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?”

dull pain crawling across her

crestfallen look in Elizabeth’s eyes made

Derek leaned back against the sofa, his long legs crossed gracefully. There

teeth and turned to him. “Are you out of your mind? Or do you just not have a brain at all? That was so cruel! How could you say that to her? Our design drafts are done through a specialized software. It’s not necessary for the designer to complete everything by hand. She could do

wasn’t interested in

playing nonchalantly with the band. “You avoided me on purpose, so I had no choice. If you hadn’t questioned my

was furious. After taking several deep breaths to calm herself down, she opened the door of the VIP room and said, “Please leave, Mr.

try and smooth out the situation. He had tried so hard and was now finally about to secure a design project from 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 perfect model for W Marks’ designs. The interview is also very important to

she was as immovable as a boulder. Leaning

on Derek how angry Natalie was. With a frown, he asked, “Are you that

simply turned around

at Derek. “What the hell did

hand towards his forehead, kneading his temple as tension gathered in that

could tell that she was serious about her job. He wouldn’t have acted so childishly if

his palm, he admitted, “It was my fault. I shouldn’t have

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

leaving the room, Natalie looked around the studio to find Elizabeth, but there was no sign of her. She paused her search and thought

Elizabeth, leaning against the railing that

her hands clasped together. As Natalie walked over, she saw the

finally spoke, sniffing and wiping her eyes. “The wind is really strong today. I