Unwilling Trophy Wife (Serena and Victor) novel Chapter 164

Chapter 164

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The next day at the office, Serena saw a crowd of people all gathered together. When she walked over, she found a woman sitting in the middle of the group, head to toe in designer brands, chatting away and answering everyone’s questions.

“Serena, let me introduce you. This is Nicole Wallance, our new designer,” Graham said, walking over from the other side.

Nicole stood up from her spot at the center of attention and looked Serena up and down. “So you’re that designer Siren?”

Serena was a bit surprised that Nicole knew who she was, but she nodded politely and extended her hand. “That’s me. Hi, I’m Serena, Welcome to the design department.”

But Nicole didn’t move. She crossed her arms and smiled. “I thought there’d be someone really impressive behind the name Siren. Turns out it’s just some rookie designer.”

Graham could feel the tension in the air and quickly stepped in to smooth things over. “Actually, I needed to talk to Serena about something. Nicole, why don’t you get settled at your desk and familiarize yourself with the work? We’ll head out now.”

Serena nodded at Nicole and followed Graham out. Once they were in his office with the door closed, Graham looked apologetic.

“Sorry about that, Serena. I didn’t expect her to be so rude. You might have heard of her though. She’s Cole, that designer who’s been getting a lot of attention online lately,” Graham said.

Serena repeated the name silently, and then it clicked. She remembered that name, but not because she’d been following Cole’s work. It was because a lot of people had been saying Cole was like a mini–Siren, with a nearly identical design style.

In terms of current popularity though, Cole was definitely ahead right now, especially since Serena hadn’t updated her work in a long time.

Graham continued, “Brannon Creative Group specifically recruited her for the design department and offered her a huge salary, so she’s probably feeling pretty full of herself. I’m sorry she gave you a hard time just now.”

Serena shook her head. “It’s nothing.” Some people would like her, others wouldn’t. They were just coworkers, and if she couldn’t get along with someone, she’d just keep her distance. It really wasn’t a big deal.

Graham felt both relieved and a little sorry for her seeing how good–natured she always was about these things.

Someone knocked on the door outside. Graham and Serena exchanged a look and silently agreed to drop the subject.

“Come in,” Graham called out, clearing his throat.

A colleague opened the door. “Mr. Brannon is here. He says he needs to make a personnel announcement. Graham, Serena, you should both come listen too.”

‘Keith is here?‘ Serena thought in surprise.

They walked out of the office, and sure enough, Keith was standing at the department entrance with Nicole right beside him, staring at his profile.

‘That look in her eyes seems familiar,‘ Serena thought.

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