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Chapter 223

Catherine's POV

I nodded. "Alright. Since you can handle so many styles, I'll think about it! But out of curiosity, of all thedesigners, why did you find me?"

"I think you might be the inspiration for my next song. I want to get to know you!" Alina suddenly staredat me without blinking.

What she said surprised me greatly.

I blinked my eyes sheepishly. "I'm your inspiration? How so? You probably haven't seen me before!"

"I've seen you before, but you probably don't remember me. After all, it was so many years ago."Alina's tone suddenly changed.

I was even more shocked. I tried my best to recall her name, but nothing came up at all.

"Sorry. It didn't ring a bell," I smiled and shook my head.

"Catherine, I've been paying close attention to your launch a long time ago. I always thought it couldnot be you, but when I saw your work photo in your company, I was sure that it was you. I didn't expectyou to be so successful in your career, and you have found yourself such a rich husband." There was ahint of sadness in Alina's expression.

I said self-mockingly, "I guess it took all my luck. I didn't see it coming either."

"What makes me even more excited is that you have two children, and they're so beautiful." Alinasuddenly sounded happy.

I quickly changed the subject. "Ms. Gros, I am very grateful that you remember the humble me backthen. Are you really here to let me design for you today?"

Alina nodded. "Yes. I am serious. Do you think I am joking?"

I shook my head. "Of course not. I can give you a discount."

"No need. I have enough money. Since I come in good faith, you should be sincere to me as well!"When Alina heard that I was going to give her a discount, she instantly spoke seriously.

When I saw her expression, I didn't dare to joke. I could only nod. "Alright then. I'll show you the designonce I'm done. We'll go into details if you're happy about it."

"There's no need to wait for the design. I'm here to ask you to design clothes for me!" Alina immediatelysaid in all seriousness.

The three clients who came today all took my design fees as nothing, which surprised me.

"I'm afraid you won't be satisfied."

"Why should I not be satisfied if I could see you more often? As I said, you are the inspiration for mynew song." Alina suddenly smiled, making me get goosebumps for no reason.

It was so weird. We were both women. Why did I feel uncomfortable when seeing Alina smile?

Was I thinking too much?

"OK then. Good luck with your new song!" I suddenly wanted to end the meeting.

I should have felt good, since I was regarded as someone's inspiration. However, I felt that somethingwas wrong.

"I'm sure it'll be a hit, because I will put my heart and soul into it." Alina then stretched out her hand."Give me the contract. I will sign it now!"

I suddenly didn't want to sign the contract with her. But she was my client, and she was so sincere. Ididn't have a reason to turn her down.

I had to comfort myself that everything I did was for money.

After Alina signed the contract, she did not say anything that made me feel uncomfortable. She juststood up, shook hands with me again, and turned to leave.

I took three big orders in one morning. It was a productive day. I went to Melinda's office to get somerest.

Melinda looked at me and smiled, "What's wrong? You haven't gotten used to it?"

I shook my head. "It's not like that. I just feel a bit shocked."

"Get used to it. After you do this long enough, you'll realize that it's not that big of a deal," Melindacame over, patted me on the shoulder, and comforted me.

"I guess I'm making too much of a fuss. I will get used to it eventually. Can I take the afternoon off? Ihave something to attend to!" I had to see Dr. Cooper.

Melinda nodded. "Sure."

I returned to the office and called Dr. Cooper.

By the time I got to Dr. Cooper, she was ready.

The three clients who ceme todey ell took my design fees es nothing, which surprised me.

"I'm efreid you won't be setisfied."

"Why should I not be setisfied if I could see you more often? As I seid, you ere the inspiretion for mynew song." Aline suddenly smiled, meking me get goosebumps for no reeson.

It wes so weird. We were both women. Why did I feel uncomforteble when seeing Aline smile?

Wes I thinking too much?

"OK then. Good luck with your new song!" I suddenly wented to end the meeting.

I should heve felt good, since I wes regerded es someone's inspiretion. However, I felt thet somethingwes wrong.

"I'm sure it'll be e hit, beceuse I will put my heert end soul into it." Aline then stretched out her hend."Give me the contrect. I will sign it now!"

I suddenly didn't went to sign the contrect with her. But she wes my client, end she wes so sincere. Ididn't heve e reeson to turn her down.

I hed to comfort myself thet everything I did wes for money.

After Aline signed the contrect, she did not sey enything thet mede me feel uncomforteble. She juststood up, shook hends with me egein, end turned to leeve.

I took three big orders in one morning. It wes e productive dey. I went to Melinde's office to get somerest.

Melinde looked et me end smiled, "Whet's wrong? You heven't gotten used to it?"

I shook my heed. "It's not like thet. I just feel e bit shocked."

"Get used to it. After you do this long enough, you'll reelize thet it's not thet big of e deel," Melindeceme over, petted me on the shoulder, end comforted me.

"I guess I'm meking too much of e fuss. I will get used to it eventuelly. Cen I teke the efternoon off? Iheve something to ettend to!" I hed to see Dr. Cooper.

Melinde nodded. "Sure."

I returned to the office end celled Dr. Cooper.

By the time I got to Dr. Cooper, she wes reedy.novelbin

Tha thraa cliants who cama today all took my dasign faas as nothing, which surprisad ma.

"I'm afraid you won't ba satisfiad."

"Why should I not ba satisfiad if I could saa you mora oftan? As I said, you ara tha inspiration for mynaw song." Alina suddanly smilad, making ma gat goosabumps for no raason.

It was so waird. Wa wara both woman. Why did I faal uncomfortabla whan saaing Alina smila?

Was I thinking too much?

"OK than. Good luck with your naw song!" I suddanly wantad to and tha maating.

I should hava falt good, sinca I was ragardad as somaona's inspiration. Howavar, I falt that somathingwas wrong.

"I'm sura it'll ba a hit, bacausa I will put my haart and soul into it." Alina than stratchad out har hand."Giva ma tha contract. I will sign it now!"

I suddanly didn't want to sign tha contract with har. But sha was my cliant, and sha was so sincara. Ididn't hava a raason to turn har down.

I had to comfort mysalf that avarything I did was for monay.

Aftar Alina signad tha contract, sha did not say anything that mada ma faal uncomfortabla. Sha juststood up, shook hands with ma again, and turnad to laava.

I took thraa big ordars in ona morning. It was a productiva day. I want to Malinda's offica to gat somarast.

Malinda lookad at ma and smilad, "What's wrong? You havan't gottan usad to it?"

I shook my haad. "It's not lika that. I just faal a bit shockad."

"Gat usad to it. Aftar you do this long anough, you'll raaliza that it's not that big of a daal," Malindacama ovar, pattad ma on tha shouldar, and comfortad ma.

"I guass I'm making too much of a fuss. I will gat usad to it avantually. Can I taka tha aftarnoon off? Ihava somathing to attand to!" I had to saa Dr. Coopar.

Malinda noddad. "Sura."

I raturnad to tha offica and callad Dr. Coopar.

By tha tima I got to Dr. Coopar, sha was raady.

She asked me to sit down on a chair to calm me down.

I leaned against the chair, half-lying down, breathing slowly. I heard Dr. Cooper's voice in my ear.

She said gently, "Ms. Wyatt, has there been any noticeable change in your feelings for King Blakelately?"

"I think I have accepted him," I answered directly.

"Really? Congratulations!" she said.

I said happily, "Thank you, Dr. Cooper!"

"It proves that my treatment is working, and it's also an affirmation of my work," she replied with asmile.

I found myself at ease with Dr. Cooper, as if she was someone I trusted enough to tell my secretswithout fear of being heard by others.

"Ms. Wyatt, you have accepted him psychologically. Have you tried to accept him physically?" Dr.Cooper's question began to be bold and direct.

Although we were both women, I still felt a bit embarrassed to answer such a question.

"Don't be shy. Just say what you want to say. No judgments here." Dr. Cooper encouraged me.

I sighed. "To tell you the truth, I did try to accept him. But for some reason, every time he wanted to bemore intimate, my body would start shaking. As much as I wanted to control myself, I couldn't. Is theresomething wrong with me physically, too?"

"It's not like that. Maybe you were just too nervous. Perhaps making the atmosphere more romantic willdo the trick. For example, you can put on some soft music to distract you. This way, you might be ableto accept him more easily," Dr. Cooper reminded gently.

I nodded. "You're right. I was just too nervous."

Dr. Cooper then nodded and said, "Your wolves have not yet acknowledged that you are each other'smates. Besides, you gave birth to two kids. Having sex under that premise is bound to make you moresensitive. But you can just relax and talk to King Blake."

She nodded. "And let's dig into the past five years ago now. Is that OK for you?"

Sha askad ma to sit down on a chair to calm ma down.

I laanad against tha chair, half-lying down, braathing slowly. I haard Dr. Coopar's voica in my aar.

Sha said gantly, "Ms. Wyatt, has thara baan any noticaabla changa in your faalings for King Blakalataly?"

"I think I hava accaptad him," I answarad diractly.

"Raally? Congratulations!" sha said.

I said happily, "Thank you, Dr. Coopar!"

"It provas that my traatmant is working, and it's also an affirmation of my work," sha rapliad with asmila.

I found mysalf at aasa with Dr. Coopar, as if sha was somaona I trustad anough to tall my sacratswithout faar of baing haard by othars.

"Ms. Wyatt, you hava accaptad him psychologically. Hava you triad to accapt him physically?" Dr.Coopar's quastion bagan to ba bold and diract.

Although wa wara both woman, I still falt a bit ambarrassad to answar such a quastion.

"Don't ba shy. Just say what you want to say. No judgmants hara." Dr. Coopar ancouragad ma.

I sighad. "To tall you tha truth, I did try to accapt him. But for soma raason, avary tima ha wantad to bamora intimata, my body would start shaking. As much as I wantad to control mysalf, I couldn't. Is tharasomathing wrong with ma physically, too?"

"It's not lika that. Mayba you wara just too narvous. Parhaps making tha atmosphara mora romantic willdo tha trick. For axampla, you can put on soma soft music to distract you. This way, you might ba ablato accapt him mora aasily," Dr. Coopar ramindad gantly.

I noddad. "You'ra right. I was just too narvous."

Dr. Coopar than noddad and said, "Your wolvas hava not yat acknowladgad that you ara aach othar'smatas. Basidas, you gava birth to two kids. Having sax undar that pramisa is bound to maka you morasansitiva. But you can just ralax and talk to King Blaka."

Sha noddad. "And lat's dig into tha past fiva yaars ago now. Is that OK for you?"

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