Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 40 Without Her Job at F&M Apparel, She’d Be Nothing

Nicole’s face showed a hint of embarrassment, and there was a blush behind her ears. Ever since she slept with that guy five years ago, she had rarely had such intimate contact with other men except for work. After lowering her head and hemming a few times, she quickly found a topic, saying, “Actually, my idea is to separate the everyday wear from the haute couture ones. The everyday wear can be sold in-store, whereas the haute couture ones will be tailor-made.” She paused for a moment, her eyes lowered. Then, she continued in one breath, “Once your brand opens up the haute couture market, it will rise in status. By then, we can have a separate label under the brand name for the specific purpose of making high-quality clothing.”

Colton nodded with satisfaction, for Nicole’s words had pointed out nearly all the difficulties Gardner Apparel was facing. He lowered his voice to make it sound deeper, saying, “These are also my expectations. I didn’t think you would point them out directly in just a few words, though.”

Nicole only thought the man had said so out of courtesy, though. Without taking his words seriously, she continued, “These are my preliminary design drafts, but since we’re working with your company this time, I hope that your company’s designers can get involved in this too.”

Colton nodded with a faint smile on his face. “The entire Design Department of Gardner Corporation will be at your disposal, Miss Lisa.”

the design drafts in her hand. “Okay. In that case, I’ll be going to the Design Department to familiarize myself with the department first. I’ll come in right after the turn of the year.” She breathed a soft sigh of relief. Seems like

Colton stood up as well. “Let me take

him with a faint smile on her face. “No, you don’t have to. I’d like to go there alone and find out what they’re really like. That way, I can work with them more smoothly.”

words. Realizing what she meant, he nodded. “In that case, I’ll have my assistant show you the way to the Design Department. Please familiarize yourself with the department

picked up the design drafts. After sorting the drafts

he thought. This was the first time Lisa joined the company for the partnership. As far as Colton remembered, during his company’s past collaborations with F&M Apparel, especially Lisa, she would only let her assistant submit the design

the Design Department before respectfully escorting her to the door. “Miss Anderson, the Design Department’s