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Chapter 20 The First

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This morning after breakfast, Nathalie decided to talk about the interior design company that Nicholas would start with her.

Nathalie cleared her throat, catching Nicholas' attention as he was scrolling through something on his phone.

Nicholas looked up, his eyebrows raised and his steely eyes staring at Nathalie. "Yes, Nate?"

"Umm... Sorry to interrupt. How about the company you're going to start? Nsync?"

Nicholas put his phone on the table and said, "I'm still in the process of it. We need to recruit a lot of people to complete the organizational structure of the company and for you, you need to determine the direction of your design signature, to boost promotion and sales."

"Oh, I have sketchbooks that contain some of the latest designs that I made. Wait a minute, I'll get them," Nathalie said before going to her bedroom and taking out the sketchbooks.

She showed Nicholas her sketches and remarked, "Lately I've also been thinking that there are so many good interior designers latel
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