First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Cheating

At first, her creation of the piano series was purely coincidental.

If it weren’t for that accident she loathed to mention, she wouldn’t have come up with such unique inspiration.

Serena Jennings thought, the phrase "unintentionally planting willows that form shade" must refer to something like this!

Miranda praised BYC fervently.

Serena’s face grew increasingly red.

Ian Blackwood noticed Serena’s blushing and let out a cold chuckle:

"Still able to blush, at least you have some shame."

Serena couldn’t be bothered to respond to Ian.

She was in a pretty good mood now.

Even though she didn’t want to claim the identity of BYC, hearing Miranda lavish praise on BYC made her feel proud nonetheless.

After all, Miranda was a big shot among big shots in the jewelry fashion world, and earning her approval was an honor.

Miranda didn’t quite understand why, after a long praise of BYC, Serena was smiling as if she herself was being praised.

Initially, she hadn’t thought much of Serena.

At least the emerald necklace Ian Blackwood picked up from Serena’s desk didn’t impress her.

The studio used synthetic gems to make sample pieces for practice, but regardless of the material, the cut, setting, and design were not up to par.

At this level, if it were presented at the LD Jewelry Fashion Week, it would only lower the caliber of the event.

This was something Miranda absolutely couldn’t tolerate.

Jewelry is a symbol of identity, status, and wealth.

Miranda couldn’t stand any flaws.

So, initially, she was determined to revoke Serena’s qualification to participate in the LD Jewelry Fashion Week.

But now...

"For your confidence, I’ll give you a chance."

Miranda lowered her mascara-laden eyelids.

"If you want to go to LD Jewelry Fashion Week, unless... you can recycle these scraps."

She deliberately crushed the main stone of the already shattered emerald necklace under her high heel.

"That’s too much!"

Sharon Sanders couldn’t help but stand up for Serena.

The necklace was originally her design, and Serena was unjustly implicated. She already felt guilty towards Serena, and now the other side was making even more unreasonable demands.

"Too much?" Miranda crossed her arms, sneering, "If a designer can’t even handle this, they should consider changing careers sooner rather than later."

"You!"

Sharon wanted to say more, but saw Serena waving her hand.

Serena squatted down, picking up the gems fragmented by Ian and further crushed by Miranda.

Ian, seeing how seriously Serena was gathering the pieces, couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

"You look like a scavenger now."

Serena rolled her eyes at Ian.

She had picked up all the fragmented gems and broken metal, but none of it looked like it could be repaired.

Beside her, Sharon Sanders and Nancy Young were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

They knew how crucial the LD Jewelry Fashion Week qualification was for Serena.

That was the requirement from the investors for their studio.

If they couldn’t achieve it, the investors would pull out, and the studio would likely close down, leaving them all jobless.

So Sharon and Nancy were extremely nervous, looking more anxious than Serena by a hundredfold.

Ian was eagerly waiting to see a joke.

Miranda’s thoughts were similar, perhaps she was just slightly more expectant of Serena than Ian was.

Serena took the splintered materials into the workshop, and when she emerged, the sun was almost setting.

She discovered that Ian had somehow taken her place, yawning out of boredom with his glasses resting on his prominent nose, either about to fall asleep or just waking up.

"I’m done."

Upon hearing Serena’s voice, Ian groggily searched for his glasses on the desk and put them on.

To be honest, he thought Serena was putting on a bit too much of a show.

Everyone knew the shattered emerald necklace couldn’t be repaired. He initially thought Serena was just acting, that she would soon emerge from the workshop, crying and begging Miranda for mercy.

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