Chapter 228

At Eli’s command, Eliana went up and down the long flight of stairs to fetch and move things several

times. She was on the verge of collapsing due to exhaustion. But no matter what she did or how hard

she tried, Eli was still dissatisfied with her work. Staying true to his word, the devilishly handsome man

was adamant about making Eliana’s life a living hell.

What made matters worse was that Eliana couldn’t fight back. Once she showed any hint of

unwillingness, Eli would pretend to be confused and ask her, “I thought you’re my stylist? Why don’t

you bring me more clothes and come up with better ideas?”

Then everyone looked at her with reproachful eyes as if she had just committed an unforgivable

mistake.

In this industry, such a beautiful face was perhaps the deadliest weapon of all. Every single person was

on the side of Eli.

Eliana had no choice but to keep silent and do as she was told.

When she was summoned by Eli once again, Maurice happened to take notice after a company

meeting.

“Look at that girl. She works hard all day. It’s such a shame for a beautiful girl like her to be subjected

to too much stress.” Corbin couldn’t help but shake his head.

Across the desk, Maurice frowned and felt annoyed. He turned to Corbin and said in a low voice, “No

outsider has the right to make employees of the Moran Group suffer. I will not tolerate this form of

bullying. Something must be done quickly.”

In his mind, Maurice’s people could only be bullied by himself.

“You’re right, boss. I’ll arrange for some people to help her right away,” Corbin replied obediently,

understanding what his boss meant.

Eliana remained clueless about this recent development. At this time, she was carrying a pile of clothes

in her arms and struggled to climb the stairs.

While she waited for the elevator a few minutes ago, several maintenance workers showed up and

informed her that the elevator was under maintenance. Eli instructed her to head upstairs, so she had

no choice but to take the stairway.

Before she reached halfway, she was already exhausted. It was a tiring ordeal, and she desperately

wanted to rest. To her utter surprise, several assistants of the Moran Group appeared out of nowhere

and enthusiastically offered to help her carry the clothes.

Without her saying a word, the eager assistants soon finished all her work.

Eliana was in shock. ‘Was everyone so happy to go out of their way to help others?’

These assistants didn’t speak at all. They just helped Eliana carry the things to the top floor and then

left silently.

They didn’t even bother to tell her their names. Eliana opened her mouth to speak, but the assistants

were gone before she could even thank them.

“Eliana, how is everything going? Is Eli ready? Our boss is asking for an update.”

Corbin walked up to Eliana’s side to check on the progress.

“I think so. Let me ask him.”

Eliana picked up the clothes from her desk, intending to show them to Eli.

“I see. Let’s go there together then,” Corbin suggested with a faint smile.

“Alright.”

While the two of them were on the way to Eli’s office, Corbin suddenly turned his head to his

companion and said, “Eliana, I didn’t hit Hodge. It wasn’t me.”

At first, Eliana looked at him in confusion. Then she slowly realized that Corbin was talking about

Hodge’s tragic car accident.

“I already knew that. I’ve watched the news. Another car had hit Hodge and escaped. We just had a

misunderstanding.”

Once reports of the incident aired on national television, Eliana already knew that she had made a

wrongful accusation against Maurice.

However, the circumstances remained shrouded in mystery.

Mere seconds before Hodge drifted unconscious, he tried to mention the real culprit’s name, but he

failed. As a result, Eliana still questioned Maurice’s innocence.

The pair kept silent for the rest of the way and finally arrived at Eli’s dressing room.

With an exhausted sigh, Eliana handed the heavy pile of clothes to Eli. The latter only took a few

glances at them and began to criticize her choices once again.

“Is there something wrong with your eyes? These outfits are horrible. Go and get some new ones.

You’d better get it right this time.”

With her patience running out, Eliana couldn’t take this abuse any longer.

“My goodness, Eli! I’ve had enough of your unreasonable behavior! You’re never satisfied with anything

that I bring you. What the hell do you want?”

Eli’s face darkened at once. His jaw tightened, and his hands curled into tight fists. “Since you are my

official stylist, you should be responsible for my image. Your defiant attitude now makes me doubt your

professional ability.”

“Eli, if you want to force me to resign, just say it. You don’t have to beat around the bush and question

my ability,” Eliana retorted.

The two rivals were at a standoff, and the people around didn’t dare interfere.

During the heated moment, Corbin stepped forward and asked, “Mr. Goodwin, how long will it take for

you to finish the styling of your wardrobe?”

“As you can see, it’s not my problem. It’s just that my stylist can’t do it. Her lack of good taste is ruining

my brand. I can do nothing with the clothes she chooses for me.” Eli shrugged helplessly.

“I see.” Taking the complaint into consideration, Corbin glanced at Eliana and turned to Eli. “Mr. Moran

said that if these clothes still can’t work, we can change the person.”

With a triumphant look on his face, Eli nodded in satisfaction. “Eliana, did you hear that? Time to pack

your bags.”

Corbin cleared his throat and pointed a finger at Eli. “Mr. Moran said that he would replace you, Mr.

Goodwin.”

All of a sudden, it felt like the air had been sucked out of the room. Eli’s wide grin instantly disappeared

as he struggled to speak. Not a single person dared to make a sound. Everyone waited for Eli to say

something, bracing themselves for the disaster that was to come.