Ronan Ross actually couldn’t care less about Claire Shaw, but since she asked, he answered bluntly.
"That day, I commented on both your and Serena Jennings’ designs. You should have known early on that I mixed up your designs, yet you accepted the privileges that should have belonged to Serena."
"I..."
"Am I wrong?"
Claire Shaw was at a loss for words.
"If you truly want to apologize and make amends, it should be to Serena, not me."
"..."
"Young people, you can’t walk far by taking shortcuts."
After being lectured by Ronan Ross, Claire Shaw rolled her eyes inwardly.
It was Ronan Ross who mixed up the designs, not her. Why blame her for his mistake?
Claire Shaw felt aggrieved and then saw Serena Jennings handing a piece of jewelry to President Leo Grant.
It was a hairpin.
Pure gold hairpin, with no inlays but using ancient techniques, filigree, and enamel. The craftsmanship was exquisite, definitely not an ordinary piece.
This hairpin was the work Serena completed but didn’t submit at the time.
"I found online that President Grant and his wife are having a traditional wedding, so I guessed your wife might prefer traditional-style jewelry. That’s why I chose pure gold material, and the design of the hairpin replicates the place where President Grant proposed back in the day — The Moonlight Grotto Resort."
Leo Grant put the hairpin in the box and smiled as he thanked her.
"Chairman Grant... what do you think of my design?"
Serena Jennings asked cautiously.
She thought her creativity and craftsmanship would amaze Leo Grant.
Yet Leo Grant’s reaction was calm, making Serena nervous.
"If it were before, I would have been astonished and full of praise at seeing this. But now..."
Leo Grant shrugged with a smile, "It’s just your usual level."
Serena Jennings was filled with confusion.
What Leo Grant said, she didn’t quite understand!
Leo Grant also didn’t expect Serena to understand.
Now he saw Serena not just as Serena but also as the mysterious, master designer BYC from FY, who was taking the world by storm.
However, since Serena didn’t like drawing attention to herself, he pretended to know nothing.
After chatting with Leo Grant, Serena Jennings turned and came face to face with Claire Shaw.
She could tell Claire Shaw had specifically come to find her.
"You had quite the spotlight tonight."
Claire Shaw started with this opening line.
Serena saw Claire Shaw standing with her arms crossed, looking confrontational, as completely unlike when Caleb Lockwood was around her.
Serena Jennings grinned slightly.
"It could’ve been even more glamorous."
"You!"
Claire Shaw almost bit her tongue.
Such confidence from Serena, she must already know that Ronan Ross initially mixed up their designs.
Which means, from the start, the winner was Serena.
Claire Shaw bit her lower lip as the anger on her face turned into a smile.
"I just came to tell you... A few days ago, Caleb told me..."
Claire Shaw deliberately spoke slowly, watching Serena’s reaction as she spoke.
Although Serena didn’t say anything, her gaze was clearly drawn to Claire’s words.
Claire Shaw knew that the one thing that could truly strike Serena was always Caleb Lockwood.
"Caleb said he’s going to give me a legitimate status."
These words didn’t surprise Serena much.
She and Caleb were about to get a divorce.
This time, it was really close, just a few months at most, possibly even a few days.
Claire Shaw is Caleb’s first love and also his true love, now constantly around him, inseparable.
It would be surprising if Caleb didn’t give Claire Shaw a legitimate status.


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