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Chapter 207
Chapter 207
Chapter 207
Eliana woke up bright and early to send the two kids to school the following day.
Halfway through their drive, Aileen looked at her mom expectantly and asked, “Mommy, I love the cake we ate last time. When are you going to buy one again?”
Aileen had been craving the sweet and flavorful taste of the cake that Eliana had brought back from the restaurant since the last time she had eaten it.
“What a foodie,” Adrian murmured upon hearing his sister’s question.
Even though Eliana didn’t want to burst her daughter’s bubbles, she could only be honest with her. “I’m sorry, sweetie, but I am afraid that cake is no longer available,” she said, shaking her head helplessly.
Unable to conceal her disappointment, Aileen’s deep sigh echoed inside the car.
Traces of sadness were all over the latter and Adrian’s faces because of what their mom said. Even though Adrian hadn’t said a single word about it, he was also silently looking forward to eating the cake.
Sensing the displeasure in her children’s moods, Eliana faked a cough and said, “Hey, cheer up, okay? Don’t worry. I will take you guys to the mall and buy you some toys after school.”
“Really?! You’re really the best, Mommy!” Aileen exclaimed in delight before kissing Eliana in the cheek.
“You really know how to flatter Mommy,” Adrian commented.
Of course, Aileen wasn’t the only one who felt ecstatic about the situation. Even Adrian’s eyes were brimming with excitement, but he didn’t bother to express his joy.
After safely sending her kids to the kindergarten, Eliana wasted no time and headed straight to the part-time interview location, which Nicole gave.
Surprisingly, it was a large shopping mall. Eliana then hurriedly walked over and saw a bunch of people crowding around the center. ‘It seems like the crew has already started shooting,’ she inwardly concluded.
Just when she was about to get too absorbed watching the shooting, Esteban approached her.
“I was looking for you, Miss Pierce. Please follow me, and I’ll take you to Nicole. She has been waiting for you since she arrived,” Esteban said and smiled warmly.
“I see,” Eliana replied softly.
Esteban then accompanied Eliana to the backstage without saying a word.
Nicole, on the other hand, had already lost her cool at the backstage. She kept throwing a fit at her stylist, saying, “Tania, do you really know what you are doing? Look at these combinations of clothes that you’ve prepared! They look so bad! My image would be ruined because of this. No wonder my bashers keep saying that I look ugly. It turns out that you’re not taking your job seriously.”
After saying that, Nicole threw the dress in her hand on the sofa, looking utterly disgusted. Her intense glare somehow gave the impression that she would never consider wearing it.
In the face of Nicole’s anger, her stylist, Tania Wilson, did not dare say anything or breathe loudly, afraid to enrage her boss even more.
“What made you angry again?” Esteban asked as he hurried over toward Nicole’s direction.
The latter didn’t respond, but her expression softened when she saw Eliana followed behind Esteban. Nicole’s lips automatically curved upward as she said, “You’re finally here, Eliana! Come here.”
Eliana roamed her eyes around briefly, somehow reading the situation. After that, she faced Nicole and asked directly, “What can I do for you, Nicole?”
Hints of surprise and admiration instantly filled Nicole’s face upon hearing Eliana’s question. She didn’t expect the latter to be in work mode as soon as she arrived at all.
“I have successive photo shoots today for the shopping mall posters, which I would do with other models. As much as I didn’t want to stress you out on your first day, I need you to put together a set of clothes and jewelry that would match each other. You can ask Tania for help in the meantime,” Nicole explained.
Hearing that, Eliana nodded and reached out her hand to Tania. She then greeted, “Nice to meet you. My name is Eliana Pierce.”
However, in contrast to Eliana’s delight, Tania felt like she had been bypassed. ‘Who the hell is this girl, and where did she come from?’ she thought.
Signs of displeasure were pretty evident on Tania’s face. After all, she had been working for Nicole for so long. Even though Tania had already grown accustomed to the latter’s sudden burst of demands, she felt like Nicole had gone too far by asking someone to help her out with her job without consulting her first.
Nevertheless, Tania didn’t dare show her unwillingness to cooperate in front of Nicole. Not wanting to appear rude, she shook hands with Eliana perfunctorily.
“Hello, I’m Tania Wilson, and I am Nicole’s exclusive stylist,” Tania introduced, heavily emphasizing the word “exclusive” to flaunt her position.
However, Eliana couldn’t care any less about that. Thus, she just nodded, turned to Nicole, and asked, “I don’t want to sound ungrateful, but I am baffled right now. Why did you choose me for this job?”
“Well, I just thought you have a better taste than Tania when it comes to jewelry since you were able to design an exquisite pink diamond necklace. There is no harm in trying, you know?” Nicole reasoned.
Needless to say, only Nicole could make Eliana a stylist for such a shallow reason.
Eliana bit her bottom lip as she pondered for a while.
Nicole, on the other hand, yawned and said, “Well, you and Tania can discuss the style first while I take a short nap.”
Of course, someone like her, who had been busy shooting for consecutive days, would undoubtedly feel worn out. Her eyelids were already heavy, and she could no longer hold on.
When Nicole left, Eliana immediately began styling her clothes.
She meticulously took out several dresses and pieces of jewelry before trying to match them. Once she arrived with complete styles, which she thought would suit Nicole, she showed them to Tania.
Tania, on the other hand, looked utterly annoyed upon seeing the styles Eliana had prepared. Fearless, she threw the clothes and jewelry aside and scolded, “Who told you to change the style I prepared?”
Dumbfounded, Eliana said, “But Nicole asked me to…”
However, Tania didn’t even give her a chance to finish her sentence and said, “I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but you are just an outsider who knows nothing about fashion. Your job is to help me carry these clothes like an assistant and nothing more important than that.”
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