Chapter 2

"That will be all. Thank you, and good night, everyone!"

Shinning confetti...

Flashing lights...

Clapping and cheering crowd of wealthy people...

And a beautiful professional top model wearing her gorgeous designer gown full of pearls, gems, embroidery, and trail of ribbons which you can easily say was meticulously put together.

Even princesses from fairytale books will be jealous if they saw the gown themselves.

Thea, her model, and the host of the fashion show are at the center of the runway stage.

For Thea, it was a dream come true.

After being discovered with a talent as a fashion designer, she was called the "Genius of the fashion world" by top Fashion Designers, celebrities, and other people with high influence in the fashion industry all over the world.

"Your parents must be really proud," said Scarlett.

She pats Thea on her back like a proud big sister.

Thea turns to her. "Thank you, Scarlett. It's an honor to have you as my model for tonight's fashion show."

"Are you kidding?! You're the genius of the fashion world. I should be the one saying that."

Thea blushes as a smile appears on her face.

A sincere smile appears on Scarlett's beautiful face. You can tell how honored and proud she is as a model just to be with Thea right now.

The crowd starts to leave the fashion venue.

As the three of them began to leave the stage, someone caught Thea's attention – it was a figure of a man looking in her direction, standing in the crowd.

Scarlett notices Thea staring at the crowd.

"Thea? You coming?"

"Oh, yes. Sure."

Scarlett waits for Thea, and they both leave the stage.

She glances once more at the spot where she saw the person, but it's already gone.

Thea was already spent when the event ends. She changed outfit in her own dressing room located backstage and head back to the main lobby where her chauffeur awaits.

Her personal belongings have been packed by her PAs earlier before the event ends.

But she was bombarded by lots of signature-taking, picture-taking, and handshakes before she even reached her dressing room.

She was exhausted. But she will never get tired from the feeling of joy and success.

It's already 2:42 in the morning.

There's was not much of a crowd in the lobby by the time Thea reached it.

However, people can't help but look her way.

She's wearing a sparkly nude bodycon mini dress with a slit on her right leg. Her long, deep blue hair was laying down with end curls. It was pulled back on both sides with a light blue gem that resembles her alluring eyes.

The truth is, Thea was not comfortable wearing that body-hugging short dress. If it wasn't Scarlett's recommendation, she will definitely wear another dress.

That's why she covers herself with a thick, expensive-looking coat that matches her hair color with lots of silver gems on the sides.

As someone who's been called the genius of the fashion world, she knows that wearing the coat on top of her dress will not give justice to her outfit. That's why she just hangs the coat over her shoulders.

Her grasp on her nude sparkly clutch tightens as the footsteps of her 4-inch crystal-like heels echoed through the lobby.

She looks like a member of a royal family.

"Good morning, Miss Thea."

"Hi, Xavier. Sorry to keep you waiting."

"No worries, Miss."

Xavier closed the door of the limousine. He gets in the driver's seat and the limo left the lobby of the fashion venue.

Thea released a deep sigh. She's on her way home, and she can finally rest.

She grabs her cellphone inside her clutch bag to check on her notifications.

Her eyes widened at what she saw...

So, what I heard earlier was true...

Thea overheard people at the fashion show gossiping about an incredibly famous social media influencer who was caught kissing someone passionately in one of the bars in the city.

"...Lina?!"

The shocked expression on her face was immediately replaced with disbelief.

She put her hand on his forehead as if she's having migraines from what she saw.

'My goodness... I swear that girl doesn't know how to protect her reputation.'

Thea released a deep sigh.

'I'm tired! I'll just catch up with them tomorrow.'

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"So... This is how you want to play?"

An old man in his business suit was staring at his computer in his study room.

It shows on his screen an email from Sadie, informing him that his proposal has been declined by Cloe and the decision is final.

"...this is much more interesting than I thought," he smiled like how a lunatic criminal would do when they eyed on their prey.

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'...is it good enough?'

'...should I submit this?'

Aya's hands were shaking as she points the mouse on the part where she will finish setting up the email sequence for Rose.

Rose already told her that the emails are great, and she can send them to her email subscribers.

However, as Rose's mentee, she's still feeling anxious. Not because she doesn't trust Rose, but this is a feeling that you cannot get rid of when you're doing something you're not brought up to when you're growing up.

I can't believe starting out without someone teaching you closely. I wonder how Rose was able to overcome all of those hurdles herself!

While she's lost in thoughts, Rose was hiding like a cat behind Aya and...

BOOOOOOOOO!

WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Aya accidentally clicked the mouse. The email sequence is now set up and ready to send automatically.

I burst into laughter while she's having a major palpitation.

"What are you doing just now?" I asked her while I contain myself from laughing.

"Oh, no! I accidentally send it!" Aya stares at the monitor saying 'All set up' with a green check.

"Isn't that what you need to do in the first place?" I lean on the desk with my right hand on top of it.

I allow Aya to go to my study room whenever she needs to.

After my huge success a year ago, I asked my cousin and her husband if it's alright for me to take their daughter under my wings and trained her on how to be good in Sales and Marketing.

Without a second thought, they said yes.

Ever since she came into my condo unit at the center of the City, I start teaching her about mindset, affirmations, and meditation.

And the rest is history.

Right now, she's already taking high-paying clients as a Copywriter. Despite her own success, she insisted on helping me with my marketing and sales system.

She's still staying with me while she's saving up money to finally buy her own place where she and her family can live comfortably together.

I've never been so proud!

"Yes," Aya replied, "but anxiety is real!!"

"I know. But remember what I told you..."

"You will never know if your work is effective if you will not try to use it." Both of us recited it as if it's wired in our head.

"Yep, that's right!" I spoke.

"By the way," Aya suddenly has a worried tone in her voice. She turns to me and puts her elbow on the table, leaning her face on his hands. "I went to Lina's room earlier to wake her up, but I don't think she's in a good mood."

I suddenly remembered. A mix of worried and shock registered on my face.

"She'll be okay, right Rose?"