After Divorce, I Married Into the Most Powerful Family의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 30

“Oh my, what’s this?” Yvonne exclaimed dramatically. “There’s actually a flaw? Even the loose threads weren’t trimmed properly. Miss Watts, now that your studio’s becoming successful, are you starting to take advantage of your customers?”Charlotte commissioned several custom gowns from Medea before and had always been impressed by her craftsmanship. But after hearing Yvonne’s remarks, the smile on her face faded. A slight frown creased her brows, unmistakable displeasure flashing across her expression.Medea glanced at the smug look on Yvonne’s face and instantly understood what was happening.She stepped forward and explained gently, “Miss Dalton, please don’t misunderstand. That stitch was intentionally left as an adjustable seam. “It’s there so the gown can be resized later if needed without damaging the fabric or leaving visible alteration marks that would ruin the overall finish.”It was an unspoken detail in haute couture tailoring, a reflection of the artisan’s care and for

Less than a minute later, May sent her a screenshot of the transfer notification.The refund for the remaining three quarters of rent was transferred over in full, down to the very last cent.Medea stared at the string of numbers on the screen as her eyes suddenly turned red without warning.She never expected that after being met with cold shoulders and rejection from clients who usually acted like close friends around her, the purest kindness and trust would instead come from a stranger she never even met in person.The sudden warmth made her nose sting painfully.“Thank you so much, Mr. Landlord! You’re really such a kind old gentleman. Oh right, I haven’t asked for your name yet.”A brief silence fell on the other end of the line.Then the man’s previously calm voice suddenly lowered several degrees.“What did you just call me?”Caught off guard by his tone, Medea thought perhaps he simply had not heard her clearly.So, she repeated it even more politely.“Kind old gentleman?”The

But the person wearing the apron was Sharon.And beside her, Annie busied herself washing vegetables at the counter.Lately, Sharon had practically taken over all the cooking, insisting she wanted to do something to repay Gordon for helping them.Yet at that moment, Gordon was suddenly struck by the unsettling illusion that every trace Medea once left behind in this house was slowly being erased.Not long after, Sharon carried the final dish to the table and gently told Annie to call Gordon over for dinner.Then she naturally sat down in the seat that always belonged exclusively to Medea.Distracted, Gordon walked toward the dining table. His gaze swept casually across the room before abruptly stopping on Sharon.She was wearing one of Medea’s silk blouses.Gordon’s brows instantly tightened, and his voice turned cold.“Sharon, why are you wearing Medea’s clothes?”Sharon looked visibly startled and quickly took half a step back, immediately slipping into a pitiful act.“I’m sorry, Go

After leaving the flower market, Medea stopped by a large shopping center nearby.She had once fallen in love with a storefront there that faced the main street and planned to rent it once her finances stabilized, turning it into a proper couture boutique.But now, with her bank accounts frozen and the new studio only recently relocated, she simply could not afford that kind of luxury anymore.Besides, this was one of the busiest downtown districts in Kingsford, and storefronts there were always in high demand.Still holding onto a sliver of hope, she went to take a look anyway.Sure enough, the storefront had already been boarded up for renovations, the sound of construction echoing noisily from inside.Someone else had rented it before she could.Medea stood outside for a moment and let out a quiet sigh, unable to hide the disappointment in her heart.It seemed opening a physical boutique would have to be postponed yet again.She turned to leave, only to spot Sharon inside the mall.

Medea understood Gordon’s personality far too well.Although he now held absolute power within Begum Corporation, every bit of it had been clawed out through a brutal internal power struggle within the Begum family.Precisely because it had been so hard-won, Gordon always maintained a restrained and disciplined lifestyle. He was nothing like those reckless rich heirs who casually burned through money without a second thought.And yet Sharon just spent three hundred thousand dollars in a single swipe.Even if Gordon himself could tolerate it, the notoriously critical relatives within the Begum family would never let something like that slide quietly.At that moment, inside Begum Corporation’s conference room, Gordon had just finished an important meeting regarding internal anti-corruption measures.With the economic climate worsening lately, the company had been strongly promoting modesty and financial restraint across all departments, strictly discouraging extravagance and wasteful be