Chapter 12

I don't care, but you do, if a word of this gets to the old lady through someone with an agenda, it wouldn't be good, would it?"

With his arms suddenly empty, Damein's eyes held a mysterious depth. "Thinking of me like that?"

"Of course, you're my husband now. If I don't care for you, who will?"

The sly fox settled comfortably on the soft sofa across from him, leisurely picking up a magazine.

The magazine was filled with the latest seasonal fashion trends and various gowns, all from the youngest famous designer, Aria.

The Kade family business covered many areas, including jewelry design, fashion design and automobile manufacturing, among others.

Watching the little fox engrossed in the magazine, Damien sighed deeply and called out to the person outside the door, "Come in."

The person who entered was Brandon, the clothing manager. Initially, he didn't notice the person sitting in the corner of the sofa and walked directly to Damien with precision.

"Mr. Kade, here is this year's fashion design plan. The content of our recent meeting is all here for your review…”

As it turned out, Damien had been in a meeting with the fashion design team earlier, but he left midway because of a message from Serena.

If Brandon knew, he'd probably be furious.

Damien's slender fingers flipped open the document, glanced at it, then closed it and placed it on the table.

"So, the outcome of your meeting is to stick with the usual black and white theme?"

Brandon looked at Damien's calm demeanor and swallowed nervously.

"Black and white are timeless colors. To be safe, the company's executives thought sticking to black and white would be the most secure option..."

Damien smirked coldly, twirling a pen in his hand. "What was my suggestion before the meeting?"

Under Damien's gaze, Brandon felt embarrassed. "Your suggestion was to innovate."

The document landed in front of Isaac with a thud. "If it's about innovation, then why stick to black and white? Black and white are outdated, I don't want safe; I want innovation, If your team can't grasp that, they might as well hand in their resignations..."

Brandon was at a loss. The entire department had discussed it and only black and white seemed foolproof, subtle and stable. No one dared to risk using other colors.

"Actually, you could consider using yellow and purple as the theme. Those colors are quite trendy this year," a voice chimed in from the corner.

Serena, engrossed in a magazine, couldn't help but intervene after watching Damien put Brandon in a tough spot.

Brandon hadn't noticed anyone else in the room until now. Seeing Serena in her simple attire, yet unable to hide her striking beauty, even someone like Brandon, who usually kept his distance from women, couldn't help but take a second glance.

Noticing Brandon's captivated gaze at Serena, Damien reminded him, "Brandon, maybe your department should look into the colors she suggested?"

Brandon snapped back to reality, quickly averting his eyes. "President, who is this lady?"

"She's Miss Vale, the fashion designer I hired. She just graduated and came for an interview..." Damien explained.

Serena: "???" When did she ever say she was here for an interview?

Serena”s confused expression amused Damien. Honestly, as long as she kept him happy, she didn't even need to work. But her wild antics at the bar last night didn't sit well with him. It was time to find her something to do.

Since she seemed to know this year's trending colors, maybe she could check out the fashion design department.

Brandon initially thought this woman was a big-name designer Damien had brought in. But hearing she just graduated, his attitude shifted immediately. What could a fresh graduate possibly know?

This was the Kade Corporation's most prestigious fashion design department, not a place just anyone could enter. They only accepted graduates from top universities.

They took their craft seriously. Not just any college graduate could waltz in here."Mr. President, our department is fully staffed this year and we aren't planning to hire externally, so this..."

The disdain in the manager's eyes was impossible for Serena to miss. What was wrong with this manager's head?

She was an internationally renowned, youngest genius fashion designer... never mind. Her kind reminder was met with ungratefulness. How clueless.

This year's color trends were led by her. Whatever color she said was in vogue, entirely based on her preferences.

This year, she favored yellow and purple, which could easily serve as the theme for a season.

Damien lounged lazily in his executive chair and tossed a magazine to Brandon.

"The fashion design department hasn't been able to match a newcomer's insight into this year's trends. What use is your entire department if a newcomer can see what you can't? You should read more fashion magazines and learn. Sticking to the old ways will only make the brand worse..."

"Some things need to be learned, your whole department couldn't provide useful insights, unlike a newcomer! Starting tomorrow, she'll join your department to handle this. Now that I'm in charge of the company, things will be done my way. If you can't do it, if you're stuck in your old ways, you can just go home. I want innovation, fashionable things, not playing it safe... As a manager, you should especiallyhave these qualities..."

Brandon broke into a cold sweat. For years, the Kade Corporation's fashion line had been steady but uninspiring, with no surprises.

Their original customer base had long been taken by other brands. He had suggested innovations before, but implementing them was difficult.

Plus, their brand was an old one and sudden changes might lose many loyal customers.

Hesitant and cautious, no one dared to innovate without a guarantee of success or someone to bear the losses.

"Yes, Mr. Kade."

"This is settled then," Damein declared, making the decision final. Brandon, as the manager, had no choice but to comply, after all, he wasn't the president!

Before leaving, Brandon couldn't help but glance at Serena. Could it be that she had a special relationship with the boss?

Although there were always rumors about Damien's affairs, none of them had ever been confirmed.

After Brandon left, Serena walked over to Damien with a magazine in hand and plopped herself onto his desk.