The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband

Chapter 535

“You…” A hint of coldness was beginning to turn Natalie’s gaze into an icy glare. She was about to snap at Derek when Elizabeth stopped her.

“I’ll do it. We should avoid getting into conflicts with each other for this project.” between the two of them, Elizabeth felt as if she was caught in the middle of a brewing storm.

She picked up the pen and started to draw. As her hand moved across the page, a sudden burst of pain radiated from her wound. The pen dropped to the ground with a clatter.

Elizabeth crouched down to pick it up. “I’m sorry,” she said awkwardly. “It sl*pped because my grip was a little loose.”

Derek could tell with one glance that Elizabeth was downplaying her injury. It was a deep enough cut that the normal use of her hand was not possible.

“Miss Perry, you’ve hurt your hand badly. I can’t trust a designer who can’t even hold a pen right.”

He turned to look at Natalie with a smug smile. “This is why I said I was choosing you. Any more objections?”

It took everything in Natalie not to let her fury boil over at the sight of Derek’s triumphant face. Focusing instead on Elizabeth, Natalie held her arm and said, “You don’t look too good. Do you want to go out and take a break?”

a dull pain crawling across her palm.

eyes made Natalie want to chase

me, your client, alone here?” Derek leaned back against the sofa, his long legs crossed gracefully. There was not an ounce of guilt

a brain at all? That was so cruel! How could you say that to her? Our design drafts are done through a specialized

interested in any of

to the ring on his fi**ger, playing nonchalantly with the band. “You avoided me on purpose, so I had no

Natalie was furious. After taking several deep breaths to calm herself down, she opened the door of the VIP room and

W Marks Studio. Nothing could go wrong now! “Please, let’s talk about this calmly. I’m sure we can come up with a compromise. You’ve been at the Iridescent Show last time. You know better than anyone that Derek is the

as immovable as a boulder. Leaning against the door, she refused, “Our designers can’t help

frown, he asked, “Are you that mad about it? Why do you

out.” With that, Natalie simply

glare at Derek. “What the hell did you

hand towards his forehead, kneading his temple as tension gathered in that spot. He looked at the

materials she had prepared were perfect, and he could tell that she was serious about her job. He wouldn’t have acted so childishly if he hadn’t been angry with

was my

eyes inwardly. Derek had always been like this— not realizing the consequences of his actions

of her. She paused her search

was Elizabeth, leaning against the railing that overlooked

brings me way back. You had always come here during lunch break.” Elizabeth was looking down, her hands clasped together.

“The wind is really strong today.