Begging For A Reconciliation
Chapter 451

Chapter 451

Chapter 451 The Rise Of Leah’s Business

The gloomy clouds rolled in, and soon enough, it began to drizzle, causing the temperature to plummet.

As Leah felt the cold raindrops hit her, she snuggled closer to Han, trying to feel his warmth. “Stopmoving,” Han growled. Once Leah noticed the reaction she had accidentally elicited, she immediatelywent completely still. Once they got into the car, Leah hurriedly freed herself from his embrace andmuttered nervously, “You don’t have to pick me up everyday.”

Simple blissful moments such as this made Leah feel like she was dreaming. Yet, she shuddered at theagony and disappointment that she would suffer if all of these were to end one day.

“Ms. White, do you mind asking Ms. Coleman to stop avoiding me?” Ben suddenly asked which poppedLeah’s thought bubble. Flustered, Hannah stammered, “Uh… Well, are you pursuing her out of interest,or do you have genuine feelings for her?”

“I don’t really know either. Since that night, all I can think of is her. Every single moment, I amconsumed by the thought of her,” Ben said with a melancholy expression. “After my confession to her,she had been avoiding me. Feels like we can't even be friends anymore…”

Leah sympathized with Ben’s earnest confession. She once loved a man very much like Ben did, butwas deeply hurt by his apathy and ignorance. Even if the man had expressed his regrets, things couldnot go back to the way they were.

“Alright, I’ll help you out with Serena.” Leah smiled after taking a brief walk down memory lane. Han,transfixed by Leah's smile, whispered to Ben, "The road ahead is still long," as if he were speaking tohimself as much as to Ben. Ben glanced back at Han, sensing that they were on the same boat. Benalso felt a little comforted upon remembering that even his intimidating and handsome boss, Han, hadbeen turned down by Leah.

“I’ll always support you, Mr. Howard!”

When Han noticed Ben’s sympathetic gaze, he hardened his expression and whispered back, “Mindyour own business.”

The next day, the International Design Contest's officials announced the participating companies andpeople and provided a brief overview of the competition's regulations.

“Am I reading it wrong? Why is Dream Designs here? Wasn’t the company launched recently thisyear?”

“It’s not only that! The studio’s director is none other than Sarah White, Shawn Ford’s wife. Her spouse,an international fugitive, is happily living in his home country. What a disgrace!”

“Yeah, I remember that! He absolutely loved his wife, but she seemed unconcerned by his downfall andeven found time to launch a business and compete!”

Amongst the many participating companies, the humble Dream Designs instantly became the talk ofthe town, which came as a surprise to Leah while browsing through the online discussion. It was clearto Leah that the media’s interest was still on her after seeing that her small startup was instantlyrecognized by the public.

Leah then called upon her assistant. “Let the PR team handle the negative comments.”

The Public Relations (PR) department was just established yesterday and within the next day, theyreceived their first task. Before Leah’s assistant left, Leah added, “Give me a list of the companies thathave looked into us!”

Leah was already well on her way to establishing her company’s reputation. She would no longer sitaround hoping that Han or Donald would come to her rescue. It was her turn to take the initiative this

time. The report was delivered to her promptly by her assistant. “Ms. White, according to the report,most of the companies that have investigated our company are design agencies or competitors withinthe same industry.”

“Did Frey Corporation not look into us?” Leah was somewhat confused after realizing that FreyCorporation was not listed in the report. As she had been with Han for a long time, Leah had somewhatdeveloped an instinct. That was why she had guessed that Frey Corporation would already startscheming behind her back, but the report suggested otherwise.

No, it’s impossible. Frey Corporation was the leading agency in the city’s design business and with therise of Leah’s Dream Designs Studio, Frey Corporation should be the first to be impacted. Leah wouldnot believe that they would sit still and watch.

Despite her assistant's numerous double-checks, the report still came back unchanged. “Ms. White,although it is true that Frey Corporation didn’t look into our business, it is possible that they hadremoved any evidence of them doing so. Besides that, there was an invitation sent today. It’s from theCEO of Frey Corporation, Bernard Carter. He wants to meet with you for coffee later at 3 o'clockbecause he wants to discuss working together with you. Are you planning on going?”

“Nope,” Leah immediately refused. She had to be wary because she understood that even a minor slip-up in such a cutthroat field could bring disastrous results.Worst of all, the Dream Designs Studio thatshe had worked so hard to build might fail because of that.

In the meantime, Bernard’s assistant reached out to Bernard immediately upon receiving Leah’s refusalof his invitation.

“Didn’t you say she’s just some brainless woman? Why didn’t she accept my invitation? Did she replaceout something?” Bernard roared angrily.

“It’s impossible. Everything has been executed to perfection. All traces had been removed, so she'dnever replace anything out of the ordinary!” Bernard’s assistant shook his head confidently. “Since Shawn’sdownfall, she’s now relying on Mr. Howard. She's a spoiled woman; what can you expect from her?”

Upon hearing that, Bernard agreed along. “I suppose she’s busy then, seeing that the internationalcontest is approaching.” Bernard sighed. “Fine. I was hoping to at least see her, but I suppose we can'tdeal with her till the competition is over…”

On the other hand, Leah's PR team was savvy and competent enough to cope with the onlinecontroversies in a short amount of time despite being recently hired. To divert the public’s attention,they even spread rumors that were beneficial to Leah. As a result, Leah single-handedly saved her andher studio’s reputation.

“Mr. and Mrs. Ford - A Fake Couple”

“Mr. Ford Taking Advantage Of Sarah White. They Were Never Married!”

With these two hot topics released to the public, it quickly became a viral search on the Internet. Leah'spublic relations team issued stories with a timetable and specifics of the events as they happened. Thearticles presented the fact that Shawn used Sarah as a means to gain more attention by acting like acouple, which attracted a great number of discussions on the Internet.

“I was supporting them as a couple, but apparently they’re not anymore! I can’t believe Mr. Ford wassuch a manipulator!”

“That’s what I was saying! If they were in some sort of relationship, the cops would’ve arrested Sarahalong with Mr. Ford! Since she’s doing fine now, that means she’s innocent!”