Mistress Commission: 'Design Our Rings!' But Darling I'm Still His WIFE novel Chapter 81

Chapter 81

‘Amelia, the client’s about to arrive. I heard she’s worked with us before, but apparently she’s super high maintenance and really picky. Word is she’s some <ind of professional dancer, but she pays top dollar. Just giving you a heads up.”

sharlene was the office gossip queen–she’d already gotten all the intel.

A dancer?

or some weird reason, when Amelia heard that, Sonia’s face immediately flashed in her mind.

Vasn’t Sonia a ballerina or something?

lad to be just a coincidence though.

esides, this person wouldn’t know who she was anyway.

he was just some nobody after all.

lus her marriage to Cassian was totally on the down–low.

he was definitely overthinking this.

Got it, thanks. When they show up, could you bring them to the conference room? I’ll head over now,” Amelia said.

oll with the punches, right?

melia wasn’t stressed about it–she’d designed pieces for European royalty and Manhattan’s elite before.

hey’d all been over the moon with her work.

lus, she’d always figured that if clients were nitpicky, it just meant her designs weren’t hitting the mark.

s long as they weren’t being total assholes, Amelia actually appreciated the feedback–it made her better.

he was pretty confident in her skills.

opefully this client wasn’t just looking to start shit.

eeing how chill and professional Amelia seemed, Sharlene relaxed.

he honestly really respected Amelia.

ven though they’d only known each other a few weeks, Sharlene was already a fan.

melia was stunning with incredible style, and she had this effortless confidence and class about her.

was the kind of natural elegance you couldn’t fake.

he always got the vibe that Amelia came from serious money and had grown up privileged.

ven though she dressed down and didn’t show off designer stuff.

ind Amelia was crazy talented.

harlene had peeked at her design sketches–they were absolutely breathtaking, totally original and creative.

You got it, Amelia,” Sharlene nodded and rushed off to handle things.

Amelia grabbed her materials and headed to the conference room.

she’d barely sat down when Sharlene popped back in to say the client was here.

Amelia stood up to welcome them.

When she saw who walked through that door, she literally stopped breathing.

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Are you fucking serious right now?

Talk about Murphy’s Law!

It was actually Sonia!

With her manager in tow.

Amelia had seen her on entertainment shows before–definitely unforgettable.

But this had to be pure coincidence.

There’s no way Sonia knew who she was.

Amelia flashed her professional smile. “Ms. Vinci, welcome to Rhodes Corp. I’m Amelia, and I’ll be working on your jewelry project.”

sonia glided into the conference room with this perfect smile, her eyes doing a slow scan of Amelia with this calculating look.

Her manager Jenny trailed behind, acting casual but also sizing Amelia up in this weird way.

Ms. Sterling, pleasure to meet you,” Sonia said in that silky voice with just a hint of something testing underneath.

Please, make yourselves comfortable,” Amelia said politely.

¡onia’s smile sharpened as she gracefully took a seat at the conference table, every movement perfectly poised. “Ms. Sterling, I’ve heard some interesting things bout your design aesthetic. Very… distinctive, apparently. That’s why I specifically requested you for this commission. I do hope you won’t let me down.”

The way she said it was definitely loaded with subtext.