로그인Chapter 182.Nova turned her head slightly to face the tall, remarkably handsome man in the navy blue suit. She looked up at his face, maintaining her calm expression, and smoothly reached out her right hand. She took his large hand into her own for a firm, polite handshake.“Oh, thank you so much! It is truly nice to meet you as well,” Nova said with a bright, welcoming smile.The man smiled warmly back at her, and after a brief moment, they both let go of each other’s hands. He adjusted his suit jacket slightly, looking at her with deep professional admiration.“I have to tell you, Miss Sinclair, I was completely blown away by your work,” the man said, his voice smooth and clear. “I actually saw the last major project that you designed back home, and seeing this new collection tonight completely confirms your genius. My name is Julian Sterling, and I am the managing director of Sterling Global Imports. We handle luxury distribution across Europe, and I must say, I really do look for
Chapter 181. Mr. Demark walked smoothly up the stairs onto the grand stage, holding his microphone firmly. He stood right in the center under the bright spotlights, facing the massive crowd of wealthy guests. He cleared his throat, a wide, proud smile stretching across his face. He spared his wife a glance and she gave him a soft reassuring smile that urged him to proceed. “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,” Mr. Demark greeted warmly into the microphone, his voice booming clearly through the high-end speakers. “Thank you all so much for being here tonight. I want to welcome everyone to this historic event. Two months ago, I conceived a very ambitious idea. I wanted to create a joint high-end jewelry production that would bring together the finest minds in the luxury industry. And the very first person I reached out to with this vision was none other than Mr. Zaydeen Black.”The crowd immediately turned their heads to look directly at Zaydeen’s table, murmuring in deep respect.Mr.
Chapter 180. Two months.It had officially been two long, grueling months of non-stop, intense work. Two solid months of Nova sitting down at massive wooden desks day and night, designing intricate patterns alongside Chloe and the other highly skilled design team members.The initial pacing of the project had been completely brutal. In the beginning, the struggle was real. There were so many technical mistakes made, so many tiny imperfections in the wax molds, and so many frustrating moments where a design just didn’t look right in the light. Nova and Chloe had stayed up until three o’clock in the morning on multiple nights, desperately trying as much as possible to work out the flaws in the digital 3D models. They had argued over gem settings, stressed over the thickness of the gold bands, and occasionally cried out of sheer exhaustion.But through all of the heavy stress and imperfections, the absolute perfection of the final pieces slowly began to emerge. The design team had been
Chapter 179. The cool night breeze swept through the quiet garden, rustling the green leaves, but Nova’s entire body remained completely frozen on the grass. She stared blankly at Zaydeen, her voice barely above a whisper as she tried to make him understand the stance of her heart. “Zaydeen, please, I really don’t want to pay back evil with evil,” Nova said in a very calm, soft voice, looking up at him with pleading eyes. “Aaron and I are completely over now. I have my freedom, I have this amazing contract, and I am truly happy with my life right now. I just don’t want to hurt anyone anymore. I don’t want to be the cause of his ruin because that would make me no different from him.” Zaydeen didn’t look angry at her resistance, nor was he actively trying to force her to change her mind aggressively. He simply stood his ground, keeping his dark eyes fixed on her face while calmly stating absolute, unbending facts to make her see reality. “Nova, look at me,” Zaydeen said, his tone inc
Chapter 178.Nova exhaled softly now, looking up into Zaydeen’s dark, resolute eyes. She originally wanted to push the matter further and keep begging him to drop the case, but knowing the kind of man Zaydeen was, he would have easily given up the lawsuit the very moment she first mentioned it if he had any soft intentions. If he wasn’t backing down at all right now, then it was simply because he had absolutely no intention of doing so.“I hear you,” Nova whispered softly, finally giving up the argument.Zaydeen didn’t say much in return. He simply leaned down and planted a very gentle, comforting kiss right on her forehead, then he tightly held her close, allowing her to rest her heavy head back against his broad chest for a brief moment.They remained quietly in that warm position for a long time, listening to the distant sounds of the party, but soon enough, Zaydeen slowly pulled out of the hug.“Come with me…” he urged Nova softly, gently taking her hand and leading her over to a
Chapter 177.Nova stood quietly out in the dim garden now, holding her half-full glass of sweet red wine while staring deeply at the beautiful, expensive view of the hotel compound.She had quietly slipped out of the noisy banquet party the exact moment it got a bit chaotic and loud with people drinking heavily.She stared out into the open space, her entire heart filled to the brim with absolute happiness and deep gratitude. She could not bring herself to believe that so many powerful people actually loved and cherished her this much in the industry. But, most importantly, she could not bring herself to fully believe that she was now an official millionaire.How did she go from being that poor, broken girl? From being that desperate girl who could barely survive a single day or afford a good meal, to suddenly being a wealthy lady who had millions of crisp dollars sitting directly in her bank account?Oh! It was all truly thanks to Zaydeen because that man was more than supportive of







