Chapter 19
Noticing her silence, Patricia paused slightly, her eyes flickering. Then she turned to her assistant and said, “Enough chatting. Let’s get down to
business.”
As everyone else started to get ready for the interview, Paulette said to Patricia deadpan, “Save it, Patricia. Your tricks don’t work on me.”
“That’s fine.”
Though Patricia was still smiling, her eyes were devoid of any warmth. “It’s just… We gotta put on a show for Nelson’s sake. I know you and I don’t get along, but at least try when others are around, OK?”
Paulette frowned and didn’t say anything.
She still cared about Nelson.
It had nothing to do with affection. She was just grateful that he had raised her for years.
Taking Paulette’s silence as a yes, Patricia curved her lips and said, “It’s a simple interview today and will end soon as long as you cooperate well. We’ll talk after it’s over.”
It was just some general questions.
Patricia asked Paulette about things like her design inspiration, her motivation for studying jewelry design, and so on.
Paulette answered every question with calmness and composure.
It greatly surprised Patricia, who thought, “There’s only one reason a girl
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her age could have such an impressive aura–Nelson’s financial support.
“Otherwise, she would have still been an orphan. Who knows? She might have died in a ditch already!”
Her gaze darkened as she suddenly asked Paulette a question that wasn’t in the script.
“Ms. Davenport, it’s said that a gentleman took you in after you went through some drastic family change when you were a child. Given the fact that you’ve been living a lavish life and spending a fortune on learning jewelry design, have you ever felt guilty toward him?”
Everyone else on the spot was dumbfounded, not expecting her to ask
this.
But given her status, no one dared to say a word.
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