Bye-bye Trash! Hello Queen! novel Chapter 197

Her design sketches were scattered all over the floor, many of them torn to shreds by Jerome.

He was in the process of ripping up a new design she had just completed yesterday.

“Jerome, are you insane?” Natalie stormed in. “Do you have any idea how important these are to me? It took me days to create them!”

Jerome tossed the torn pieces at her, his eyes filled with contempt.

“Natalie, you’re just a country bumpkin. What do you know about designing clothes?”

“Joanna is entering the design competition, and I won’t let a tramp like you ruin her chances.”

Natalie’s eyes blazed with fury. She raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.

“Smack!”

Jerome was stunned, his expression a mixture of disbelief and shock. He looked at Natalie’s icy glare and felt an unfamiliar sense of fear. “…Natalie, you hit me?”

“So what if I did? Do I need to make an appointment? You’re trying to ruin my future for Joanna, and I’m just supposed to take it? I was too good to you before, always giving in to you. That’s why you thought you could walk all over me.”

“I should have let you die in that car crash. I risked my life to pull you out of that car, only for Joanna to steal the credit.”

With a sudden move, Natalie grabbed Jerome’s arm and, before he could react, executed a perfect shoulder throw, sending him crashing to the floor.

“Oof!” Jerome gasped in pain, staring at her in terror. She was so strong.

Natalie’s face was streaked with tears, but her eyes were cold and hard. “You said Joanna saved you,” she said, her voice shaking. “Go ask her if she could even lift you.”

Natalie shot up, her eyes sharp and piercing. “Get. Out.”

She picked up her phone and called security.

“Hello, Director.”

“I gave specific instructions that no one from the Scott family was to be allowed in here,” Natalie seethed.

“I’m so sorry, Ms. Sanders. I had an upset stomach this morning. He must have snuck in while I was in the restroom.”

Natalie hung up in frustration. She glared at Jerome, her eyes so cold they could freeze him solid. “Jerome, if Joanna thinks she can use me as a stepping stone to success, she’s dreaming. I won’t let you win.”