Alexia wan speechless.
“Impudi brat!” Victor snapped. “I really don’t get why you talk like that. Not a single word you say is pleasant to hear. You should eat more fish, though. Maybe it’ll give you a little more
Unable to hold it in. Alexia chuckled.
Calvin narrowed his eyes and shot her a glance.
clearing her throat, Alexda quickly composed hersel
“You don’t seem to care about your wife at all. If Lexi is going to be in this competition, you should be lenient and take better care of her, Victor said
Calvin sourked, his voice cold “Giving her a spot in the competition is enough. If the wants special treatment, she can stop out. This company isn’t a charity,”
Alexia smiled, unbothered “Grandpa, I don’t need special treatment. Cal’s right. The company can’t just hand things out. It needs to maintain taliness so people trust it, allowing it to grow” “And Grandpa, do you doubt my ability? I’m confident I can win a prize,” she said, her voice full of determination.
Calvin glanced at her. Her confidence was unshakable, and he couldn’t figure out where it came from.
Hedamissed her optimism and said. “That’s just boasting. Don’t come crying backlater
Alexia shook her head “Twon’t cry. If someone’s better than me, I’ll accept the loss.”
Virnoc shot Calvin a glare. “Can you just eat and keep quiet?”
Calvin raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything, returning to his meal.
The competition had two rounds, with the first round being an open selection that spanned three days of anonymous voting
The designers‘ names were concealed, and only their designs were shown to ensure fairness and transparency, Voters were asked to choose the best design without considering the designer’s reputation
The ten thousand voters were carefully selected by Reed Corporation, with their identities kept confidential in prevent designers from soliciting votes
It wouldn’t be to say Alexia wasn’t nervous, but she knew she’d done her best. All she could do now was wait for the results
These days wasn’t long, but it didn’t feel that either
That morning, Adrian entered the office while taking on the phone. He placed the documents on the desk and was about to leave when Calvin called, “Wait”
“Te, Mi Band “At increphed “1 jest pin aft the call with them, and the writing channel are done!*
sest in the competition?
Adrian terms, his thoughts ring when did Calin shoe interest in th
Actrum mapped back to reality and spikckly opened the laptop,
Calvin keaned back in his chai, beres scanning the screen. When he saw Alexia’s name, bis expression stayed neutral.
“Out of teti Chanesand votes, Mrs. Bred received 2,300, placing second,” Adilan said
eyeboom. He hadn’t expected her to be in second. That was pretty impressive.
he asked
“Steve Miller. He’s one of Airedale’s top ton designers. Mrs. Reed is doing well, she’s just 200 votes behind. There’s a second round of voting, so if Mrs. Reed picks up more votes from the purnell, she reeld move ahead of him
i’s Exce staped expressionless. “Stop talking”
Audrius immediately fell silent.
glanced at the screen again, then noticed Bailey had entered the competition and was in third place.
He nummed away and said flatly. “Since the voting closed, there’s no need to wait until the afternoon to announce the results. Let’s do it now.”
On the other side, Meloch, who had just finished mopping the floor, harried over, “Lexi, have the competition results been announced yet?” Alexia shook her head. “They’ll announce them at 2:30 pm’s only 11:00 am right now.”
Have hours to wait. This is orture, Melody sa
“Yeh Mera agreed
Au tiwy were talking, Hailey and walked up, arins linked
Hearing their conversation, Hatley smirked “What’s so turous about it? Do you really think you designed something worthwhile?
aughed and added, “Don’t be so harsh, Hailey Events are allowed to dream, right?
Alexia shot them a told lock “Don’t you have a bathroom at home? Why come here just to spot bulkha***
Ella’s expression instantly darkened, and she looked like she was on the verge of slapping Alexia
Halley Steeped “Don’t bother with her. She’s all talk, no talent. I’m sure she’s going to get eliminated soon
Just as she finished speaking, everyour’s phones buzzed at once. They all tookcour their phones.
It was a notification from the company’s official account saping. The first–round results of the architecture competition have been announced. Please check them now.” alessa’s heart skipped beat when the saw the headline. Werm’t the results supposed to be out at 2:40 pm? Why were they released this early?
She dosed to eyes, took a deep breath, then opened the pape
When the saw her ranking. Alexia İrone, her eyes lighting up with surprise.
One her facus netuined, she kept scrolling When she saw that Hailey was in thlid, her smile faded, and her bow furrowed
When did Hailey enter the competition? She even made it to third!
The non deda thought about it, the manger it seemed
Halley had already joined Bed Corporation and wasn’t acking money. With her personality, there was no way she’d enter a me Besides, had she hired someone to take her place?
