Chapter 104

Caroline clicked on the comments section to see rows of compliments.

“Wow! Layla’s design is so pretty! When will the brands use this design for their packaging? I’m definitely going to buy more!”

“I only focus on the ingredients of the products, but this design is simply gorgeous. If they use her design, I’d be the first to grab one!”

“Back then, I thought that the Evans family only had one daughter, Caroline. Who knew that they had another one called Layla? She even won the first prize, yet Caroline only got second. It seems to me that Layla is better than Caroline.”

“Eddy Morrison’s taste says it all.”

“Yep, we’re so far behind compared to her. Eddy Morrison’s choice could never go wrong! Even though the Morrisons haven’t made an official announcement about their relationship yet, we’ve seen pictures of him going out to meet Layla.”

“The thing is that Layla completed this design even though she’s sick! Caroline can’t even be compared to a patient. She must’ve gone mad from thinking about Eddy Morrison all day, every day.”

The comments made Gwen so furious that she started rolling up her sleeves. She looked as if she were ready to battle the people who’d made the comments.

Noticing this, Caroline laughed and put a hand on her arm to calm her down. “Don’t worry. A good show will begin very soon.”

At the hospital, Eddy glanced at the trophy on Layla’s lap and gave her a thumbs up. “Awesome! You won first place!”

Layla smiled, embarrassed at his praise. “Do you have a reward for me then?”

“What kind of reward do you want?” 1 Bowing her head, Layla muttered, “I want you to congratulate me on Twitter.”

“That simple?”

“Yep.”

“Sure!” Eddy agreed. He took a photo of her with the trophy and started editing the picture.

“This is a happy occasion. It’s only natural that I congratulate you. Besides, you’ll get the chance to work at my second uncle’s company after this.”

Layla blinked several times at him as she tried to digest this piece of information. “What does this contest have to do with him By now, Eddy was done editing his post and had uploaded it online.

“It’s confidential, but telling you about it isn’t that big of a deal. Anyway, he’ll make an official announcement about it tonight. He bought those brands, and the contest was held to create momentum by capturing the attention of the public before the merger.

Eddy continued, “Besides the prize money, there’s another special reward too. You know that, right?”

Layla was so astonished that she couldn’t say anything in response. All she could do was nod.

“The reward is for the winner to join the company as their design manager after the merger.”

“A design manager?” Once again, Layla was so shocked that she couldn’t utter another word, To be the design manager of the company after the merger and that too, at a company owned by Eddy’s second uncle!

Layla imagined herself standing on a stage with a global audience. “This isn’t a joke, right?” She exclaimed.

“Of course not!” Eddy laughed. “But you can’t tell anyone about it yet. You’ll have to wait until the official announcement is made.”

By now, Layla was so thrilled that her fingers had started trembling. She’d never expected a simple contest to benefit her this much! She’d be the jewel of the Evans family in the future!

After the announcement of the contest results, she and Gwen had gone to a restaurant for food and ordered some wine to go with it They hadn’t drunk much, but the amount of alcohol Caroline had consumed was enough to make her a little woor Slowly, she made her way upstairs to get ready to go to bed. As she was brushing her teeth, she heard a car honk and then the sound of hurried footsteps.

“Caroline The door to the bathroom was shoved open.

With her toothbrush still in her mouth, she cocked her head to one side to see Kirk panting in the doorway.

He was wearing a black suit, and he looked very smart in it. The first few buttons on his collar were unbuttoned, and the open collar revealed his collarbones beneath Caroline smiled sluggishly at him. “You’re back”

Kirk watched her, concerned. The first thing he’d found out after he’d gotten off the plane was that Caroline had come in second place in the contest He’d taken one look at the design that had won first place and instantly knew what had happened.

After that, he’d rushed home from the airport right away. He was in such a hurry that he’d forgotten to change his clothes.

Caroline continued brushing her teeth. She noticed Kirk still standing by the door and tossed him a bright smile. “Why didn’t you tell me that you were coming home? I have something to ask you.”

She approached him, and Kirk caught the scent of wine on her “You’re drunk?” He asked “Nope. I’m pretty much sober.”

She took out her phone and opened WhatsApp. “Look, this is my father, he called me useless, And here, my mom said she was disappointed in me. She said her efforts had all gone down the drain. This is-

There were over 99 unopened messages. Most of it was from the Evans family, and all of them were compimenting Layla and scoffing at Caroline Scrolling through them, Kirk made a mental note of their names, blocked them and deleted at of their chats.

Caroline watched him as he did so and giggled. “That’s not necessary. I’m not upset. They showed me their true faces through these chats, Kirk simply hugged her and said nothing A moment later, he could feel the warmth seeping through his shirt, In a routed voice, Caroline said, ‘I’m not sad in the least. Layla stole my design and got first place. If I share my draft with the pubuk, I can prove that she’s a thief.”

Caroline sniffed. “I don’t feel anything, even though everyone’s congratulating her. But why, Eddy, why Kirk’s hand, which had been stroking her head, froze abruptly. Caroline’s voice was soft as she complained to him, so he couldn’t make out the words after that When he looked down at her, he saw that her eyes were shut tight and her eyelashes were wel His heart turned into a jumbled mess She’d liked Eddy for eight years and still couldn’t let go of him.

After a while, he slowly lifted her up and gently placed her on the bed. He then planted a tizz on her vehead Suddenly, her phone lit up on the bedside table. He turned to take a look at it and saw that it was a message ham tady It read, “Congratulations on getting second place”

On the other hand, Eddy regretted it the moment he’d sent the message. He wanted to unsend it, but it was too late.

He’d only realized that Caroline had gotten second place when he’d been scrolling through the contest’s official page just now. His eyes turned as wide as saucers when he saw her design.

He’d never thought that she could come up with such a brilliant design! He’d only known her as someone who just knew how to cook and do household chores.

From an outsider’s point of view, he thought that her design was better than Layla’s.

The two women didn’t have any experience in the field, so it was hard to compare them. Still, the concept and philosophy behind Caroline’s design were impeccable.

Sometimes, this was what captured the consumers‘ hearts and made them willing to spend more.

A few minutes later, he’d still gotten no reply from her. He was worried that she would overthink his message, so he sent her another one.

“I didn’t mean to congratulate you. I’m just bored.”