost! Don’t stand here humiliating yourself."
The two employees used abusive language in an attempt to chase Ivy away, worried this hypocrite might linger and go rat on them to the team.
Hypocrites have dark hearts; they merely feign righteousness on the surface but are rotten to the core in private dealings.
Ivy laughed in exasperation, her other hand was tightening while restraining her emotions, she didn’t want to argue with these garbage employees in the restroom.